| Description |
xii, 302 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Series of books in psychology |
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Series of books in psychology.
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| Contents |
pt. 1. Background. Cartesian dualism -- The mind -- The body -- The relation of physiological psychology to mental psychology -- pt. 2. Basic procedures and techniques. Classical conditioning -- Instrumental conditioning -- Classical and instrumental conditioning compared -- Pseudoconditioning -- The how and the why of behavior -- pt. 3. Reinforcement and punishment. Theories of instrumental reinforcement -- Reinforcement schedules -- Conditional reinforcement and chains of behavior -- Learning with delayed reinforcement -- Punishment and negative reinforcement -- pt. 4. Patterns of behavior. Learned patterns (shaping) -- Innate patterns of receptivity -- Innate motor patterns -- Adaptive and maladaptive associations -- Interaction between innate and learned patterns -- pt. 5. Stimulus control and animal cognition. Stimulus control -- Cognition: rule-governed behavior -- pt. 6. Language and consciousness. Language -- Consciousness -- pt. 7. Context in classicial and instrumental conditioning. Context in classical conditioning -- Context in instrumental conditioning -- pt. 8. Self-control. Discounting -- Individual differences in human self-control -- Commitment -- Self-control and social conscience -- The social dilemma |
| Summary |
"Introduction to Modern Behaviorism" presents the framework of behaviourism in a concise way. In the third edition, while retaining the features hailed in previous editions, Rachlin expands his coverage of basic learning principles to include research developments in both classical and instrumental conditioning, animal cognition, language, context, and self control."--pub. desc |
| Analysis |
Behaviour |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Behaviorism (Psychology)
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Conditioned response.
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Behavior.
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Behaviorism (Psychology)
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Behaviorism.
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Conditioned response
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Conditioning (Psychology)
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| LC no. |
90013951 |
| ISBN |
0716721015 (hard) |
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0716721767 (paperback) |
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