Reflections on Stimulus Control

AUTOR(ES)

Sidman, Murray

FONTE

The Association for Behavior Analysis

RESUMO

The topic of stimulus control is too broad and complex to be traceable here. It would probably take a two-semester course to cover just the highlights of that field's evolution. The more restricted topic of equivalence relations has itself become so broad that even an introductory summary requires more time than we have available. An examination of relations between equivalence and the more general topic of stimulus control, however, may reveal characteristics of both the larger and the more limited field that have not been generally discussed. Consideration of these features may in turn foster future developments within each area. I speak, of course, about aspects of stimulus control that my own experiences have made salient to me; others would surely emphasize different characteristics of the field. It is my hope that cooperative interactions among researchers and theorists who approach stimulus control from different directions will become more common than is currently typical.

Documentos Relacionados

• Restricted stimulus control in stimulus control shaping with a capuchin monkey
• Reflections on Joseph Lister's Edinburgh experiments on vaso-motor control.
• A Comparison of Stimulus-Stimulus Pairing, Standard Echoic Training, and Control Procedures on the Vocal Behavior of Children With Autism
• Reflections on retirement
• Reflections on Stones