Introduction to Scientific Psychology

1. Front Matter

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2. Scientific Psychology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Historical Origins

      • Henry D. Schlinger Jr., Alan Poling

      Pages 3-21

   3. Science and Psychology

      • Henry D. Schlinger Jr., Alan Poling

      Pages 23-43

   4. Research Methods

      • Henry D. Schlinger Jr., Alan Poling

      Pages 45-67

3. Behavioral Causation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-69

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   2. Phylogeny: Evolution and Behavior

      • Henry D. Schlinger Jr., Alan Poling

      Pages 71-95

   3. Ontogeny: Classical Conditioning

      • Henry D. Schlinger Jr., Alan Poling

      Pages 97-116

   4. Ontogeny: Operant Conditioning

      • Henry D. Schlinger Jr., Alan Poling

      Pages 117-144

   5. Neurophysiology and Behavior

      • Henry D. Schlinger Jr., Alan Poling

      Pages 145-180

4. Applications of Scientific Psychology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 181-181

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   2. Language

      • Henry D. Schlinger Jr., Alan Poling

      Pages 183-207

   3. Cognition

      • Henry D. Schlinger Jr., Alan Poling

      Pages 209-235

   4. Human Evolutionary and Prenatal Development

      • Henry D. Schlinger Jr., Alan Poling

      Pages 237-258

   5. Development through Early Childhood

      • Henry D. Schlinger Jr., Alan Poling

      Pages 259-283

   6. Individual Differences: Intelligence, Personality, and Social Behavior

      • Henry D. Schlinger Jr., Alan Poling

      Pages 285-312

   7. Troublesome Behavior

      • Henry D. Schlinger Jr., Alan Poling

      Pages 313-347

5. Back Matter

   Pages 349-388

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We humans are faced with an interesting problem: That which we think we un­ derstand the most-our own behavior-we probably understand the least. On the eve of a new millennium. the planet is beset by a host of problems that are. for the most part. caused by human behavior. Ironically. although it seems that the greatest impact of our behavior is on the planet and its other inhabitants. we may actually be threatening our own future the most. For example. we have caused untold harm to the air we breathe. to the water we drink. and. by exten­ sion. to much of the food we eat. More important perhaps. we have created a so­ ciety in which. among other things. many people are anxious and depressed. young women starve themselves. and alcohol and cigarette use are responsible for hundreds of thousands of cases of illness and death every year. And humans still murder one another at an astounding rate. while at the same time continu­ ing to affirm the value of human life. At a time when it is critical that our chil­ dren become educated. more and more children are not learning the basic skills they will need to think logically so that they can begin to solve the world's problems. The question may be not "Can the planet survive?" but. rather. "Can we humans survive and change our own destructive actions?" Although many scholars. philosophers.

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• classical conditioning
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• Western New England College, Springfield, USA

  Henry D. Schlinger

• Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, USA

  Alan Poling

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