Teoría de la conducta ¿Nuevos conceptos o nuevos parámetros?

Abstract

A group of "abnormal" phenomena for behavior theory, such as auto­shaping, automaintenment, adjunctive behavior and non contingent reinforce­ment, are a¡iGlized. The need is emphasized to consider the physical characteristics of the experimental environment, the continous properties of behavior, and the temporal parameters of stimulation, in order to integrate these apparently contradictory data. The literature is reviewed and some experiments carried out by (he authors are discussed. In addition, a theoretical approach based on parametric analysis is contrasted to a problem-centered approach.