Self-Directed Behavior: Self-Modification for Personal Adjustment - Softcover

Watson, David L.; Tharp, Roland G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 053434481X ISBN 13: 9780534344818

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 1996

Synopsis

This successful self-help text has sold over 150,000 copies to date and offers a systematic, clearly-written introduction to the principles of learning. Providing scientifically-based instruction in the principles and practices of self-applied psychology, the authors help readers develop skills in self-analysis and personal problem solving that will be with them for the rest of their lives. Step-by-step instructions for carrying out a program of self-modification are included, as well as numerous examples and cases drawn from self-modification projects conducted by the authors students.

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About the Authors

David L. Watson is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and a Charter Fellow of the American Psychological Society. Watson is well known for his work in social anxiety, having developed the original scale to measure it. He has written textbooks in introductory psychology, social psychology, and learning skills. Watson is an enthusiastic world traveler, having visited over 100 countries. He speaks French and Greek, and is a certified master gardener, specializing in xerophytic plants. He divides his time now between Honolulu and Albuquerque.

Roland George Tharp is a distinguished researcher, psychologist, educator, writer, and filmmaker. Over the course of his career he has received repeated recognition for excellence and leadership in every arena of his work. Tharp is professor emeritus of education and psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Hawaii. He is the founding director of the national Center for Research on Education, Diversity & Excellence (CREDE) and the Kamehameha Elementary Education Program (KEEP). His research focuses on human development, psychotherapy, community psychology, education, culture, anthropology, and applied linguistics. Tharp is considered a distinguished researcher, practitioner, and author in the areas of education, educational reform, and the development of sociocultural theory. His work spans more than 40 years.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 053434481X
• ISBN 13: 9780534344818
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 402