Moxley R A
Division of Education, College of Human Resources & Education, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506-6122.
Am Psychol. 1992 Nov;47(11):1300-11. doi: 10.1037//0003-066x.47.11.1300.
A shift from mechanistic behaviorism to functional behaviorism is presented against the background of two historical traditions, one with an emphasis on form, the other with an emphasis on function. Skinner's work, which made more contributions to a functional behaviorism than to a mechanistic behaviorism, exemplifies this shift. The two traditions and an account of Skinner's development of functional relations are presented in order to show Skinner's contributions to aligning modern behavior analysis with the functional tradition.
从机械行为主义到功能行为主义的转变是在两种历史传统的背景下呈现的，一种强调形式，另一种强调功能。斯金纳的工作对功能行为主义的贡献比对机械行为主义的贡献更大，体现了这种转变。本文介绍了这两种传统以及斯金纳对功能关系的发展历程，以展示斯金纳在使现代行为分析与功能传统相结合方面所做的贡献。
