Marr M J
Behav Anal. 1989 Fall;12(2):143-51. doi: 10.1007/BF03392491.
This paper discusses similarities between the mathematization of operant behavior and the early history of the most mathematical of sciences-physics. Galileo explored the properties of motion without dealing with the causes of motion, focusing on changes in motion. Newton's dynamics were concerned with the action of forces as causes of change. Skinner's rationale for using rate to describe behavior derived from an interest in changes in rate. Reinforcement has played the role of force in the dynamics of behavior. Behavioral momentum and maximization have received mathematical formulations in behavior analysis. Yet to be worked out are the relations between molar and molecular formulations of behavioral theory.
本文讨论了操作性行为的数学化与最具数学性的科学——物理学的早期历史之间的相似之处。伽利略在不涉及运动原因的情况下探索了运动的特性，专注于运动的变化。牛顿动力学关注作为变化原因的力的作用。斯金纳使用速率来描述行为的基本原理源于对速率变化的兴趣。强化在行为动力学中起到了力的作用。行为动量和最大化在行为分析中已经得到了数学表述。然而，行为理论的宏观和微观表述之间的关系尚待阐明。
