Skinner and the Place of Biological Variables in a Behavioral Explanation

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Autor(a) principal: de Carvalho Neto, Marcus Bentes
Data de Publicação: 2012
Outros Autores: Tourinho, Emmanuel Zagury
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Psicologia (Universidade de Brasília. Online)
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/17341
Resumo: Some critics label Skinner's radical behaviorism as environmentalist, and defender of the concepts of emptyorganism and tabula rasa. The present paper aims to discuss the place of biological variables in Skinner's explanatory systemfor behavioral phenomena. Based on an analysis of Skinner's work, from 1938 to 1990, the following aspects are outlined: (a)a relational concept of behavior; (b) the selection by consequences principle of causality; (c) operant behavior as related to thephylogeny; (d) the denial of equipotentiality of stimuli and of non-existence of biological boundaries of learning. Skinner'sproposals concerning these topics make it difficult to support the critics, and help elucidate how biological variables are treatedin radical behaviorism.
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spelling Skinner and the Place of Biological Variables in a Behavioral ExplanationSkinner e o Lugar das Variáveis Biológicas em uma Explicação ComportamentalBehaviorismo radicalSkinnerInato/aprendidoLimites biológicos da aprendizagemRadical behaviorismSkinnerInnate/learnedBiological boundaries of learningSome critics label Skinner's radical behaviorism as environmentalist, and defender of the concepts of emptyorganism and tabula rasa. The present paper aims to discuss the place of biological variables in Skinner's explanatory systemfor behavioral phenomena. Based on an analysis of Skinner's work, from 1938 to 1990, the following aspects are outlined: (a)a relational concept of behavior; (b) the selection by consequences principle of causality; (c) operant behavior as related to thephylogeny; (d) the denial of equipotentiality of stimuli and of non-existence of biological boundaries of learning. Skinner'sproposals concerning these topics make it difficult to support the critics, and help elucidate how biological variables are treatedin radical behaviorism.O behaviorismo radical de Skinner é por vezes descrito como ambientalista e adepto do pricípio da tabula rasa e do organismo vazio. Este trabalho discute o lugar das variáveis biológicas no modelo explicativo skinneriano. Analisando algumas obras de Skinner de 1938 a 1990, destacam-se: (a) o conceito relacional de comportamento; (b) o modelo causal de seleção pelas conseqüências; (c) o operante como indissociável da filogênese; (d) a negação da equipotencialidade dos estímulos e da inexistência de limites biológicos da aprendizagem. As proposições skinnerianas acerca destes temas dificultam a sustentação das críticas e esclarecem como variáveis biológicas são tratadas pelo behaviorismo radical.Instituto de Psicologia - Universidade de Brasília2012-08-31info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/17341Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa; Vol. 15 No. 1 (1999): Revista Psicologia: teoria e pesquisa; 045-053Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa; Vol. 15 Núm. 1 (1999): Revista Psicologia: teoria e pesquisa; 045-053Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa; Vol. 15 No. 1 (1999): Revista Psicologia: teoria e pesquisa; 045-053Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa; v. 15 n. 1 (1999): Revista Psicologia: teoria e pesquisa; 045-0531806-34460102-3772reponame:Psicologia (Universidade de Brasília. Online)instname:Universidade de Brasília (UnB)instacron:UNBporhttps://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/17341/15853https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/17341/15889de Carvalho Neto, Marcus BentesTourinho, Emmanuel Zaguryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2018-10-19T13:53:16Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/17341Revistahttps://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/indexPUBhttps://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/oairevistaptp@gmail.com1806-34460102-3772opendoar:2018-10-19T13:53:16Psicologia (Universidade de Brasília. Online) - Universidade de Brasília (UnB)false
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Skinner e o Lugar das Variáveis Biológicas em uma Explicação Comportamental
title Skinner and the Place of Biological Variables in a Behavioral Explanation
spellingShingle Skinner and the Place of Biological Variables in a Behavioral Explanation
de Carvalho Neto, Marcus Bentes
Behaviorismo radical
Skinner
Inato/aprendido
Limites biológicos da aprendizagem
Radical behaviorism
Skinner
Innate/learned
Biological boundaries of learning
title_short Skinner and the Place of Biological Variables in a Behavioral Explanation
title_full Skinner and the Place of Biological Variables in a Behavioral Explanation
title_fullStr Skinner and the Place of Biological Variables in a Behavioral Explanation
title_full_unstemmed Skinner and the Place of Biological Variables in a Behavioral Explanation
title_sort Skinner and the Place of Biological Variables in a Behavioral Explanation
author de Carvalho Neto, Marcus Bentes
author_facet de Carvalho Neto, Marcus Bentes
Tourinho, Emmanuel Zagury
author_role author
author2 Tourinho, Emmanuel Zagury
author2_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv de Carvalho Neto, Marcus Bentes
Tourinho, Emmanuel Zagury
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Behaviorismo radical
Skinner
Inato/aprendido
Limites biológicos da aprendizagem
Radical behaviorism
Skinner
Innate/learned
Biological boundaries of learning
topic Behaviorismo radical
Skinner
Inato/aprendido
Limites biológicos da aprendizagem
Radical behaviorism
Skinner
Innate/learned
Biological boundaries of learning
description Some critics label Skinner's radical behaviorism as environmentalist, and defender of the concepts of emptyorganism and tabula rasa. The present paper aims to discuss the place of biological variables in Skinner's explanatory systemfor behavioral phenomena. Based on an analysis of Skinner's work, from 1938 to 1990, the following aspects are outlined: (a)a relational concept of behavior; (b) the selection by consequences principle of causality; (c) operant behavior as related to thephylogeny; (d) the denial of equipotentiality of stimuli and of non-existence of biological boundaries of learning. Skinner'sproposals concerning these topics make it difficult to support the critics, and help elucidate how biological variables are treatedin radical behaviorism.
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