Are you, a behaviour analyst, persuaded by that explanation? I would hope not…The more interesting question is whether we can throw out the mentalistic bathwater and keep the Theory of Mind baby.
Guest Post by Matthew Lewon and Michael Domjan We recently published an article in Perspectives on Behavior Science on the relevance of a modern understanding of Pavlovian conditioning to applied behavior …
The evolution of AI reasoning systems toward explicit step-by-step verbal mediation, established and maintained by differential consequences, strongly supports core aspects of a mediational theory of verbal relations
Guest Post by Kenneth W. Jacobs, Salem State University After an unusually busy day, I found myself fighting off sleep. Midnight approached as I lay seated and “scrolling.” You see, …
A mediational theory is a parsimonious account of complex behavioral relations without appealing to any new terms, concepts, or principles, and solely based on the four-term contingency, that is, the operant unit of analysis.
This way of thinking about behavior allows us to see our connection to evolution. Activities do not come from thin air. They originate in our environment, present and past.
Guest post authored by Shamim Samipour, Middle East Technical University Lewis Carroll’s (1876) The Hunting of the Snark, follows a hunting party’s quest to catch an elusive, but tasty, snark …
3 Guest blog authored by Michael Passage The (Usual) Origin Story of Radical Behaviorism When students first encounter the science of behavior, they are usually introduced to a handful of …
“What follows is admittedly – and, as a behaviorist, I must say necessarily – a personal view.” – BF Skinner
“Yeah, well, you know, that’s just like, your opinion, man.” – The Dude
