Behaviourism, Behavioural theory

Swimming has been known since prehistoric times.

Behavior and Psychological Man: Essays in Motivation and Learning is a collection of Edward Chace Tolmans seminal papers, tracing the evolution of his systematic theory of purposive behaviorism.

This seminal work utilizes the principles of applied behavior analysis (ABA) to understand people's actions.

Disneyization of Drug Use offers an innovative, ground-up understanding of the atypical patterns of illegal drug use that often permeate multi-day party zones such as nightlife tourist resorts and music festivals.

The first important distinction between operant and Pavlovian conditioning was made in 1928 by Polish scientists Konorski and Miller.

Skinned Knees and ABCs critically analyzes schools as sites for applied behaviour systems.

This is the first comprehensive volume to bridge the gap between the science of behavior and applied behavior analysis (ABA).

Supplementing the best-selling textbook, Ethics for Behavior Analysts, this book analyzes over 50 original and up-to-date ethics cases recently faced by behavior analysts.

People Skills for Behavior Analysts provides a much-needed introduction to the people skills needed to succeed as a behavior analyst.

Behavior Modification is a comprehensive, practical presentation of the principles of behavior modification and guidelines for their application.

Jaques presents a totally new general theoretical foundation for understanding the individual and social behavior of all living organisms.

Strategies and Tactics of Behavioral Research and Practice focuses on the most effective methods for measuring and evaluating changes in behavior.

School-Based Behavioral Intervention Case Studies translates principles of behavior into best practices for school psychologists, teachers, and other educational professionals, both in training and in practice.

Intended for graduate and upper level undergraduate courses in behavioural ecology where students are already familiar with the basic ideas, this book continues to define the subject.

Behaving presents an overview of the recent history and methodology of behavioral genetics and psychiatric genetics, informed by a philosophical perspective.

Mental disorders are ubiquitous, profoundly disabling and people suffering from them frequently endure the worst conditions of life.

Originally published in 1968, this book was an experimental investigation into some personality characteristics associated with three types of child problem behaviour.

Collaborative Ethnographic Working in Mental Health seeks to chart a new direction for research into mental healthcare, with the aim of creating the conditions for more productive interdisciplinary dialogue.

Personality Psychology: The Basics provides a jargon-free and accessible overview of the discipline, focusing on why not all individuals think, feel, speak, or act the same way in the same situation.

Advancing the study of behavior and its humane applications in society, this book explores behavioral studies and the analysis of behavior.

Understanding Behaviorism is a classic textbook that explains the basis of behavior analysis and its application to human problems in a scholarly but accessible manner.

This volume makes a contribution to the field of neurolaw by investigating issues raised by the development, use, and regulation of neurointerventions.

Supplementing the best-selling textbook, Ethics for Behavior Analysts, this book analyzes over 50 original and up-to-date ethics cases recently faced by behavior analysts.

For over a century and a quarter, the science of learning has expanded at an increasing rate and has achieved the status of a mature science.

Training and certification for Seafarers has been founded on technical aspects, but maybe the most important thing to do aboard a ship is dealing with people.

This textbook provides a theoretical and clinical framework for addressing multiculturalism and diversity in the field of applied behavior analysis (ABA).

The Ethics of Group Psychotherapy provides group psychotherapists with the ethical and legal foundation needed to engage in effective decision-making in their everyday group practices.

The Ethics of Lacanian Psychoanalysis observes different aspects of life - childhood, romantic love, sex, death, and human suffering - through a Lacanian lens, with a glance toward a Buddhist point of view.

Officially, Western societies are waging a war on obesity.

This helpful resource shows you how to transform unconvincing messages into compelling copy.

Personality and Dangerousness, first published in 2001, traces the history of the category of antisocial personality disorder.

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a specific type of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy developed in the late 1980s by psychologist Marsha M.

Young people with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties (BESD - sometimes called 'SEBD' or 'EBD') need effective and consistent support, yet providing this can be highly stressful and demanding for the practitioners involved.

Human nature is political, and this volume explains why and how.

This book examines sanitation and toilet access across rural India, focusing on psychological, socio-cultural, infrastructural, and normative barriers to the initiative of Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM).

One of Jung's most influential ideas has been his view, presented here, that primordial images, or archetypes, dwell deep within the unconscious of every human being.

Get crucial ethical and clinical knowledge as it relates to the legal system Ethical and Legal Issues for Mental Health Professionals: in Forensic Settings comprehensively focuses on the integration of ethical, legal, and clinical issues for practicing mental health professionals dealing with legal processes in forensic settings.

Interest in meditation and mindfulness has skyrocketed in recent years, thanks largely to neuroimaging and the body of scientific research that has validated the many benefits of these practices.

Advances in the Study of Behavior, Volume 30 continues to serve scientists across a wide spectrum of disciplines.

Sibling relationships and rivalry are as old as recorded history.

Tracking technologies are now ubiquitous and are part of many people's everyday lives.

How do we find the life that's right for each of us?

Adaptive Learning and the Human Condition provides a coherent and comprehensive introduction to the basic principles of classical (Pavlovian) and instrumental (Skinnerian) conditioning.

Many therapists have likely worked with a client who has caused the therapist to confront his most cherished beliefs, or has changed the therapist in ways that forever altered the way he performs therapy, looks at the world, and sees himself.