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A behavior-analytic developmental model is better

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2003

Gary Novak  and
Martha Peláez
Gary Novak
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, CA 95382 novak@toto.csustan.edu
Martha Peláez
Affiliation:
Department of Educational and Psychological Studies, University Park Campus, College of Education, Miami, FL 33199 marthapn@aol.com
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Abstract

Behaviorists accept, but go beyond, Williams' notion that there is an evolutionary origin to some unlearned pain behaviors. A behavior-analytic developmental model is a better fit for explaining the totality of pain behaviors. This model focuses on respondent-operant interactions and views much pain behavior as “mands” (i.e., demands). Behaviorally based explanations from the crying and social referencing literature support this model.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 25 , Issue 4 , August 2002 , pp. 466 - 468
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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