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Publication Date: 2007
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Some Comments on the Distinction Between Intention and Intentionality
Neuman, Paul
Behavior Analyst, v30 n2 p211-216 Fall 2007
The topic of intention has recently received attention from behavior analysts (Hineline, 2003; Neuman, 2004). From a behavior-analytic perspective, it is important to identify the circumstances in which people utter such terms, and to identify the potential circumstances that maintain such utterances. It follows that from a behavior-analytic perspective, the focus is primarily on those who observe behavior and attribute intentions to that behavior. However, there has not been a distinction between "intention" and "intentionality." The current analysis stresses the distinction between the two terms, both from a traditional point of view (psychologist and layperson) and from a behavior-analytic point of view. From a behavior analyst's perspective, the distinction is important because observers may be responding to distinct functional relations when they attribute intention or intentionality to behavior. (Contains 2 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Intention, Behavioral Science Research, Attribution Theory, Locus of Control, Correlation, Persuasive Discourse
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