The contributions of B. F. Skinner to the interdisciplinary science of behavioural pharmacology

Blackman, Derek; Pellón, Ricardo

doi:10.1111/j.2044-8295.1993.tb02459.x

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“…Basic research in behavioral pharmacology has long demonstrated that some medications may affect specific behaviors by increasing sensitivity to particular kinds of stimuli, by altering the effects of controlling environmental variables, or both. Such drug-behavior interactions are typically referred to as the behavioral mechanisms of drug action, and may include all the same processes through which any other environ- mental stimuli affect behavior (Blackman & Pellon, 1993;Branch, 1984;Poling, 1986). However, such effects have rarely been considered in applied medication studies.…”

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Further Analysis of the Separate and Interactive Effects of Methylphenidate and Common Classroom Contingencies

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Swanson

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J of App Behav Analysis

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We evaluated separate and interactive effects between common classroom contingencies and methylphenidate (MPH) on disruptive and off-task behaviors for 4 children with a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Analogue conditions consisting of contingent teacher reprimands, brief time-out, no interaction, and alone were conducted in a multielement design. Medication status (MPH or placebo) was alternated across days in a superordinate multielement design. Results indicate that (a) the behavioral effects of MPH were influenced by one or more of the analogue conditions for each participant, and (b) time-out was associated with zero or near-zero levels of both disruptive and off-task behavior for 3 of the 4 participants during MPH and placebo conditions. Implications for the clinical effectiveness of MPH and possible behavioral mechanisms of action of MPH in applied settings are discussed.

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Further Analysis of the Separate and Interactive Effects of Methylphenidate and Common Classroom Contingencies

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“…In addition, the argument that behavior analysis provides technological and experimental support for neuroscience, and that it establishes neuroscience's research program, can go both ways: It is valid for behavior analysis, as Skinner said, but technologies and experimental procedures related to the study of physiological events as independent variables can be used to support behavior analysis as well. Blackman and Pellon (1993) and Branch (2006), for instance, made a strong case for the importance of using pharmacological techniques and manipulations in the study of behavior. According to Branch, “research in behavioral pharmacology has implications not only for issues surrounding behavioral effects of drugs, but it can have significance for the understanding of behavior in general” (p. 421).…”

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On the Autonomy of Psychology from Neuroscience: A Case Study of Skinner's Radical Behaviorism and Behavior Analysis

Zilio

2016

Review of General Psychology

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The main goal of this article is to discuss the place of psychology in the domain of natural sciences as an autonomous endeavor from neuroscience. However, given that psychology is not a monolithic field, it is necessary to specify which particular psychological approach is being taken into account. Here, I take B. F. Skinner's radical behaviorism and behavior analysis as a case study. The focus on Skinner's behaviorism can be justified for at least 2 reasons: (a) Skinner is one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th century, and (b) he is well known for his defense of the autonomy of behavior analysis from neuroscience. The first part of this article is dedicated to the analysis of Skinner's arguments for the autonomy of behavior analysis from neuroscience in 73 of his works, published between 1933 and 1993. In the second part of this article, I analyze Skinner's arguments by taking into account contemporary neuroscience. Incredible advances occurred in neuroscience since the 1930s, and even the late 1980s, period in which Skinner developed his ideas. Therefore, it is important to discuss the pertinence of his arguments in light of today's neuroscience in order to evaluate the validity of his “autonomy” position. I argue that the relation between behavior analysis and neuroscience can shed some light on the more general debate about the relation between psychology and neuroscience by presenting an interesting nonreductionist alternative free of the problems faced by cognitivist theories.

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“…Poling (2000) lembra que essa pesquisa não despertou interesse na comunidade científica e que mais de uma década se passou até que a farmacologia comportamental se estabelecesse como uma disciplina formal. A despeito do estudo supracitado, o trabalho considerado por muitos autores (e.g., Barrett, 2006;Blackman & Pellon, 1993;Branch, 2006a) como o marco inicial da farmacologia comportamental foi o estudo de Dews (1955), que demonstrou que variáveis ambientais podem modificar a maneira pela qual as drogas afetam o comportamento. Dews treinou pombos privados de alimento a bicarem um disco em FR 50 (que gera alta taxa de respostas) e em FI 15 min.…”

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Uma introdução à farmacologia comportamental

Leonardi

Bravin

2012

Inter. Psicol.

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O presente artigo tem como objetivo introduzir a farmacologia comportamental, enfatizando-a como uma área que demonstra a relevância da complementaridade entre análise do comportamento e fisiologia. Inicialmente, o texto apresenta um breve histórico da disciplina e explora seu preceito fundamental – o de que os efeitos de uma droga constituem-se em variáveis ambientais que exercem diferentes funções de estímulo em contingências respondentes e operantes. Em seguida, alguns experimentos que investigaram os mecanismos comportamentais de ação das drogas são brevemente descritos. Por fim, o artigo aponta que a investigação sobre as relações droga-comportamento realizada pela farmacologia comportamental está de acordo com os pressupostos filosóficos do behaviorismo radical e com a base conceitual e empírica da análise do comportamento.Palavras-chave: farmacologia comportamental; análise do comportamento; drogas.

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The contributions of B. F. Skinner to the interdisciplinary science of behavioural pharmacology

Abstract: This paper reviews the impact on behavioural pharmacology of experimental methods and modes of interpretation derived from the work of B. F. Skinner. The * Requests for reprints.

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Further Analysis of the Separate and Interactive Effects of Methylphenidate and Common Classroom Contingencies

Further Analysis of the Separate and Interactive Effects of Methylphenidate and Common Classroom Contingencies

On the Autonomy of Psychology from Neuroscience: A Case Study of Skinner's Radical Behaviorism and Behavior Analysis

Uma introdução à farmacologia comportamental

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