Coercion and Its Fallout
Coercion and Its Fallout
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强制及其后果
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1991
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通讯作者:
D. Center
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M. Sidman;D. Center
es that we, as a species, must "change our conducr if we are going to to postpone the current headlong rush toward extinction of the species." the development of a science of behavior is virtually the only event that ~ for survival. our problems, according to Sidman, is the widely accepted belief by s, politicians, bureaucrats, business and labor leaders, and religions thers, that coercion is the natural order of things. Most, if not all, members that behavior control is necessary if society is going to work. Sidman does ;t the necessity of behavior control. He does, however, argue strongly pread view of behavior control as coercive control. ::ial evil, so to speak, is not the use of coercive behavior control per se but I escalating relationship between coercive control and countercontrol. The'ler or not there should be behavior control but rather whether or not it will ally. Scientific behavior control, based on the science of behavior analysis, ~ exerted systematically, effectively, thoughtfully, and most important, fic behavior control is control through positive reinforcement as eluciqated behavior analysis, not through negative reinforcement and punishment, )ntrol. that there may be a few extreme instances where coercive control can be I represent exceptions. not the rule for behavior control. Even when argues that such instances will only occur because of mistakes made by , ignorance, or emergency situations. In the rare case where coercive Sidman argues it should be a last resort and should be only a temporary '1g an opportunity to put into place reninforcement-based techniques for