Experimental Analysis of Behavior

I.H. Iversen, K.A. Lattal, I.H. Iversen, K.A. Lattal

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN: 9780444812513
• eBook ISBN: 9781483291260
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: History & Theory in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

This volume is dedicated to the late B.F. Skinner as a tribute to his pioneering work on the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. This science that he initiated studies the behavior of individual organisms under laboratory conditions.

The volume describes a broad collection of representative and effective research techniques in the Experimental Analysis of Behavior; techniques derived solely from infrahuman subjects, which have been selected both for their utility in behavior analysis and for their potential value in expanding the use of behavior analysis in the neurosciences. By bringing together under one cover the expertise of individual authors regarding techniques based on their particular laboratory experiences, the book provides an informative and practical source of methods and techniques for those practising or interested in Experimental Analysis of Behaviour.

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Techniques in the Behavioral and Neural Sciences
• Copyright page
• Dedication
• Preface
• Foreword
• List of Contributors
• Chapter 1: Time as a Variable in Behavior Analysis
• Chapter 2: Behavioral Pharmacology
• Chapter 3: Behavioral Neurochemistry: Application of Neurochemical and Neuropharmacological Techniques to The Study of Operant Behavior
• Chapter 4: Behavioral Ecology
• Chapter 5: The Use of Computers in the Control and Recording of Behavior
• Chapter 6: Methods of Analyzing Behavior Patterns
• Chapter 7: Mathematical Description of Operant Behavior: an Introduction
• Glossary
• Appendix: Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in the Care and Use of Animals* American Psychological Association
• Index