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" B.F. Skinner : "
Marc N. Richelle.
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BL
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563184
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b392420
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Marc Richelle
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B.F. Skinner : : a reappraisal\ Marc N. Richelle.
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Hove [UK] ; New York : Psychology Press,, ©1993.
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xiii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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0863773915
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: 9780863773914
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pt. 1 Controversial issues and unquestionable contributions A matter of controversy -- Sketch for a portrait -- The Skinner box : a new microscope for psychology -- pt. 2 Skinner and the European tradition : Pavlov, Freud, Lorenz and Piaget Pavlov's ambiguous heritage -- Freud in Skinner's writings -- Skinner and the ethological tradition -- Piaget and Skinner : constructivism and behaviourism -- pt. 3 Touchstones of radical behaviourism : brain, cognition, language and creativity Skinner and biology -- From mentalism to cognitivism -- The language issue -- Thought processes and creativity -- pt. 4 The concern for real life : a venture into Utopia Mental health -- Education -- Society and Utopia -- Freedom, at last.
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B.F. Skinner has been praised as one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th century, but was also attacked by a variety of opponents within and outside the field of psychology.
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