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Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County 21228-5398.
Am Psychol. 1992 Nov;47(11):1521-30. doi: 10.1037//0003-066x.47.11.1521.
B. F. Skinner illustrated the power of behavior analysis by turning it upon his own behavior. This article considers parallels in the life and work of Charles Darwin and places Skinner's views on life and death in the context of his selectionist paradigm for psychology. The term organism plays a special role, and the account shows why B. F. Skinner might have regarded it as an appropriate title.
B. F. 斯金纳通过将行为分析应用于自身行为，展示了行为分析的力量。本文探讨了查尔斯·达尔文生活与工作中的相似之处，并将斯金纳关于生与死的观点置于他的心理学选择主义范式的背景下。“有机体”一词扮演着特殊角色，本文还说明了B. F. 斯金纳为何可能认为这是一个合适的标题。
