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Behaviorism

By: John B. Watson

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Watson was the father of behaviorism. His now-revered lectures on the subject defined behaviorism as a natural science that takes the whole field of human adjustment as its own. It is the business of behaviorist psychology to predict and control human activity. The field has as its aim to be able, given the stimulus, to predict the response, or seeing the reaction, to know the stimulus that produced it. Watson argued that psychology is as good as its observations: what the organism does or says in the general environment. Watson identified "laws" of learning, including frequency and recency. Kimble makes it perfectly clear that Watson's behaviorism, while deeply indebted to Ivan Pavlov, went beyond the Russian master in his treatment of cognition, language, and emotion. It becomes clear that Behaviorism is anything but the reductionist caricature it is often made out to be in the critical literature. For that reason alone, the work merits a wide reading. Behaviorism, as was typical of the psychology of the time, offered a wide array of applications all of which can be said to fall on the enlightened side of the ledger. At a time of mixed messages, Watson argued against child beating and abuse, for patterns of enlightened techniques of factory management, and for curing the sick and isolating the small cadre of criminals not subject to correction. And anticipating Thomas Szasz, he argued against a doctrine of strictly mental diseases, and for a close scrutiny of behavioral illness and disturbances. Kimble's brilliant introduction to Watson ends with a challenge to subjectivism to provide evidence that Watson's behaviorism cannot explain human actions without introspective notions of the mind. This genuine classic of social science hi our century remains relevant not just for the conduct of psychological research, but for studies in the philosophy of science and the sociology of knowledge.

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Behaviorism

By: John Broadus Watson

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Behaviorism

By: John Broadus Watson

Watson was the father of behaviorism. His now-revered lectures on the subject defined behaviorism as a natural science that takes the whole field of human adjustment as its own. It is the business of behaviorist psychology to predict and control human activity. The field has as its aim to be able, given the stimulus, to predict the response, or seeing the reaction, to know the stimulus that produced it. Watson argued that psychology is as good as its observations: what the organism does or says in the general environment. Watson identified "laws" of learning, including frequency and recency. Kimble makes it perfectly clear that Watson's behaviorism, while deeply indebted to Ivan Pavlov, went beyond the Russian master in his treatment of cognition, language, and emotion. It becomes clear that Behaviorism is anything but the reductionist caricature it is often made out to be in the critical literature. For that reason alone, the work merits a wide reading. Behaviorism, as was typical of the psychology of the time, offered a wide array of applications--all of which can be said to fall on the enlightened side of the ledger. At a time of mixed messages, Watson argued against child beating and abuse, for patterns of enlightened techniques of factory management, and for curing the sick and isolating the small cadre of criminals not subject to correction. And anticipating Thomas Szasz, he argued against a doctrine of strictly mental diseases, and for a close scrutiny of behavioral illness and disturbances. Kimble's brilliant introduction to Watson ends with a challenge to subjectivism to provide evidence that Watson's behaviorism cannot explain human actions without introspective notions of the mind. This genuine classic of social science hi our century remains relevant not just for the conduct of psychological research, but for studies in the philosophy of science and the sociology of knowledge.

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1560009942

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Fallibilist Solutions to Institutional Problems

By: John Wettersten

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Fallibilist Solutions to Institutional Problems

By: John Wettersten

Since Karl Popper‘s fallibilist portrayal of scientific methodology in the 1940s, critical rationalism has developed in many ways, and in many fields. However, some of these developments still leave deep and important possibilities open. One of these is the portrayal of all rational actions as social. This book elucidates the significance of this perspective in regard to psychology, political and social philosophy, the understanding of how scientists can better communicate, and strategies for better living. The importance of the social theory of rationality for psychology arises above all due to the numerous assumptions made in psychological research that rationality is strictly individualist. This is at hand, for example, in its historical portrayal and in important aspects of cognitive psychology. As shown here, these assumptions have damaging consequences for the relationship of rationality with cognitive and social psychology.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1527580911

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Control

A History of Behavioral Psychology

By: John A. Mills

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Control

A History of Behavioral Psychology

By: John A. Mills

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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NYU Press

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0814761240

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Collected Shorter Writings V9

By: John Constable,I. A. Richards

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Collected Shorter Writings V9

By: John Constable,I. A. Richards

This is Volume Nine of Ten on the writings of I.A. Richards. This edition presents a collection of his shorter writings in books and articles from 1919 to 1938.

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1136352007

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Developmental Psychology in Historical Perspective

By: Dennis Thompson,John D. Hogan,Philip M. Clark

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Developmental Psychology in Historical Perspective

By: Dennis Thompson,John D. Hogan,Philip M. Clark

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the history of developmental psychology, from the pre-scientific era to the present day. Covers the first research published in Germany, America, and France during the late 19th century Examines the work and influence of key international scholars in the area Incorporates the contributions of psychologists from diverse backgrounds Pays attention to the historical research on development in adulthood and old age Highlights the relationship between the growth of developmental psychology and renewed interest in child-rearing practices

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John Wiley & Sons

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1405167475

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Bibliotheca Grenvilliana

Vol. I

By: Thomas Grenville,William Brenchley Rye,John Thomas Payne,Henry Foss

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Bibliotheca Grenvilliana

Vol. I

By: Thomas Grenville,William Brenchley Rye,John Thomas Payne,Henry Foss

Reprint of the original, first published in 1842.

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338513000X

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Behaviorism

By: John B. Watson

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Myers on Evidence in Child, Domestic, and Elder Abuse Cases

By: John E. B. Myers

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Myers on Evidence in Child, Domestic, and Elder Abuse Cases

By: John E. B. Myers

Investigating and litigating cases of interpersonal violence is difficult. With child and elder abuse, the vulnerability of the victim makes the work emotionally as well as legally taxing. With domestic violence, the tendency of some victims to

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Wolters Kluwer

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0735556687

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Psychology

Pythagoras to Present

By: John C. Malone

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Psychology

Pythagoras to Present

By: John C. Malone

A history of ideas about mind, knowledge, the self, ethics, and free will, and their importance as more than just precursors of current thinking.

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MIT Press

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0262012960

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Twenty-Four Stories From Psychology

By: John D. Hogan

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Twenty-Four Stories From Psychology

By: John D. Hogan

A good story sets the stage for engaged learning. Nowhere is this more important than in foundational courses, such as Introductory or History of Psychology. By weaving foundational and modern characters across a historical landscape, John Hogan’s Twenty-Four Stories from Psychology captivates readers with the rich stories- the who, what, where, why and how- for many of the major theories and colorful characters who have shaped the development of Psychology as a field.

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SAGE Publications

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1506378242

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A Conceptual History of Psychology

By: John D. Greenwood

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A Conceptual History of Psychology

By: John D. Greenwood

A penetrating analysis of the fundamental conceptual continuities and discontinuities that inform the history of psychology.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107057396

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Battle in the Mind Fields

By: John A. Goldsmith,Bernard Laks

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Battle in the Mind Fields

By: John A. Goldsmith,Bernard Laks

“We frequently see one idea appear in one discipline as if it were new, when it migrated from another discipline, like a mole that had dug under a fence and popped up on the other side.” Taking note of this phenomenon, John Goldsmith and Bernard Laks embark on a uniquely interdisciplinary history of the genesis of linguistics, from nineteenth-century currents of thought in the mind sciences through to the origins of structuralism and the ruptures, both political and intellectual, in the years leading up to World War II. Seeking to explain where contemporary ideas in linguistics come from and how they have been justified, Battle in the Mind Fields investigates the porous interplay of concepts between psychology, philosophy, mathematical logic, and linguistics. Goldsmith and Laks trace theories of thought, self-consciousness, and language from the machine age obsession with mind and matter to the development of analytic philosophy, behaviorism, Gestalt psychology, positivism, and structural linguistics, emphasizing throughout the synthesis and continuity that has brought about progress in our understanding of the human mind. Arguing that it is impossible to understand the history of any of these fields in isolation, Goldsmith and Laks suggest that the ruptures between them arose chiefly from social and institutional circumstances rather than a fundamental disparity of ideas.

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022655094X

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9780226550947

The Infamous Dakota War Trials of 1862

Revenge, Military Law and the Judgment of History

By: John A. Haymond

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The Infamous Dakota War Trials of 1862

Revenge, Military Law and the Judgment of History

By: John A. Haymond

The U.S.-Dakota War, the bloodiest Indian war of the 19th century, erupted in southwestern Minnesota during the summer of 1862. In the war's aftermath, a hastily convened commission of five army officers conducted trials of 391 Indians charged with murder and massacre. In 36 days, 303 Dakota men were sentenced to death. In the largest simultaneous execution in American history, 38 were hanged on a single gallows on December 26, 1862--an incident now widely considered an act of revenge rather than judicial punishment. Providing fresh insight into this controversial event, this book examines the Dakota War trials from the perspective of 19th century military law. The author discusses the causes and far-reaching consequences of the war, the claims of widespread atrocities, the modern debate over the role of culture in lawful warfare and how the war has been depicted by historians.

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McFarland

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1476625077

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9781476625072

Law and Society in the South

A History of North Carolina Court Cases

By: John W. Wertheimer

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Law and Society in the South

A History of North Carolina Court Cases

By: John W. Wertheimer

Law and Society in the South reconstructs eight pivotal legal disputes heard in North Carolina courts between the 1830s and the 1970s and examines some of the most controversial issues of southern history, including white supremacy and race relations, the teaching of evolution in public schools, and Prohibition. Finally, the book explores the various ways in which law and society interacted in the South during the civil rights era. The voices of racial minorities-some urging integration, others opposing it-grew more audible within the legal system during this time. Law and Society in the South divulges the true nature of the courts: as the unpredictable venues of intense battles between southerners as they endured dramatic changes in their governing values.

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0813188954

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Book's by John B. Watson

Behaviorism

Behaviorism

Behaviorism

Behaviorism

Fallibilist Solutions to Institutional Problems

Fallibilist Solutions to Institutional Problems

Control

Control

Collected Shorter Writings V9

Collected Shorter Writings V9

Developmental Psychology in Historical Perspective

Developmental Psychology in Historical Perspective

Bibliotheca Grenvilliana

Bibliotheca Grenvilliana

Behaviorism

Behaviorism

Myers on Evidence in Child, Domestic, and Elder Abuse Cases

Myers on Evidence in Child, Domestic, and Elder Abuse Cases

Psychology

Psychology

Twenty-Four Stories From Psychology

Twenty-Four Stories From Psychology

A Conceptual History of Psychology

A Conceptual History of Psychology

Battle in the Mind Fields

Battle in the Mind Fields

The Infamous Dakota War Trials of 1862

The Infamous Dakota War Trials of 1862

Law and Society in the South

Law and Society in the South

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