Verbal Behavior

B F Skinner

Published by Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., 1957

About this Item

This is an ex-library book in good condition. Cover and spine are faded as may be seen in the photographs. Spine shows traces of removed call number label. Hardcover book. Binding is tight. Clean pages with no writing or highlighting. Library book pocket for due card removed from last page of book and shows remnants of glue. Synopsis: Over half a century after its initial publication in 1957, Verbal Behavior has remained in high demand and continues to contribute to science and society. The documented efficacy of Skinner's practices has maintained the popularity of Verbal Behavior despite the initial criticism from Noam Chomsky's allegedly fatal review. In fact, his research has inspired techniques that have proven increasingly successful with aberrant behavior disorders, such as autism and delayed speech. In this brilliant and ambitious work, Skinner gives a functional analysis of verbal behavior and argues that operant conditioning can account for and explain a large portion of linguistic phenomena, as demonstrated in laboratory experiments and extensive literary analysis. Skinner details the consequences and issues of this analysis and addresses its philosophical implications, such as the social aspects of language and natures of meaning and thought. Skinner's classic study of psychology, while controversial, has contributed to the welfare of society, and it continues to inspire a growing body of research and applications.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Verbal Behavior
• Publisher: Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc.
• Publication Date: 1957
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good