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B. F. Skinner : a reappraisal / Marc N. Richelle.

By: Richelle, MarcMaterial type: TextTextReference number:ocm29598289Publication details: Hove (UK) ; Hillsdale (USA) : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, c1993. Description: xiii, 242 p. : illISBN: 0863772838 :Subject(s): Skinner, B. F. (Burrhus Frederic), 1904- | Psychology | United States | Skinner, B. F. (Burrhus Frederic), 1904- | Behaviorism | Psychological Theory | PsychologyDDC classification: 150.19434092
Partial contents:
Pt. I. Controversial Issues and Unquestionable Contributions. 1. A Matter of Controversy. 2. Sketch for a Portrait. 3. The Skinner Box: A New Microscope for Psychology -- Pt. II. Skinner and the European Tradition: Pavlov, Freud, Lorenz and Piaget. 4. Pavlov's Ambiguous Heritage. 5. Freud in Skinner's Writings. 6. Skinner and the Ethological Tradition. 7. Piaget and Skinner: Constructivism and Behaviourism -- Pt. III. Touchstones of Radical Behaviourism: Brain, Cognition, Language and Creativity. 8. Skinner and Biology. 9. From Mentalism to Cognitivism. 10. The Language Issue. 11. Thought Processes and Creativity -- Pt. IV. The Concern for Real Life: A Venture into Utopia. 12. Mental Health. 13. Education. 14. Society and Utopia. 15. Freedom, at last . . . 16. Conclusion.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. I. Controversial Issues and Unquestionable Contributions. 1. A Matter of Controversy. 2. Sketch for a Portrait. 3. The Skinner Box: A New Microscope for Psychology -- Pt. II. Skinner and the European Tradition: Pavlov, Freud, Lorenz and Piaget. 4. Pavlov's Ambiguous Heritage. 5. Freud in Skinner's Writings. 6. Skinner and the Ethological Tradition. 7. Piaget and Skinner: Constructivism and Behaviourism -- Pt. III. Touchstones of Radical Behaviourism: Brain, Cognition, Language and Creativity. 8. Skinner and Biology. 9. From Mentalism to Cognitivism. 10. The Language Issue. 11. Thought Processes and Creativity -- Pt. IV. The Concern for Real Life: A Venture into Utopia. 12. Mental Health. 13. Education. 14. Society and Utopia. 15. Freedom, at last . . . 16. Conclusion.

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