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ERIC Number: EJ472981
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1962
From Behaviorism to Selectionism.
Vargas, Ernest A.
Educational Technology, v33 n10 p46-51 Oct 1993
Discusses behaviorism and the gradual shift to a theory of selectionism. Highlights include the development of behaviorism as a part of psychology, including Skinner's theories; varieties of behaviorism, including behavioral analysis; behaviorology in other disciplinary settings; effects of contingencies upon behavior; and the prospects for selectionism. (Contains 14 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Behaviorism, Intellectual Disciplines, Models, Psychology
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Contingency Analysis; Selection Theory; Skinner (B F); Theoretical Analysis
Note: Special issue on "Behaviorism Today."