Opening Skinner's Box
Great Psychological Experiments of the Twentieth Century
Published on 18. March 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-393-32655-0 (ISBN)
Description
Beginning with B. F. Skinner and the legend of a child raised in a box, Slater takes us from a deep empathy with Stanley Milgram's obedience subjects to a funny and disturbing re-creation of an experiment questioning the validity of psychiatric diagnosis. Previously described only in academic journals and textbooks, these often daring experiments have never before been narrated as stories, chock-full of plot, wit, personality, and theme.
Reviews / Votes
"I've been riveted by her witty explorations of everything from lying to Prozac." -- David Sedaris - Entertainment Weekly "Worth reading for the provocative questions it asks and for the way it lingers over the fragile, human side of psychology." -- Joy Press - Village Voice "Astonishing stories full of quirky personalities, told with wit and warmth." -- Kirkus Reviews "Slater creates for the reader a sense of intimacy with scientists and their subjects." -- Erik Strand - Psychology Today "It is precisely [Slater's] intimate confessional approach that is able to reveal the poetry latent in the sterile laboratory...A powerful and even inspiring meditation on the strengths and weaknesses hidden in our nature." -- Eric Wargo - Washington TimesMore details
Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 214 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
259 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-32655-0 (9780393326550)
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E-Book
04/2013
W. W. Norton & Company
€15.49
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Person
Lauren Slater is a psychologist and writer. She is the author of Opening Skinner's Box and Blue Beyond Blue, among other books. She lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.