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Behaviorology is a "verbal community that results from a scientific effort pursued in common."<ref>Ernest A. Vargas, in ''Origins and Components of Behaviorology'' (Stephen F. Ledoux; 2002; New York: ABCs), page 36.</ref> The members of that community call themselves "behaviorologists".<ref>Stephen F. Ledoux, "Defining Natural Sciences," ''Behaviorology Today,'' Volume 5, Number 1, Spring 2002, page 36.</ref> "Behaviorologists discover, interpret, and gain control of the environmental variables that functionally determine the behaviors of individual organisms."<ref>Lawrence E. Fraley, ''General Behaviorology: The Natural Science of Human Behavior'' (2008; New York: ABCs) page 36.</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 13:59, 25 August 2009
Behaviorology is a "verbal community that results from a scientific effort pursued in common."[1] The members of that community call themselves "behaviorologists".[2] "Behaviorologists discover, interpret, and gain control of the environmental variables that functionally determine the behaviors of individual organisms."[3]
Behaviorologists have organized several associations, including those listed below.
References
- ↑ Ernest A. Vargas, in Origins and Components of Behaviorology (Stephen F. Ledoux; 2002; New York: ABCs), page 36.
- ↑ Stephen F. Ledoux, "Defining Natural Sciences," Behaviorology Today, Volume 5, Number 1, Spring 2002, page 36.
- ↑ Lawrence E. Fraley, General Behaviorology: The Natural Science of Human Behavior (2008; New York: ABCs) page 36.