Summary: Since the so-called 'cognitive revolution' in psychology in the 1960s, it has often been said that 'behaviourism is dead'. This book demonstrates why this is not the case and how the behavioural approach has continued to flourish.Leslie begins by summarising the behavioural approach to psychology and shows how it differs from other contemporary and cognitive approaches. The basic principles of the discipline are outlined and linked to major areas of interest and importance, such as behavioural neuroscience, resolution of human behavioural problems, and human language and cognition.Behaviour analysis is thus shown to contribute to our developing understanding of the relationship between brain systems and psychological problems, to provide an effective and scientifically based approach to human behavioural problems and to deal with topics central to modern psychology.
Written by the UK's top scholar of behavioural analysisOne of the first books on behaviour analysis aimed specifically at first year undergraduates with little or no prior knowledgeProvides an historical overview of the discipline, as well as pointing to its future direction
Table of Contents: Opening statementAn introduction to behaviour analysisBasic principles of behaviour analysisFurther principles of behaviour analysisBehavioural neuroscienceApplied behaviour analysisLanguage and cognitionFurther readingReferencesAuthor indexSubject index.
Readership: 1st year undergraduates in psychology and applied psychology. 2nd year undergraduates taking courses in behaviour analysis. MA students in applied psychology.
