by Lauren Slater (Author)
A century can be understood in many ways - in terms of its inventions, its crimes or its art. In Opening Skinner's Box, Lauren Slater sets out to investigate the twentieth century through a series of ten fascinating, witty and sometimes shocking accounts of its key psychological experiments. Starting with the founder of modern scientific experimentation, B.F. Skinner, Slater traces the evolution of the last hundred years' most pressing concerns - free will, authoritarianism, violence, conformity and morality. Previously buried in academic textbooks, these often daring experiments are now seen in their full context and told as stories, rich in plot, wit and character.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 21 Feb 2005
ISBN 10: 074756860X
ISBN 13: 9780747568605
Book Overview: From the author of Prozac Diary and Welcome to My Country Sales of nearly 5,000 in hardback to date Perfectly accessible for fans of Oliver James and general psychology, plus a good buy for humanities students