Definition, Types, and Functions of Rules: An Interpretation of B. F. Skinner’s Work
This paper aims to clarify B. F. Skinner’s position on definition, types, and functions of rules on the control ofhuman behavior. In order to identify the author’s publications on the subject, we performed an analysis of three data sources: (a) 295 references of Skinner’s work published between 1930...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Universidade de Brasília (UnB) |
| Repositorio: | Psicologia (Universidade de Brasília. Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/18239 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/18239 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Comportamento governado por regras Comportamento Skinner Burrhus Frederic, 1904-1990 Rule governed behavior Behavior |
| Resumo: | This paper aims to clarify B. F. Skinner’s position on definition, types, and functions of rules on the control ofhuman behavior. In order to identify the author’s publications on the subject, we performed an analysis of three data sources: (a) 295 references of Skinner’s work published between 1930 and 2004; (b) a collection of a university; (c) indexes of 17 of Skinner’s books. Eighteen publications were identified. Although it is possible to point out some stimulus functions for rules in Skinner’s work (e.g., discriminative, motivational, and function altering of stimuli), the author admits the existence of rules without including the eventual functions they might have on the control of behavior. Skinner also presents criteria to differentiate rules, facilitating experimental research on the theme. |
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