TY - GEN T1 - The power of reinforcement T2 - SUNY series, alternatives in psychology. A1 - Flora, Stephen Ray, 1963- LA - English PP - Albany PB - State University of New York Press YR - 2004 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_dda_ocm57579039 AB - "According to Stephen Ray Flora, reinforcement is a very powerful tool for improving the human condition despite often being dismissed as regarding people as less than human and as "overly simplistic." This book addresses and defends the use of reinforcement principles against a wide variety of attacks. Countering the myths, criticisms, and misrepresentations of reinforcement, including false claims that reinforcement is "rat psychology," the author shows that building reinforcement theory on basic laboratory research is a strength, not a weakness, and allows unlimited applications to human situations as it promotes well-being and productivity. Also examined are reinforcement contingencies, planned or accidental, as they shape behavioral patterns and repertories in a positive way."--Jacket OP - 269 CN - BF319.5.R4 F58 2004eb SN - 1417575735 SN - 9781417575732 SN - 9780791459157 SN - 0791459152 SN - 9780791459164 SN - 0791459160 SN - 9780791485989 SN - 0791485986 KW - Reinforcement (Psychology) KW - Reinforcement, Psychology KW - Renforcement (Psychologie) KW - SELF-HELP : Motivational & Inspirational. ER -