Leigland S
Behav Anal. 1984 Spring;7(1):41-5. doi: 10.1007/BF03391884.
The term "setting event" is examined in light of recent interest in the possible utility of the concept. The term was found to characteristically include properties of environmental variables, functional relations already defined, and other functional relations either unspecified or not identified with any generally-accepted term. "Setting event" as a technical term may be too general and functionally unclear and should thus be viewed with caution. An alternative approach is examined in the recently-proposed term, "establishing operation," which is viewed as a more limited, functionally specific, and therefore preferable approach to the adoption of new technical terms.
鉴于最近人们对“背景事件”这一概念的潜在效用产生兴趣,对该术语进行了审视。结果发现,该术语通常具有环境变量的属性、已定义的功能关系以及其他未明确指定或未用任何公认术语标识的功能关系。“背景事件”作为一个专业术语可能过于宽泛且功能不明确,因此应谨慎看待。最近提出的术语“建立操作”则提供了另一种方法,它被视为一种更具局限性、功能更具体的方法,因此在采用新的专业术语时更为可取。