Selection by consequences: deployments for the notion of science of B. F. Skinner

Authors

  • Nilza Micheletto PUC-SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v20i3.47455

Keywords:

behavior analysis, causality, theory of knowledge

Abstract

B. F. Sknnner’s explanatory system is transformed throughout its construction. In the early years, Skinner
proposes that explanation is description functional relationships between directly observable events of the
organism with environment. The notion of selection by consequences, related proposition of operant
behavior, will have unfolding for assumptions related to the subject matter, the relationship between
subject and object of knowledge, the concept of science and the procedures used for the production of
effective scientific knowledge. In this article we aim to identify some unfolding of the causal model of
selection by consequences for the Skinner's proposal for science.

Author Biography

Nilza Micheletto, PUC-SP

Professora Titular do Departamento de Métodos e Técnicas em Psicologia da Faculdade de Ciência Humans e da Saúde - Curso de Psicologia

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Published

2017-01-23

How to Cite

Micheletto, N. (2017). Selection by consequences: deployments for the notion of science of B. F. Skinner. Interação Em Psicologia, 20(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v20i3.47455

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 3 (2016)

Section

Seção especial

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