Introduction to Behavior - An Evolutionary Perspective

List 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

About the author

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.

Product details

• Authors: William M. Baum, William M. (University of New Hampshire) Baum, Baum William M.
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.11.2023
• EAN: 9781394184613
• ISBN: 978-1-394-18461-3
• No. of pages: 160
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Verhaltenspsychologie, Psychologie, angewandte Psychologie, Psychology, Applied Psychology, Lerntheorie u. -forschung, Learning Theory & Research