The Psychology of B F Skinner

The Psychology of B F Skinner
by: William T. O′Donohue (Author),Kyle E. Ferguson(Author)
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
Edition: 1st
Publication Date: 2001/3/15
Language: English
Print Length: 296 pages
ISBN-10: 0761917594
ISBN-13: 9780761917595
Book Description
Behaviorists, or more precisely Skinnerians, commonly consider Skinner′s work to have been misrepresented, misunderstood, and to some extent defamed. In this book, the author clarifies the work of B F Skinner, and puts it into historical and philosophical context. Though not a biography, the book discusses Skinner himself, in brief. But the bulk of the book illuminats Skinner′s contributions to psychology, his philosophy of science, his experimental research program (logical positivism) and the behavioral principles that emerged from it, and applied aspects of his work. It also rebuts criticism of Skinner′s work, including radical behaviorism, and discusses key developments by others that have derived from it.
About the Author
Behaviorists, or more precisely Skinnerians, commonly consider Skinner′s work to have been misrepresented, misunderstood, and to some extent defamed. In this book, the author clarifies the work of B F Skinner, and puts it into historical and philosophical context. Though not a biography, the book discusses Skinner himself, in brief. But the bulk of the book illuminats Skinner′s contributions to psychology, his philosophy of science, his experimental research program (logical positivism) and the behavioral principles that emerged from it, and applied aspects of his work. It also rebuts criticism of Skinner′s work, including radical behaviorism, and discusses key developments by others that have derived from it. Read more