Open AccessBEHAVIOR ANALYSIS AND PRAGMATISM
Author(s) -
Jay Moore
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
revista brasileira de análise do comportamento
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2526-6551
pISSN - 1807-8338
DOI - 10.18542/rebac.v13i2.5910
Subject(s) - pragmatism , statement (logic) , epistemology , action (physics) , metaphysics , meaning (existential) , psychology , philosophy , quantum mechanics , physics
For pragmatism, the meaning of a psychological concept or statement is found in its practical implications for human affairs. Absent is any assumption that the concept or statement represents the Truth about a metaphysical Reality that lies beyond human experience and behavior. Behavior analysts embrace pragmatism, and argue that an important consideration in psychology is the degree to which a psychological concept or statement contributes to effective action in the laboratory or in service delivery. The effective action commonly takes the form of prediction and control. Keywords: pragmatism, prediction and control, mentalism, levels of analysis, neuroscience