W. David Pierce

I use this book as the textbook for my Experimental Analysis of Behavior courses. Frankly, I love it.

The book uses a plethora of examples from current and seminal research. It has frequent illustration and thorough description. The language is at a technical level throughout, but its a level accessible to graduate students in behavior analysis. (That being said, its not an easy breezy text, either.) What's refreshing is the sheer breadth of the studies discussed. It isn't solely about rats and pigeons, nor is it solely about autism.

My only hesitation is that the text has a heavy emphasis on neurology. I don't think it should be removed - Skinner himself even said that integration and collaboration with biology was essential - but I think it ultimately goes too deep into the neuro side given the typical audience. Most behavior analysis students won't come in with a complex and fluent understanding of neuro mechanisms, so a good amount of time has to be spent on supplemental refreshers.… (plus d'informations)