{"product_id":"introduction-to-behavior-isbn-9781394184613","title":"Introduction to Behavior","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn up-to-date approach to behavior analysis within the framework of evolutionary theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Behavior \u003c\/i\u003eis a contemporary textbook for students in behavior analysis and other behaviorally-oriented disciplines. Dispensing with outdated models of behavior and reinforcement, this book adopts a new conceptual framework for the understanding of behavior, human and nonhuman. It will help students at all levels, particularly students being trained in applied behavior analysis, offering an easily approachable and plausible framework that can inform both research and practice. Excellent for undergraduate and graduate students alike, as well as others interested in the field of behavior science, this book covers standard topics in behavior analysis from an up-to-date perspective. Readers will be introduced to a far more effective way of viewing behavior than the traditional reinforcement-based approach.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamine traditional concepts of behavior analysis from an evolutionary perspective\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGain a concrete conceptual framework that can be used to guide research and practice in applied behavioral science\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand human and nonhuman behaviors, both in laboratory settings and in daily life, from an individual and a social perspective\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBuild your knowledge of why people make the choices they make given particular environmental inputs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Behavior \u003c\/i\u003efills an important gap in available texts on behavior analysis, placing helpful behavioral concepts within a sound, evidence-based evolutionary framework.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Organism 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Behavior 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Behavior and Natural Selection 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Covariance 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Measurement 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Stability and Change 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Stimulus 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Choice and Balance 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Verbal Behavior and Rules 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Social Behavior and Culture 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Coda for Instructors 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 141\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam M. Baum, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor at the University of New Hampshire and Associate Researcher at the University of California, Davis. He taught for seven years at Harvard University and for more than twenty years at the University of New Hampshire. He has published over 100 journal articles presenting laboratory research, theoretical contributions, and philosophical discussions on choice, cultural evolution, behavioral processes, and the philosophy of behavior.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fresh new look at the science of human and nonhuman behavior, focusing on how evolution shapes choices and actions of all kinds\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough traditional, reinforcement-based approaches to behavior have proven to be ineffective, the field of applied behavior analysis is alive and well. \u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Behavior: An Evolutionary Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e introduces readers to contemporary perspectives on why people and other organisms do what they do. Examining the concepts of behavior and organism from within an evolutionary framework—including how natural selection influences species-wide tendencies—this book sets a foundation for observing, measuring, and understanding behavior. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFounded on up-to-date research and written by one of the leading scholars in the field, this book explores why and when behaviors change (or stay the same), how environmental inputs interact with evolution to produce behavioral outcomes, and how evolutionary theory can be mobilized to explain verbal, social, and cultural behavior phenomena. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilling an important need for a new conceptual framework in basic and applied behavior analysis, \u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Behavior\u003c\/i\u003e trains undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals to study and theorize about behavior through the powerful lens of evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989455978725,"sku":"NP9781394184613","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781394184613.jpg?v=1761784170","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/introduction-to-behavior-isbn-9781394184613","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}