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Heeding Darwin but ignoring Bernard: External behaviors are not selected, internal goals are

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 November 2001

Gary A. Cziko
Gary A. Cziko
Affiliation:
Department of Educational Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61820 g-cziko@uiuc.edu www.uiuc.edu/ph/www/g-cziko
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Abstract

Hull et al. see responses and properties of responses as units of selection in behavioral change. However, this perspective cannot account for goal-directed behavior in which organisms employ variable means to reliably attain intended consequences. An alternative perspective is offered in which the intended consequences (goals) of behavior serve as the units of selection in behavior change.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 24 , Issue 3 , June 2001 , pp. 534 - 535
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© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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