Behavior Science: Philosophical, Methodological, and Empirical Advances

by H. W. Reese (Editor), L. J. Parrott (Editor)

Overview

First published in 1986. This volume presents a selection of 'advances' in the field of behaviour science in psychology. It can be used as a pick-up guide, with chapters arranged into three kinds of advances: theoretical or philosophical, empirical, and methodological. The preface includes a summary of each of the chapters which range from the role of theory in the behaviour analysis of private events, to the use of residential laboratories with programmed environments for the study of behaviours.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780898597660
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/01/1986
Pages:	274
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1430L (what's this?)

About the Author

Hayne W. Reese, West Virginia University. Linda J. Parrott Saint Mary's University.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 On the Theory and Practice of Behavior Analysis, Hayne W. Reese; Chapter 2 The Role of Postulation in the Analysis of Inapparent Events, Linda J. Parrott; Chapter 3 Response Patterns, Dennis J. Delprato; Chapter 4 Language as Behavior: Functional Mediation Versus Morphological Description, Emilio Ribes; Chapter 5 Categorizing and Concept Learning, Lyle Grant; Chapter 6 Social Relations and Social Behavior, Cloyd Hyten, Rosalind Burns; Chapter 7 Behavioral Gerontology, Phyllis N. Williamson; Chapter 8 Self-Management, Rule-Governed Behavior, and Everyday Life, Richard W. Malott; Chapter 9 The Utility of Continuous Programmed Environments in the Experimental Analysis of Human Behavior, Daniel J. Bernstein, Joseph V. Brady;