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edoccha_9960073735002883
Umfang:
1 online resource (873 p.)
ISBN:
1-4832-9126-X
Serie:
Techniques in the behavioral and neural sciences ; volume 6
Inhalt:
This volume is dedicated to the late B.F. Skinner as a tribute to his pioneering work on the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. This science that he initiated studies the behavior of individual organisms under laboratory conditions. The volume describes a broad collection of representative and effective research techniques in the Experimental Analysis of Behavior; techniques derived solely from infrahuman subjects, which have been selected both for their utility in behavior analysis and for their potential value in expanding the use of behavior analysis in the neurosciences. By bringing toge
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Cover image; Title page; Table of Contents; Techniques in the Behavioral and Neural Sciences; Copyright page; Dedication; Preface; Foreword; List of Contributors; Chapter 1: Time as a Variable in Behavior Analysis; Publisher Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 Multiple causation in temporal control; 3 Procedures in the analysis of temporal control; 4 Mediating behavior in temporal control; 5 Conclusion: organisms as clocks or as counters; Acknowledgements; Chapter 2: Behavioral Pharmacology; Publisher Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 General pharmacological principles
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3 Behavioral pharmacology: principles and techniques4 Interactions between drugs and behavioral processes; 5 Stimulus functions of drugs; 6 Drugs as tools for behavioral analysis; 7 Future directions; Acknowledgement; Chapter 3: Behavioral Neurochemistry: Application of Neurochemical and Neuropharmacological Techniques to The Study of Operant Behavior; Publisher Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 Fundamental procedures; 3 Push-pull perfusion and cerebrospinal fluid withdrawal; 4 Microdialysis techniques; 5 In vivo voltammetry; 6 Neurochemical lesions; 7 Intracerebral injections
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8 Neurotransmitter turnover techniques and studies9 Radioligand binding techniques and studies; 10 Summary and conclusions; 11 Technical sources; Chapter 4: Behavioral Ecology; Publisher Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 Foraging: methods for assessing economic and temporal variables; 3 Methods for assessing memory; 4 Assessment of perception, species differences and areas other than foraging; 5 Conclusion; Acknowledgement; Chapter 5: The Use of Computers in the Control and Recording of Behavior; Publisher Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 Interfacing the computer to the experimental chamber
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3 Controlling stimuli in behavioral experiments4 Response measurement; 5 Software for operant experiments; 6 Conclusions and recommendations; 7 Sources for behavioral programming languages; Acknowledgements; Chapter 6: Methods of Analyzing Behavior Patterns; Publisher Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 Local analysis of behavior; 3 Levels of analysis; 4 Partitioning behavior; 5 Multi-behavioral analyses; 6 Conclusion; Chapter 7: Mathematical Description of Operant Behavior: an Introduction; Publisher Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 Generating a mathematical model; 3 Evaluating a mathematical model
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4 Examples of applications of mathematical description5 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Appendix: Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in the Care and Use of Animals* American Psychological Association; I General; II Personnel; III Facilities; IV Acquisition of Animals; V Care and Housing of Animals; VI Justification of the Research; VII Experimental Design; VIII Experimental Procedures; IX Field Research; X Educational Use of Animals; XI Disposition of Animals; Index
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 1-322-05363-4
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-444-81251-2
Sprache:
Englisch
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