Control a history of behavioral psychology
Behaviorism has been the dominant force in the creation of modern American psychology. However, the unquestioned and unquestioning nature of this dominance has obfuscated the complexity of behaviorism. Control serves as an antidote to this historical myopia, providing the most comprehensive history...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
New York University Press
c1998.
New York, NY : [2000] |
| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Qualitative Studies in Psychology ;
14 |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798002906719 |
| Sumario: | Behaviorism has been the dominant force in the creation of modern American psychology. However, the unquestioned and unquestioning nature of this dominance has obfuscated the complexity of behaviorism. Control serves as an antidote to this historical myopia, providing the most comprehensive history of behaviorism yet written. Mills successfully balances the investigation of individual theorists and their contributions with analysis of the structures of assumption which underlie all behaviorist psychology, and with behaviorism's role as both creator and creature of larger American intellectual |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-238) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780814759967 9780585424804 |
