• Introduction
• History
• Theory
• The therapy process
• Evaluation
• Future developments
• Summary.

Behavior Therapy is a cogent introduction to the intellectual and therapeutic realms of behaviorism for students and practitioners. Authors Martin Antony and Lizabeth Roemer survey the scholarly and scientific contributions of Ivan Pavlov, John Watson, Clark Hull, B. F. Skinner, Albert Ellis, and many others, to present a rich analytical panorama of the various kinds of behavior therapies developed over time and prevalent today. Chapters include the history of behavior therapy; theoretical orientations; basic concepts and techniques in behavioral therapy processes, such as functional analysis, operant conditioning, positive and negative reinforcement, and others; an evaluation of the therapy's overall effectiveness, and suggestions for its future development.
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• 1. Introduction--
• 2. Behaviour genetics and evolution A. A. Hoffmann--
• 3. Behaviour and speciation R. K. Butlin and M. G. Ritchie--
• 4. The phylogeny of behaviour J. L. Gittleman and D. M. Decker--
• 5. Strategies of behaviour I. F. Harvey--
• 6. Sex and evolution T. R. Halliday--
• 7. Kinship and altruism P. J. B. Slater--
• 8. The evolution of intelligence R. W. Byrne--
• 9. Social structure and evolution P. C. Lee-- References-- Index.
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Some of the most exciting recent advances in animal behaviour have occurred at the interface between that subject and the study of evolution. This book, written by experts in this area, illustrates how the profound changes in our understanding of evolution have influenced behavioural research. Its chapters span both studies of how behaviour itself has evolved, dealing with topics such as comparative studies, the genetics of behaviour, speciation and the evolution of sociality and of intelligence, and also the adaptiveness which this evolution has brought about, with treatment of mating and fighting strategies, and theories of kinship and altruism.Behaviour and Evolution will be invaluable to senior undergraduate and graduate students of biology and psychology, especially those studying animal behaviour, behavioural ecology, sociobiology, evolution, ecology and environmental biology.
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• What is deviance?-- social control, crime and social problems-- explaining deviant behaviour - causal theories-- condemnation and punishment - perspectives on rules and their enforcement-- alcohol use and alcoholism-- drug use as deviant behaviour-- heterosexual deviance - prostitution and pornography-- male and female heterosexuality-- violent behaviour-- property crimes-- white collar crime-- mental disorder.
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This text provides a comprehensive and balanced exploration of the many differet forms of deviant behaviour and the major sociological perspectives and theories of deviance. It includes many examples, boxed inserts and first-hand accounts of deviant behaviour. New to this edition is a chapter on social control, crime and social problems, a consideration of feminist theories of deviance and a discussion on the new sociology of social control.
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• An evolutionary approach to animal behaviour-- the diversity of behaviour-- the genetics of behaviour-- nerve cells and behaviour-- the organization of behaviour-- the evolution of behaviour - historical pathways-- the evolution of adaptations-- the evolution of communication-- finding a place to live-- adaptive feeding behaviour-- coping with predators adaptively-- male and female reproductive tactics-- the ecology of mating systems-- caring for offspring-- the ecology of social behaviour-- an evolutionary approach to human behaviour.
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This fifth edition of "Animal Behavior" shows how biologists analyze all aspects of animal behaviour. The book is contains a balanced treatment of both the underlying mechanisms and the evolutionary causes of behaviour. Important concepts are explained by reference to illustrative studies which are described in sufficient detail to help students appreciate both how researchers have carried out their work, and its theoretical significance. Examples are drawn evenly from the vertebrates and invertebrates, and are supported by more than 1000 reference citations many of them publications that have appeared in the last three years. As in previous revisions, Dr. Alcock has completely rewritten the book which includes new examples, citations, and illustrations as well as an expanded set of colour plates which are cross-referenced in the text. Although the book mantains its fundamental organization based on proximate and ultimate topics, there is a new chapter on communication and the chapter on parental care has been moved to better bridge the chapters on reproduction and social behavior. Still more emphasis has been placed on identifying alternative hypotheses, predictions and tests, so that readers can better understand the logic underlying scientists' efforts to discriminate among competing explanations. The discussion questions have also been revised to cover a broader range of conceptual issues.
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• Introduction to the Study of Animal Behaviour
• Part 1: The Evolution of Behaviour:. 1.1 Genetics and Behaviour 1.2 Natural Selection 1.3 Evolution of Social Behaviour
• Part 2: Mechanisms of Behaviour: 2.1 Animal Perception 2.2 The Animal and the Environment 2.3 Animal Learning
• Part 3: Understanding Complex Behaviour: 3.1 Ethology 3.2 Decision-making in Animals 3.3 The Mentality of Animals.
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This comprehensive text provides a balanced and integrated introductory treatment of animal behaviour for students of biology and psychology. The book explores evolutionary explanations for behaviour patterns in animals, provides an in-depth discussion of the mechanisms of behaviour and examines complex behaviour patterns, e.g. learning processes, communication and emotion.
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• Introduction and variations - some well-known examples of behaviour which illustrate the protean principle-- context and attitude - the authors' approach - evolutionary and multidisciplinary-- strategies and tactics - animal conflict and opportunities for anarchization - protean behaviour defined-- catalogue and classification - the forms of protean behaviour-- elements of unpredictability - the unitary foundations of protean displays-- conflict and confusion - the mechanisms whereby opponents are confused-- evolution and anarchization - avenues for the development of protean displays-- dispersion and diversity - irregularity of occurrence and diversity of attributes at population level-- the integration of irregularity - proteus and human affairs - summary and suggestions.
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Naturalists have long known that wildlife is often unpredictable.The erratic escape movements of prey and the "crazy dances" of predators are examples that can readily be observed, but the phenomenon has wider implications that go far beyond the interactions of predators and prey - it extends to such different realms as human behaviour and the biochemistry of the AIDS virus. This book aims to answer the question of how randomness is advantageous to an organism. The authors present the results of 25 years' research into the problem of unpredictability of protean behaviour. They show that apparent randomness is only unpredictable enough to confuse the enemy and they describe, classify and analyze protean behaviours. Having established the concept of "systematic unpredictability", the authors discuss the evolutionary aspects of the phenomenon and its wider applications. Their account aims to be of especial value to those concerned with the behavioural sciences but to be of interest to biologists generally and to students of natural history.
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