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Model Dependent Realism and the Rule-Governed Behavior of Behavior Analysts: Applications to Derived Relational Responding

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Abstract

A fundamental assumption within radical behaviorism is that all human behavior, including the rule-governed behavior of scientists, can be understood within a functional account. I propose that models of human behavior can be best described as a set of rules that are selected by behavior analysts to solve applied challenges, rather than descriptions of nature as it “truly exists.” Model dependent realism (MDR) developed within the field of physics may provide useful criteria that could allow behavior analysts to more accurately track the relative probability of success of a given model within applied contexts. As a case example, I examine dispersive models of derived relational responding in terms of the criteria outlined within MDR, and I describe a preliminary level-scaling account of derived relational responding that encompasses several models in pursuit of a unified account. The account is context dependent and adopts a pragmatic truth criterion, consistent with assumptions within functional contextualism and radical behaviorism as an overarching rule governing the behavior of our applied subfield.

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  1. Skinner’s pragmatic model of selectionism may be traced even further to Pierce (see Moxley, 2001); however, the direct application to a science of behavior was originally and most notably advocated by Skinner.

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I extend special thanks to Dana Paliliunas, Michael Clayton, and Martin Ivancic for taking the time to read the manuscript and providing valuable feedback throughout the development of this project. I also acknowledge the work of students in my research lab for conducting the preliminary analysis of the applied empirical scope of the language learning models: Taylor Lauer, Celeste Unnerstall, Lacie Campbell, Mason Todd, and Reiley Snavely.

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Belisle, J. Model Dependent Realism and the Rule-Governed Behavior of Behavior Analysts: Applications to Derived Relational Responding. Perspect Behav Sci 43, 321–342 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-020-00247-x

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