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Are units of retention necessary?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2001

Manish Vaidya
Manish Vaidya
Affiliation:
Department of Behavior Analysis, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203 Vaidya@scs.cmm.unt.edu
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Abstract

Hull et al. propose a set of features that can be used to identify explanatory systems as being selectionist. The commentary questions the necessity of identifying a unit of retention at the level of behavior-environment interactions. It is concluded that an answer to the question “Are units of retention necessary?” can only be given in light of a clear statement of the goals of a science of behavior.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 24 , Issue 3 , June 2001 , pp. 559
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© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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