Opening Skinner's Box by Lauren Slater
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.
"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 Times
"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 Times
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393326550 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393326551 |
| Title | Opening Skinner's Box |
| Author | Lauren Slater |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2005-03-18 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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