Introduction to Behavior
eBook - ePub

Introduction to Behavior

An Evolutionary Perspective

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Introduction to Behavior

An Evolutionary Perspective

About this book

An up-to-date approach to behavior analysis within the framework of evolutionary theory

Introduction to Behavior is a contemporary textbook for students in behavior analysis and other behaviorally-oriented disciplines. Dispensing with outdated models of behavior and reinforcement, this book adopts a new conceptual framework for the understanding of behavior, human and nonhuman. It will help students at all levels, particularly students being trained in applied behavior analysis, offering an easily approachable and plausible framework that can inform both research and practice. Excellent for undergraduate and graduate students alike, as well as others interested in the field of behavior science, this book covers standard topics in behavior analysis from an up-to-date perspective. Readers will be introduced to a far more effective way of viewing behavior than the traditional reinforcement-based approach.

  • Examine traditional concepts of behavior analysis from an evolutionary perspective
  • Gain a concrete conceptual framework that can be used to guide research and practice in applied behavioral science
  • Understand human and nonhuman behaviors, both in laboratory settings and in daily life, from an individual and a social perspective
  • Build your knowledge of why people make the choices they make given particular environmental inputs

Introduction to Behavior fills an important gap in available texts on behavior analysis, placing helpful behavioral concepts within a sound, evidence-based evolutionary framework.

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Yes, you can access Introduction to Behavior by William M. Baum in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Psychology & Research & Methodology in Psychology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Preface
  7. 1 Organism
  8. 2 Behavior
  9. 3 Behavior and Natural Selection
  10. 4 Covariance
  11. 5 Measurement
  12. 6 Stability and Change
  13. 7 Stimulus
  14. 8 Choice and Balance
  15. 9 Verbal Behavior and Rules
  16. 10 Social Behavior and Culture
  17. 11 Coda for Instructors
  18. Index
  19. End User License Agreement