Behaviorism: a Conceptual Reconstruction / G. E. Zuriff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zuriff, G. E., author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1985]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Presents a conceptual reconstruction of behaviorism, elaborating on what it means for psychology to be empirical and objective. Part 1 discusses how this premise develops into behaviorist views on the structure of science, Part 2 looks at the background theory of behaviorism, and Part 3 describes the behaviorist attempts to deal with mental concepts in a scientific way.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

1. General Overview

Part I. The Science

2. Observation: The Case Against Introspection

3. The Behavioral Data Language

4. Theoretical Concepts

5. Theorizing

Part II. Behavior

6. S-R

7. The Organization of Behavior

8. Complex Processes

Part III. Mind

9. Exorcising the Agent

10. Behavioral Interpretation

11. First-Person Reports

12. Behavioral Epistemology

Notes

References Cited

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9780231878883

0231878885

OCLC:

1100428995