Power of Reinforcement

Informationen zum Autor Stephen Ray Flora is Professor of Psychology at Youngstown State University and is the author of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title The Power of Reinforcement , also published by SUNY Press. Klappentext According to Stephen Ray Flora, reinforcement is a very powerful tool for improving the human condition despite often being dismissed as regarding people as less than human and as "overly simplistic. "This book addresses and defends the use of reinforcement principles against a wide variety of attacks. Countering the myths, criticisms, and misrepresentations of reinforcement, including false claims that reinforcement is "rat psychology," the author shows that building reinforcement theory on basic laboratory research is a strength, not a weakness, and allows unlimited applications to human situations as it promotes well-being and productivity. Also examined are reinforcement contingencies, planned or accidental, as they shape behavioral patterns and repertoires in a positive way. Zusammenfassung The first contemporary book designed for a broad readership defending the use of reinforcement principles against a wide variety of challenges.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Stephen R. Flora, Stephen Ray Flora, Flora Stephen Ray
• Con la collaborazione di: Michael A. Wallach (Editore)
• Editore: State University of New York Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 16.01.2004
• EAN: 9780791459164
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-5916-4
• Pagine: 288
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
• Serie: Suny Series, Alternatives in P; Suny Series, Alternatives in P; SUNY series, Alternatives in Psychology
• Categorie: Saggistica > Psicologia, esoterismo, spiritualità, antroposofia > Psicologia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Psicologia > Psicologia applicata; Behavioural theory (Behaviourism), Behaviourism, Behavioural theory, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Behaviorism