A Compendium of Psychological Research Tools and Methods
Experiment – Generally considered to be the most powerful single tool for scientific investigation. It is not the only valuable tool for scientific research, but it is essentially the only way to truly...
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As the title of J. Moore’s paper, “Some Thoughts on the Relation Between Behavior Analysis and Behavioral Neuroscience” suggests, he discusses the relationship between these two sciences. The author...
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This post will explore the various aspects of this monumental intellectual and historical debate through an annotated bibliographic review of the most relevant research literature over the past...
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Unlike traditional behavior therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and mindfulness approaches address the function of private events (thoughts, feelings, physiological sensations,...
View ArticlePhilosophical Gridlock? Between Social Learning and Behavior Analysis
In their paper entitled “The Role of Cognition in Complex Human Behavior: A Contextualistic Perspective”, Steven Hayes and Kelly Wilson review the debate between social learning theorists (the school...
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