radical behaviorism
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behaviorist theory
philosophy of science
psychological paradigm
school of psychology
theory of behavior
Radical behaviorism is a school of psychology that explains behavior primarily in terms of observable actions and environmental contingencies, extending this analysis to private events like thoughts and feelings without invoking internal mental causes.
Aliases (2)
- behavior analysis ×1
- behaviorism ×1
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
behaviorist theory
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philosophy of science → psychological paradigm → school of psychology → theory of behavior → |
| aimsAt |
a natural science of behavior
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| associatedWith |
experimental analysis of operant behavior
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operant conditioning chamber research → |
| claims |
private events are subject to the same principles as public behavior
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| contrastsWith |
cognitivism
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methodological behaviorism → psychoanalysis → |
| developedBy |
B. F. Skinner
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| emergedIn |
20th century
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| emergedInDecade |
1930s
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| emphasizes |
environmental contingencies
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functional relations between behavior and environment → observable behavior → operant conditioning → selection by consequences → |
| extendsTo |
feelings
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private events → thoughts → |
| field |
behavior analysis
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experimental analysis of behavior → psychology → |
| focusesOn |
experimental analysis of behavior-environment relations
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prediction and control of behavior → |
| holds |
behavior is shaped and maintained by reinforcement and punishment
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causal analysis should be in terms of environmental variables → |
| influenced |
applied behavior analysis
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behavior therapy → education practices based on behavior analysis → |
| influencedBy |
classical behaviorism
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logical positivism → selectionist thinking in biology → |
| philosophicalBasisFor |
applied behavior analysis
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behavior analysis → |
| rejects |
hypothetical internal mental entities as causal agents
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mentalistic explanations of behavior as causes → |
| relatedConcept |
discriminative stimulus
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punishment → reinforcement → three-term contingency → |
| treats |
private events as behavior
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| uses |
rate of response as a primary dependent variable
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single-subject experimental designs → |
| views |
behavior as a function of its consequences
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language as operant behavior → organism as part of the environment-behavior system → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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radical behaviorism
("behavior analysis")
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field |
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B. F. Skinner
("behaviorism")
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movement |
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B. F. Skinner
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theoryDeveloped |