Behaviourism, Behavioural theory

Advances in the Study of Behavior was initiated over 40 years ago to serve the increasing number of scientists engaged in the study of animal behavior.

This book discusses the role of human personality in the study of behavioral cybersecurity for non-specialists.

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

Edited work on behavioural strategies of primates in foraging for food, and avoiding being eaten.

This thoroughly revised new edition of a classic book provides a clinically inspired but scientifically guided approach to the biological foundations of human mental function in health and disease.

Hosoi, Tatsuno and Pratt examine the realities, problems and backgrounds of crimes committed by elderly people in both Japan and international perspectives.

A comprehensive, cross-disciplinary, and in-depth study of violent behavior and aggression across the lifespan of human development.

500 ways to pass the Behavioral Sciences section of the new MCAT!

This second edition of Fires and Human Behaviour was originally published in 1990 and since the first edition in 1980 there continued to be considerable loss of life in small and large fires throughout the world.

Behavioral Public Economics shows how standard public economics can be improved using insights from behavioral economics.

People's experience in their everyday lives has attracted much research interest in the past two decades.

This Element serves as a guide to Wittgenstein''s notion of forms of life and the debates that it generated.

The drive for change has informed human endeavour throughout history.

Conventional economic theory assumes that consumers are fully rational, that they have well-defined preferences and easily understand the market environment.

Individual decision making can often be wrong due to misinformation, impulses, or biases.

Winner of the "e;Outstanding Academic Title"e; recognition by Choice for the 2020 OAT Awards.

An Introduction to Human-Animal Relationships is a comprehensive introduction to the field of human-animal interaction from a psychological perspective across a wide range of themes.

Obesity is reaching alarming proportions.

Originally published in 1977, this book considers the role language plays in psychological development.

Cognitive-behavioural therapy has been successfully employed in the treatment of such problems as depression, panic disorder and phobias.

This book explains and justifies efficient general methods of making decisions and will guide practical efforts to streamline rational choice.

It is usual to consider the effects parents have on children; this title, originally published in 1977, reverses the focus and reveals a subject every bit as important and interesting.

As we begin a new century, the astonishing spread of nationally and internationally accessible computer-based communication networks has touched the imagination of people everywhere.

"e;Culture of honor"e; is what social scientists call a society that organizes social life around maintaining and defending reputation.

Originally published in 1985, this book was an attempt at a comprehensive review of the psychology of action in various areas of psychology.

First published in 1975, A Cognitive Theory of Learning provides a history of hypothesis theory (H theory), along with the author's research from the previous decade.

The past thirty years have seen a surge of empirical research into political decision making and the influence of framing effects--the phenomenon that occurs when different but equivalent presentations of a decision problem elicit different judgments or preferences.

An investigation which assesses how social policy affects human behaviour in the areas of temporary absence from paid work, early retirement and unemployment.

The ability to learn is of crucial importance in human life, but understanding this ability has proved to be difficult.

The second edition of The Oxford Handbook of Personality and Social Psychology beautifully captures the history, current status, and future prospects of personality and social psychology.

The book is designed to help trainers design and deliver health and safety training in a fun and high-impact way, such that trainees engage with the subject and remember how to apply it in the work environment.

Being sick is a normal part of childhood, and being seriously ill is the unfortunate lot of many children.

'Mind expanding - this book will change your view of the world forever' Matthew SyedA blueprint for a better future.

Why are men, like other primate males, usually the aggressors and risk takers?

A synthesis of more than twenty years of behavioural research on an established society of nearly 1000 free-living greylag geese.

Process safety management seeks to establish a multi-level system to assess, document, maintain, and inspect equipment and work practices integral in controlling highly toxic and/or reactive materials.

CHOICE Highly Recommended title, 2022!

This book introduces readers to a more comprehensive and empirically based approach to psychopathology than any other approach in use by psychological professionals today.

As scientists toil in the fields of their disciplines, they rarely enjoy opportunities to step back from their work and evaluate where their efforts have taken them.

You'll learn: how to tell a person's sincerity by the tone of his or her voice which three character traits are most likely to predict a person's behaviour?

Originally published in 1979, the world's leading researchers contributed chapters describing their work on the orienting reflex in humans.

These two companion volumes provide a comprehensive review and critical evaluation of the major DSM-III and DSM-III-R child disorders.

According to the World Health Organisation during their lifetime more than one quarter of all individuals will develop one or more mental or behavioural disorders.

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

For many decades, the conventional wisdom was that emotion has no place in the work world, and the ideal leader is one who approaches problems rationally and unemotionally.