Dymond, Simon and Roche, Bryan and Barnes-Holmes, Dermot (2003) The Continuity Strategy, Human Behavior, and Behavior Analysis. The Psychological record, 53 (3). pp. 333-347. ISSN 0033-2933

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In behavior analysis, continuity refers to the assumption of a similarity of behavioral principles or processes between nonhumans and humans, which is often considered to be a fundamental postulate of the field. The present paper outlines a more recent view of the continuity assumption as an epistemological tool or research strategy. Researchers employing this strategy attempt to replicate with humans already-identified behavioral principles from nonhuman research prior to their application to socially relevant issues in natural settings. This form of the continuity strategy has flourished, despite demonstrable differences between nonhuman and human behavior, firstly in the study of performance on schedules of reinforcement and more recently in the study of derived stimulus relations. The implications of research on derived stimulus relations for the differing theoretical accounts of the continuity strategy are discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Cite as: Dymond, S., Roche, B. & Barnes-Holmes, D. Psychol Rec (2003) 53: 333. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03395449
Keywords:	Continuity Strategy; Human Behavior; Behavior Analysis;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology
Item ID:	10664
Identification Number:	https://link.springer.com
Depositing User:	Dr. Bryan Roche
Date Deposited:	01 Apr 2019 14:24
Journal or Publication Title:	The Psychological record
Publisher:	Springer Verlag
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	https://link.springer.com
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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