Teleological Behaviorism

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:logic
gptkb:philosophy
psychological theory
gptkbp:appliesTo addiction
decision making
self-control
choice behavior
gptkbp:category psychology
behaviorism
gptkbp:contrastsWith mechanistic behaviorism
gptkbp:describes behavior as patterns over time
gptkbp:emphasizes future-oriented explanations
molar behavior analysis
gptkbp:focusesOn goal-directed behavior
purposeful behavior
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Teleological Behaviorism
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:B.F._Skinner
philosophy of science
gptkbp:opposedBy reductionism
exclusively mechanistic explanations
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Howard_Rachlin
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Behavioral_and_Brain_Sciences
gptkbp:relatedTo functionalism
molar behaviorism
gptkbp:viewsBehaviorAs goal-oriented
temporally extended
gptkbp:yearProposed 1990s
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Howard_Rachlin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8