A proposal of definition of behavior in radical behaviorism

Authors

  • Carlos Eduardo Lopes

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31505/rbtcc.v10i1.206

Keywords:

Behaviorismo radical, Análise do comportamento, Interpretação relacional, Conceito de comportamento, Radical behaviorism, Behavior analysis, Relational interpretation, Concept of behavior.

Abstract

The purpose of this essay is to elaborate a definition of behavior in Radical Behaviorism. It is argued that a definition of behavior would take into account (1) the philosophical grounding of Radical Behaviorism, (2) the behavior’s dynamic, and (3) the relation among events, states, and process. Starting from the relational interpretation, this essay defends that behavior can be concept as a relation organism-environment, whose dynamic is a sensory-motor co-ordination. As this dynamic result, we have a behavioral stream, which can be analyzed in terms of an interdependence relation among environmental events, behavioral events, behavioral states, and behavioral process.

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Published

2008-09-17

How to Cite

Lopes, C. E. (2008). A proposal of definition of behavior in radical behaviorism. Brazilian Journal of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, 10(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.31505/rbtcc.v10i1.206

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