Opening Skinner's Box: Great Psychological Experiments of the Twentieth Century Revised Edition Contributor(s): Slater, Lauren (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393326551 ISBN-13: 9780393326550 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2005 Annotation: Slater documents the drama of extraordinary inquiries into human psychology, bringing to life stories with unforgettable protagonists. She delivers a witty and stunningly perceptive view of the progress of the science of the human mind in the last century. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | History - Psychology | Experimental Psychology - Psychology | Research & Methodology |
Dewey: 150.72 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.50 lbs) 288 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Beginning with B. F. Skinner and the legend of a child raised in a box, Slater takes us from a deep empathy with Stanley Milgram's obedience subjects to a funny and disturbing re-creation of an experiment questioning the validity of psychiatric diagnosis. Previously described only in academic journals and textbooks, these often daring experiments have never before been narrated as stories, chock-full of plot, wit, personality, and theme. |
Contributor Bio(s): Slater, Lauren: - Lauren Slater is a psychologist and writer. She is the author of Opening Skinner's Box and Blue Beyond Blue, among other books. She lives in Somerville, Massachusetts. |