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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mills, John A. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: 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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: shaping a profession: behaviorism in American psychology
  • The birth of psychological behaviorism
  • From apogee to perigee: radical behaviorism appears but fails to take root
  • The conceptual basis of neobehaviorism and behavioral science
  • The behaviorist as research manager: clark L. hull and the Writing of principles of behavior
  • The behaviorist as philosopher: B. F. Skinner
  • Behaviorists as social engineers: behavior modification applied to abnormal psychology
  • Faithful unto this last: the neobehaviorist hegemony.