Science and Human Behavior
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Science and Human Behavior is a foundational book by B. F. Skinner that systematically presents the principles of behaviorism and their application to understanding and predicting human actions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Science and Human Behavior canonical | 4 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ psychology book ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
cultural design
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education ⓘ law and social control ⓘ psychotherapy ⓘ social problems ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst | mentalistic explanations of behavior ⓘ |
| author |
B. F. Skinner (born Burrhus Frederic Skinner)
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surface form:
B. F. Skinner
B. F. Skinner (born Burrhus Frederic Skinner) ⓘ
surface form:
Burrhus Frederic Skinner
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
behavioral control
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behavioral prediction ⓘ contingencies of reinforcement ⓘ discriminative stimulus ⓘ extinction (behavioral process) ⓘ generalization (psychology) ⓘ operant behavior ⓘ punishment ⓘ reinforcement ⓘ respondent behavior ⓘ schedules of reinforcement ⓘ shaping (behavioral psychology) ⓘ stimulus control ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
environmental determinants of behavior
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observable behavior ⓘ |
| genre |
behaviorism
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psychology ⓘ |
| hasAuthorialSchool | radical behaviorism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapters on basic behavioral processes
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chapters on complex human behavior ⓘ chapters on social and cultural issues ⓘ |
| hasTheoreticalBasis | experimental analysis of behavior ⓘ |
| influenced |
applied behavior analysis
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behavior modification ⓘ |
| isConsidered | foundational text in behaviorism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
behaviorism
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experimental analysis of behavior ⓘ human behavior ⓘ learning theory ⓘ operant conditioning ⓘ |
| proposes | scientific approach to human behavior ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Macmillan Publishers
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surface form:
Macmillan
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| title | Science and Human Behavior self-link ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
B. F. Skinner