BEHAVIOR THEORY: NEW CONCEPTS OR NEW PARAMETERS?

Abstract

A group of “abnormal” phenomooa fer behavier thenry, such as autoshaping, autnmaintenance, adjunctive behavinr and nno centingent reinforcement, are aoalized. The need a emphasized te cnnsider the physical characteristics nf the experimental envirnnment, the continuous prnperties of behavinr, and the temporal parameters of stimulation, ¡o erder te integrate these appareotly cootradictnry date. The literature is reviewed and soma experiments cerned nut by the authnrs are discussed. ln additinn, a thenretical approach basad nr< parametric analysis is contrastad tn a preblem-centered approach.