Goltz Sonia M
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931 USA.
Perspect Behav Sci. 2020 Jan 6;43(1):137-156. doi: 10.1007/s40614-019-00240-z. eCollection 2020 Mar.
Defining coercion has been a topic of interest to behavior analysts from time to time. Given the more and more subtle influence strategies that technology has enabled, it is time to revisit these definitions. This article examines the definitions of power, freedom, and coercion in behavior analysis, comparing them to philosophical views of power, freedom, and coercion. Two extensions to the definition of coercion are suggested. First, definitions could include as coercive the removal of resources needed to generate the responses required to obtain reinforcement, or in some cases, the neglect to provide these resources. Second, choice architecture systems that are not transparent to the individuals being influenced and for which their consent has not been provided could be considered to be coercive. Implications of these extensions are discussed, including the need to examine behavior management methods for interactions considered to be coercive under the new definitions.
界定强迫行为一直是行为分析师们偶尔会感兴趣的话题。鉴于技术带来的影响策略越来越微妙,现在是时候重新审视这些定义了。本文探讨了行为分析中权力、自由和强迫行为的定义,并将它们与权力、自由和强迫行为的哲学观点进行比较。文中提出了对强迫行为定义的两点扩展。第一,定义可以将移除产生获得强化所需反应所需资源的行为,或在某些情况下,忽视提供这些资源的行为视为强迫行为。第二,对于受影响的个人不透明且未获得其同意的选择架构系统可被视为具有强迫性。文中讨论了这些扩展的影响,包括需要根据新定义检查被视为具有强迫性的互动中的行为管理方法。