What do mental terms mean?
J Moore�- The psychological record, 2010 - Springer
J Moore
The psychological record, 2010•SpringerPsychologists and philosophers have long been interested in two questions:(a) What do
mental terms mean? and (b) what role do mental terms play in explanations of behavior? In
the current sketch I review how mediational neobehaviorism, cognitive psychology, and the
radical behaviorism of BF Skinner address these questions. In so doing, I seek to clarify the
meaning of mental terms, as well as their role in explanations of behavior.
mental terms mean? and (b) what role do mental terms play in explanations of behavior? In
the current sketch I review how mediational neobehaviorism, cognitive psychology, and the
radical behaviorism of BF Skinner address these questions. In so doing, I seek to clarify the
meaning of mental terms, as well as their role in explanations of behavior.
Abstract
Psychologists and philosophers have long been interested in two questions: (a) What do mental terms mean? and (b) what role do mental terms play in explanations of behavior? In the current sketch I review how mediational neobehaviorism, cognitive psychology, and the radical behaviorism of B. F. Skinner address these questions. In so doing, I seek to clarify the meaning of mental terms, as well as their role in explanations of behavior.
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