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Informationen zum Autor Frances K. McSweeney is Regents Professor and Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs at Washington State University, USA. Cited as one of the most prolific contributors to behaviour analysis journals, she holds both Masters and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University. The former Chair of WSU's Department of Psychology and of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI). Professor McSweeney is a fellow of ABAI, of the American Psychological Association (Divisions 3 and 25), and of the Association for Psychological Science. Her recent research focuses on short-term changes in reinforcer effectiveness. Eric S. Murphy is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Alaska Anchorage, USA, and holds a doctorate in experimental psychology from Washington State University. He has published research in the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior and Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis , and in 2010 received UAA's Faculty Exemplar Award for enhancing undergraduate research opportunities. A specialist teacher and researcher in behavior analysis, Dr Murphy is currently leading a study of the variables regulating reinforcer effectiveness. Klappentext This combined survey of operant and classical conditioning provides professional and academic readers with an up-to-date, inclusive account of a core field of psychology research, with in-depth coverage of the basic theory, its applications, and current topics including behavioral economics.* Provides comprehensive coverage of operant and classical conditioning, relevant fundamental theory, and applications including the latest techniques* Features chapters by leading researchers, professionals, and academicians* Reviews a range of core literature on conditioning* Covers cutting-edge topics such as behavioral economics Zusammenfassung The first book on conditioning to bring together both the operant and classical models , The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Operant and Classical Conditioning offers a comprehensive reference for researchers, practitioners, and postgraduate students involved with the subject of conditioning and behavior analysis. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors ix Preface xxi I Basic Classical Conditioning 1 1 Principles of Pavlovian Conditioning: Description, Content, Function 3 Daniel A. Gottlieb and Elizabeth L. Begej 2 Building a Theory of Pavlovian Conditioning from the Inside Out 27 Douglas A. Williams 3 A Contemporary Behavioral Perspective on Extinction 53 Drina Vurbic and Mark E. Bouton 4 Prologue to "Habituation: A History" 77 Richard F. Thompson Habituation: A History 79 Richard F. Thompson II Applied Classical Conditioning 95 5 Conditioned Taste Aversion Learning: Relationship to Nausea and Conditioned Disgust 97 Linda A. Parker 6 Pavlovian Fear Conditioning: Function, Cause, and Treatment 117 Michael S. Fanselow and Sarah R. Sterlace 7 Behavioral Conditioning of Immune Responses: An Overview and Consideration of Clinical Applications 143 Alexander W. Kusnecov III Basic Operant Conditioning 165 8 Basic Principles of Operant Conditioning 167 Eric S. Murphy and Gwen J. Lupfer 9 Choice 195 James E. Mazur and Edmund Fantino 10 Conditioned Reinforcement 221 Matthew C. Bell and Margaret A. McDevitt 11 Behavioral Momentum and Resistance to Change 249 Andrew R. Craig, John A. Nevin, and Amy L. Odum 12 Behavioral Economics and the Analysis of Consumption and Choice 275 Steven R. Hursh 13 Delay and Probability Discounting 307 Leonard Green, Joel Myerson, and Ariana Vanderveldt 14 Characteristics, Theories, and Implications ...
