Intentional explanations and radical behaviorism: A reply to Lacey

From: Behavior and Philosophy | Date: April 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

In a recent review of two books on contemporary behavioral psychology, Lacey (1996) began with a brief critical overview of "behaviorism" in general and "radical behaviorism" in particular. The purpose of this commentary is to respond to these two sections of Lacey's review, rather than to respond specifically to Lacey's reviews of the books by Staddon and by Rachlin. Lacey's (1996) comments regarding radical behaviorism were clearly intended to serve as brief summaries of more extensive arguments published elsewhere (e. g., Lacey & Schwartz, 1987), as noted in his review. The nature of ...

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