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ArticlePerspectives on behavior science2020

The Study of Rule-Governed Behavior and Derived Stimulus Relations: Bridging the Gap.

Colin Harte, Dermot Barnes-Holmes, Yvonne Barnes-Holmes, Ama Kissi

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Article in Perspectives on behavior science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Colin HarteDepartment of Experimental, Clinical, and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan, 2, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Dermot Barnes-HolmesDepartment of Experimental, Clinical, and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan, 2, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Yvonne Barnes-HolmesDepartment of Experimental, Clinical, and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan, 2, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Ama KissiDepartment of Experimental, Clinical, and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan, 2, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The concept of rule-governed behavior or instructional control has been widely recognized for many decades within the behavior-analytic literature. It has also been argued that the human capacity to formulate and follow increasingly complex rules may undermine sensitivity to direct contingencies of reinforcement, and that excessive reliance upon rules may be an important variable in human psychological suffering. Although the concept of rules would appear to have been relatively useful within behavior analysis, it seems wise from time to time to reflect upon the utility of even well-established concepts within a scientific discipline. Doing so may be particularly important if it begins to emerge that the existing concept does not readily orient researchers toward potentially important variables associated with that very concept. The primary purpose of this article is to engage in this reflection. In particular, we will focus on the link that has been made between rule-governed behavior and derived relational responding, and consider the extent to which it might be useful to supplement talk of rules or instructions with terms that refer to the dynamics of derived relational responding.

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Derived relationsHDML frameworkRelational frame theoryRelational networksRule-governed behavior

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PMID32647787
PMCPMC7316874

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