Applications of Conditioning Theory (University Paperbacks) - Softcover

Davey, Graham (ed).

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0416735703 ISBN 13: 9780416735703

Publisher: Methuen, 1981

Synopsis

The area of applied psychology known as behaviour modification or behaviour therapy had progressed remarkably in the ten years, prior to publication. Illustrative of this progress is the variety of therapeutic and behaviour management techniques now available to the applied psychologist. This volume, originally published in 1981, describes some of the important characteristics of this development, and in particular, the relationship between behaviour change techniques and the principles of conditioning theory that generated them.This brief gives rise to three main themes. First, the book describes some of the reasons underlying the adoption of the conditioning paradigm and the epistemological advantages of the paradigm for behaviour modification. Second, a number of chapters discuss the current trends in specific areas of applied psychology where conditioning principles play an important heuristic role. These chapters deal with the uses made of conditioning theory in the areas of mental handicap, psychiatric therapy, work organizations, and the treatment of brain injury. Third, later chapters discuss some of the more recent theoretical developments in the field of behaviour modification/therapy, in particular the drift from strict behaviouristic applications of conditioning principles to more cognitive ones.

Edition details

• Publisher: Methuen
• Publication date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0416735703
• ISBN 13: 9780416735703
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 222