Behavior analysis and experimental pharmacology
- PMID: 7029359
- DOI: 10.1016/0149-7634(81)90025-7
Behavior analysis and experimental pharmacology
Abstract
This paper provides an introduction to the field of behavioral pharmacology. A brief description of the main characteristics of behavior analysis is followed by a review of the contributions of experimental pharmacology to behavior analysis and vice versa. Finally, a section on new procedures in behavioral pharmacology outlines experimental situations in which complex kinds of behavior can to studied. These include: (a) temporal discrimination; (b) preference to be free and informed; (c) commitment, choice and self-control; and (d) high-order concept formation.