Introduction to Behavior: An Evolutionary Perspective by William M. Baum (Englis

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An up-to-date approach to behavior analysis within the framework of evolutionary theory Introduction to Behavior is a contemporary textbook for students in behavior analysis and other behaviorally-oriented disciplines. Dispensing with outdated models of behavior and reinforcement, this book adopts a new conceptual framework for the understanding of behavior, human and nonhuman. It will help students at all levels, particularly students being trained in applied behavior analysis, offering an easily approachable and plausible framework that can inform both research and practice. Excellent for undergraduate and graduate students alike, as well as others interested in the field of behavior science, this book covers standard topics in behavior analysis from an up-to-date perspective. Readers will be introduced to a far more effective way of viewing behavior than the traditional reinforcement-based approach. Examine traditional concepts of behavior analysis from an evolutionary perspectiveGain a concrete conceptual framework that can be used to guide research and practice in applied behavioral scienceUnderstand human and nonhuman behaviors, both in laboratory settings and in daily life, from an individual and a social perspectiveBuild your knowledge of why people make the choices they make given particular environmental inputs Introduction to Behavior fills an important gap in available texts on behavior analysis, placing helpful behavioral concepts within a sound, evidence-based evolutionary framework.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Author Biography

William M. Baum, PhD, is Emeritus Professor at the University of New Hampshire and Associate Researcher at the University of California, Davis. He taught for seven years at Harvard University and for more than twenty years at the University of New Hampshire. He has published over 100 journal articles presenting laboratory research, theoretical contributions, and philosophical discussions on choice, cultural evolution, behavioral processes, and the philosophy of behavior.

Table of Contents

Preface ix 1 Organism 1 2 Behavior 9 3 Behavior and Natural Selection 21 4 Covariance 31 5 Measurement 43 6 Stability and Change 55 7 Stimulus 73 8 Choice and Balance 85 9 Verbal Behavior and Rules 103 10 Social Behavior and Culture 121 11 Coda for Instructors 135 Index 141

Details ISBN1394184611 Author William M. Baum ISBN-13 9781394184613 Format Paperback Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2023-12-19 Language English ISBN-10 1394184611 UK Release Date 2024-02-15 Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc Subtitle An Evolutionary Perspective Place of Publication New York Audience Professional & Vocational Pages 160 DEWEY 155.7 Year 2023 Publication Date 2023-11-02 US Release Date 2023-11-02 AU Release Date 2023-09-14 We've got this

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