Control : A History of Behavioral Psychology / John A. Mills.
Mills, John A., author.
2000
BF199 .M485 1998
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Title
Control : A History of Behavioral Psychology / John A. Mills.
Author
Mills, John A., author.
ISBN
9780814759967
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814759967.001.0001
Published
New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2000]
Copyright
©2000
Language
English
Language Note
In English.
Description
1 online resource
Item Number
10.18574/nyu/9780814759967.001.0001 doi
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BF199 .M485 1998
Dewey Decimal Classification
150.19/43/09
Summary
Behaviorism has been the dominant force in the creation of modern American psychology. However, the unquestioned and unquestioning nature of this dominance has obfuscated the complexity of behaviorism. Control serves as an antidote to this historical myopia, providing the most comprehensive history of behaviorism yet written. Mills successfully balances the investigation of individual theorists and their contributions with analysis of the structures of assumption which underlie all behaviorist psychology, and with behaviorism's role as both creator and creature of larger American intellectual patterns, practices, and values. Furthermore, Mills provides a cogent critique of behaviorists' narrow attitudes toward human motivation, exploring how their positivism cripples their ability to account for the unobservable, inner factors that control behavior. Control's blend of history and criticism advances our understanding not only of behaviorism, but also the development of social science and positivism in twentieth-century America.
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Series
Qualitative Studies in Psychology ; ; 14
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New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Shaping a Profession: Behaviorism in American Psychology
1 The Birth of Psychological Behaviorism
2 From Apogee to Perigee: Radical Behaviorism Appears but Fails to Take Root
3 The Conceptual Basis of Neobehaviorism and Behavioral Science
4 The Behaviorist as Research Manager: Clark L. Hull and the Writing of Principles of Behavior
5 The Behaviorist as Philosopher: B. F. Skinner
6 Behaviorists as Social Engineers: Behavior Modification Applied to Abnormal Psychology
7 Faithful unto This Last: The Neobehaviorist Hegemony
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Index
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