Essential Behaviour Analysis / Edition 1

by Julian Leslie

Overview

Since the so-called 'cognitive revolution' in psychology in the 1960s, it has often been said that 'behaviourism is dead'. This book demonstrates why this is not the case and how the behavioural approach has continued to flourish.



Leslie begins by summarising the behavioural approach to psychology and shows how it differs from other contemporary and cognitive approaches. The basic principles of the discipline are outlined and linked to major areas of interest and importance, such as behavioural neuroscience, resolution of human behavioural problems, and human language and cognition.



Behaviour analysis is thus shown to contribute to our developing understanding of the relationship between brain systems and psychological problems, to provide an effective and scientifically based approach to human behavioural problems and to deal with topics central to modern psychology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780340762738
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/01/2002
Series:	Essential Psychology
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Age Range:	16 Years

Table of Contents

Opening statement
An introduction to behaviour analysis
Basic principles of behaviour analysis
Further principles of behaviour analysis
Behavioural neuroscience
Applied behaviour analysis
Language and cognition
Further reading
References
Author index
Subject index.