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Introduction to Behavior 1st Edition An Evolutionary Perspective (Original PDF from Publisher)

Introduction to Behavior: A Contemporary Textbook for Behavior Analysis

By William M. Baum, this textbook offers a fresh approach to behavior analysis within the framework of evolutionary theory. It provides a new conceptual framework for understanding behavior, both human and nonhuman, and is suitable for students in behavior analysis and other behaviorally-oriented disciplines.

A New Perspective on Behavior Analysis

Dispensing with outdated models of behavior and reinforcement, this book adopts a new conceptual framework for the understanding of behavior. It helps students at all levels, particularly those being trained in applied behavior analysis, by offering an easily approachable and plausible framework that can inform both research and practice.

Key Features

This textbook covers standard topics in behavior analysis from an up-to-date perspective. It introduces readers to a more effective way of viewing behavior than the traditional reinforcement-based approach. Key features include:

  • Examine traditional concepts of behavior analysis from an evolutionary perspective
  • Gain a concrete conceptual framework that can be used to guide research and practice in applied behavioral science
  • Understand human and nonhuman behaviors, both in laboratory settings and in daily life, from an individual and a social perspective
  • Build your knowledge of why people make the choices they make given particular environmental inputs

Filling the Gap in Behavior Analysis Texts

Introduction to Behavior fills an important gap in available texts on behavior analysis, placing helpful behavioral concepts within a sound, evidence-based evolutionary framework. This textbook is an essential resource for students and professionals in the field of behavior science.

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