A behavior analytic view of child development

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Author Henry D. Schlinger, Jr., provides the first text to demonstrate how behavior analysis-a natural science approach to human behavior-can be used to understand existing research in child development. The text presents a behavior-analytic interpretation of fundamental research in mainstream developmental psychology, offering a unified theoretical understanding of child development. Chapters examine mnemonic, motor, perceptual, cognitive, language, and social development.

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Full title :A behavior analytic view of child development / Henry D. Schlinger, Jr.

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Publication Date:©1995

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Publisher(s):Plenum Press
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:©1995

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Description:1 online resource (xvi, 264 pages) : : illustrations

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ISBN:9781475789768, 1475789769
DOI:10.1007/978-1-4757-8976-8
oclc:ocn883381914
LC Classification:RJ503.3
Dewey Decimal:305.23/1

1. Science. Defining scientific theory -- Fact vs. theory in science -- Scientific laws -- Scientific theory: prediction; interpretation -- Criteria for evaluating scientific theories: generality (or inclusiveness); testability; external validity (or accuracy); fruitfulness (or utility); simplicity (or parsimony) -- Scientific understanding. 2. Developmental psychology. The concept of behavior in developmental psychology -- Structural approaches to behavior -- Research and theory in developmental psychology: correlational research -- Problems with a structural approach to behavior change -- Developmental theory assessed.

3. Behavior analysis. A little history: are theories (of learning) necessary? -- Skinner on theory in science -- Basic units in behavior analysis -- The environment: the traditional view of the environment; a behavior analytic view of the environment -- Locus of control -- The role of inference in behavior analysis -- A behavior analytic taxonomy: stimulus functions -- A behavior analytic view of development: the concept of development; genes, brain, and behavioral plasticity; proximate and ultimate causation -- Applying a behavior analytic interpretation: cognit…

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77.53 developmental psychology Child Behavior Child Development Child psychology Children Clinical child psychology Desenvolvimento cognitivo Desenvolvimento da crianca (psicologia) Developmental psychology Enfants -- Développement Enfants -- Psychologie Enfants -- Psychologie clinique Entwicklung Gedragsanalyse Kind Kinderen Kinderpsychologie Ontwikkeling (psychologie) Psicología cognitiva Psychologie du développement