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CHAPTER 16
Skinner: Behavioral
Analysis
⬥ Overview of Behavioral Analysis
⬥ Biography of B. F. Skinner
⬥ Precursors to Skinner’s Scientific Behaviorism
⬥ Scientific Behaviorism
Philosophy of Science
Characteristics of Science⬥ Conditioning
Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning⬥ The Human Organism
Natural Selection
Cultural Evolution
Inner States
Complex Behavior
Control of Human Behavior⬥ The Unhealthy Personality
Counteracting Strategies
Inappropriate Behaviors⬥ Psychotherapy
⬥ Related Research
How Conditioning Affects Personality
How Personality Affects Conditioning
Mutual Influence Between Personality and
Conditioning
⬥ Critique of Skinner
⬥ Concept of Humanity
⬥ Key Terms and ConceptsSkinner © Bachrach/Archive Photos/Getty
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