SOCIAL HISTORY AND THE BEHAVIORAL REPERTOIRE

Abstract

Addresses what the author views as a common misunderstanding among many psychologists regarding the concepts of cause and intention, and attempts to bring together new developments in social psychology with an enhanced sensibility within behavior analysis toward the behavioral repertoire (BR). The concepts of the BR, the verbal community, and an active social history are examined. Marriage is discussed as an example of a specific social activity for possible behavioral-historical analysis, and the paper ends with an epilogue. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2002 APA, all rights reserved)