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. 1996 Spring;19(1):61-70.
doi: 10.1007/BF03392739.

How is physiology relevant to behavior analysis?

H W Reese

How is physiology relevant to behavior analysis?

H W Reese. Behav Anal. 1996 Spring.

Abstract

Physiology is an important biological science; but behavior analysis is not a biological science, and behavior analysts can safely ignore biological processes. However, ignoring products of biological processes might be a serious mistake. The important products include behavior, instinctive drift, behavior potentials, hunger, and many developmental milestones and events. Physiology deals with the sources of such products; behavior analysis can deal with how the products affect behavior, which can be understood without understanding their sources.

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