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oai:ojs.periodicos.ufpa.br:article-75382019-10-17T16:24:27Z THE (NON) DEFINITION OF AVERSIVE CONTROL IN BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS Hunziker, Maria Helena Leite The Behavior Analysis literature describes two types of control: aversive and positive. A review of specialized publications revealed an objective definition of control through positive reinforcement, but no definition of aversive control. In this paper, we discuss the scientific meaning of the terms “control” and “aversive” from the viewpoint of behavior analysis. We focus on the relational probabilities between responses and stimuli that occur during the continuous interaction between organisms and the environment. The term “control” is assumed to mean that one event (the controlled one) is changed by the occurrence of another event (the controller). The aversiveness of the control is analyzed as a function of “operations” (addition and subtraction of the stimulus), their “effects” (the increase or decrease of the response probability) and the “nature of the stimulus” involved (aversive or appetitive). We conclude that an analysis of processes, operations, and the nature of the stimulus was unable to identify a factor common to all the behavioral relations defined as aversive. We consider that without clear criteria for classifying a control as aversive, it would be more parsimonious to talk about behavioral control without using the aversive/positive dichotomy. However, if this dichotomy is maintained, the development of an objective analysis of elicited (emotional) responses may offer a way to characterize the aversive/positive distinction. Key words: control; aversive control; positive control; behavior analysis; conceptual questions. Universidade Federal do Pará 2018-09-11 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://periodicos.ufpa.br/index.php/rebac/article/view/7538 10.18542/rebac.v14i2.7538 BJBA - Brazilian Journal of Behavior Analysis; v. 14, n. 2 (2018) Revista Brasileira de Análise do Comportamento; v. 14, n. 2 (2018) 2526-6551 1807-8338 por https://periodicos.ufpa.br/index.php/rebac/article/view/7538/5697 Direitos autorais 2018 Revista Brasileira de Análise do Comportamento
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Hunziker, Maria Helena Leite
THE (NON) DEFINITION OF AVERSIVE CONTROL IN BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS
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Hunziker, Maria Helena Leite
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THE (NON) DEFINITION OF AVERSIVE CONTROL IN BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS
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THE (NON) DEFINITION OF AVERSIVE CONTROL IN BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS
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THE (NON) DEFINITION OF AVERSIVE CONTROL IN BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS
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THE (NON) DEFINITION OF AVERSIVE CONTROL IN BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS
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THE (NON) DEFINITION OF AVERSIVE CONTROL IN BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS
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(non) definition of aversive control in behavior analysis
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Universidade Federal do Pará
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2018
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