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New Behaviorism: Foundations of Behavioral Science
New Behaviorism: Foundations of Behavioral Science
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This ground-breaking book provides a brief history of behaviorism, critiques radical behaviorism, and presents a new theoretical behaviorism that can address issues such as consciousness and practical problems like law and punishment. It offers an alternative philosophical and empirical foundation for a psychology that has lost its way.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 314 pages
Publication date: 27 May 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
This groundbreaking book offers a comprehensive and critical exploration of behaviorism, encompassing its historical roots, philosophical underpinnings, and applications to social issues. In its third edition, this text has been extensively revised and expanded, featuring a new chapter on experimental methodology and extended sections on the philosophy of behaviorism. It presents a novel approach to behavioral science, offering experimental and theoretical examples that challenge traditional perspectives. The primary objective of the book is to redirect experimental psychology toward its scientific core, emphasizing the importance of parsimony, explanation, and the economical description of nature. It critiques the neglect of fundamental philosophical distinctions between private and public events, as well as the limitations of contemporary cognitive psychology in addressing issues such as consciousness. Recognizing the shortcomings of radical behaviorism and cognitive psychology, this new behaviorism emerges as a transformative framework for the study of behavior. It provides a unified approach that can be applied in both laboratory settings and real-world contexts, addressing pressing issues such as law and punishment, healthcare systems, and teaching. By offering a fresh perspective on behavior and its determinants, this book contributes to the ongoing development of psychology as a rigorous and relevant scientific discipline.
Weight: 484g
Dimension: 151 x 228 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367745806
Edition number: 3 New edition
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