A Behavior Analytic View of Child Development

A Behavior Analytic View of Child Development is the first text to demonstrate how behavior analysis — a natural science approach to human behavior — can be used to understand existing research and theory in child development.

The book begins by explaining the concept of theory in science and then introducing readers to the science of behavior analysis. The following chapters provide a behavior analytic theory of foundational research in mainstream developmental psychology — including motor, perceptual, memory, cognitive, language, and social and emotional development.

This groundbreaking text is ideal for upper-level undergraduate students and graduate students engaged in the study of infant or child development and developmental psychology, as well as professionals in psychology and behavior analysis. The book provides a unified theoretical account of behavioral development that is significant for its scientific parsimony.