Different approaches to subjective phenomena on B. F. Skinner’s work

Authors

  • Henrique Mesquita Pompermaier Universidade Federal de São Carlos
  • Camila Muchon de Melo Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Naiene dos Santos Pimentel Universidade Federal de São Carlos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v18i2.30487

Keywords:

subjective phenomena, B. F. Skinner, theory of private events, dispositional accounts

Abstract

How do behavior analysis approaches subjective phenomena? Would the private events theory be the only way to do it? Guided by these questions, this paper aims to present the approach to subjective phenomena in B. F Skinner’s work, indicating not only the theory of private events but also the possibilities of alternative approaches to this subject, with no reference to privacy, for example, through the magnitude of actions involved in the phenomena, levels of behavior and dispositional concepts. We also indicate a significant difference of emphasis on the private events theory throughout Skinner’s work. Finally, we discuss the role of the private events theory in the behavior analysis’ approach to subjective phenomena.

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Mesquita Pompermaier, H., Muchon de Melo, C., & dos Santos Pimentel, N. (2014). Different approaches to subjective phenomena on B. F. Skinner’s work. Interação Em Psicologia, 18(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v18i2.30487

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 2 (2014)

Section

Theoretical or Historical Studies

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