Cherpas C
Anal Verbal Behav. 1993;11:55-62. doi: 10.1007/BF03392887.
A textual analysis of the concept of strength is presented, based on patterns of its occurrence in the book Verbal Behavior (Skinner, 1957). A manual count was conducted of all instances of the word "strength," and closely related forms. Rates were then plotted and interpreted as revealing the kinds of situations where strength is most relevant. Strength appears to be most relevant (as measured by instances per page of text) whenever a detailed behavioral analysis involves 1) more than one source of strength for a response, 2) multiple responses or fragments being strengthened by one or more variables, 3) dynamic changes in behavior, or 4) behavior which is not currently or readily observed. Further research is needed to evaluate how textual analysis of this sort contributes to a science of behavior.
基于“强度”概念在《言语行为》（斯金纳，1957年）一书中的出现模式，本文对其进行了文本分析。对“强度”一词及密切相关形式的所有实例进行了人工计数。然后绘制频率并进行解读，以揭示强度最相关的各种情况。每当详细的行为分析涉及以下情况时，强度似乎最为相关（以每页文本中的实例数衡量）：1）一个反应有多个强度来源；2）一个或多个变量强化多个反应或片段；3）行为的动态变化；4）当前未观察到或难以观察到的行为。需要进一步研究来评估这种文本分析对行为科学有何贡献。
