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B. F. Skinner : a reappraisal

Title
B. F. Skinner : a reappraisal / Marc N. Richelle.
Author
Richelle, Marc.
Publication
Hove (UK) ; Hillsdale (USA) : L. Erlbaum Associates, [1993], ©1993.

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Description
xiii, 242 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-231) and indexes.
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.
ISBN
0863772838 :
LCCN
gb 93065847
OCLC
  • 31712492
  • ocm31712492
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries