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An up-to-date approach to behavior analysis within the framework of evolutionary theory Introduction to Behavior is a contemporary textbook for students in behavior analysis and other behaviorally-oriented disciplines. Dispensing with outdated models of behavior and reinforcement, this book adopts a new conceptual framework for the understanding of behavior, human and nonhuman. It will help students at all levels, particularly students being trained in applied behavior analysis, offering an easily approachable and plausible framework that can inform both research and practice. Excellent for undergraduate and graduate students alike, as well as others interested in the field of behavior science, this book covers standard topics in behavior analysis from an up-to-date perspective. Readers will be introduced to a far more effective way of viewing behavior than the traditional reinforcement-based approach. Examine traditional concepts of behavior analysis from an evolutionary perspectiv

Table of Contents

Preface ix

1 Organism 1

2 Behavior 9

3 Behavior and Natural Selection 21

4 Covariance 31

5 Measurement 43

6 Stability and Change 55

7 Stimulus 73

8 Choice and Balance 85

9 Verbal Behavior and Rules 103

10 Social Behavior and Culture 121

11 Coda for Instructors 135

Index 141

Introduction to Behavior

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 2 November 2023
      ISBN-13 9781394184613
      978-1394184613
      ISBN-10 1394184611
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      Psychology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An up-to-date approach to behavior analysis within the framework of evolutionary theory Introduction to Behavior is a contemporary textbook for students in behavior analysis and other behaviorally-oriented disciplines. Dispensing with outdated models of behavior and reinforcement, this book adopts a new conceptual framework for the understanding of behavior, human and nonhuman. It will help students at all levels, particularly students being trained in applied behavior analysis, offering an easily approachable and plausible framework that can inform both research and practice. Excellent for undergraduate and graduate students alike, as well as others interested in the field of behavior science, this book covers standard topics in behavior analysis from an up-to-date perspective. Readers will be introduced to a far more effective way of viewing behavior than the traditional reinforcement-based approach. Examine traditional concepts of behavior analysis from an evolutionary perspectiv

      Table of Contents

      Preface ix

      1 Organism 1

      2 Behavior 9

      3 Behavior and Natural Selection 21

      4 Covariance 31

      5 Measurement 43

      6 Stability and Change 55

      7 Stimulus 73

      8 Choice and Balance 85

      9 Verbal Behavior and Rules 103

      10 Social Behavior and Culture 121

      11 Coda for Instructors 135

      Index 141

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