Understanding Behaviorism: Behavior, Culture, and Evolution

"Understanding Behaviorism" explains the basis of behavior analysis and its application to human problems in a scholarly but accessible manner. This is the only book available that both explains behavior analysis and deals with philosophical and practical problems. It makes behaviorism accessible and explains the basis of behavior analysis and its application to human problems. It treats the ancient concepts of purpose, knowledge, language, and thought as well as modern social problems like freedom, responsibility, government, and culture. It offers practical approaches to improving the lives of all humankind. It includes suggestions for further reading.