Abstract

ANGELO, Henrique Valle Belo Ribeiro  and  BISSOLI, Enzo Banti. A dialogue proposal between Silvia Lane's Social Psychology and Behavior Analysis. Perspectivas [online]. 2016, vol.7, n.2, pp. 288-302. ISSN 2177-3548.  http://dx.doi.org/10.18761/pac.2016.008.

This essay discusses possibilities of dialogue between Silvia Lane's Social Psychology and Behavior Analysis. The dialogue rests in three central themes: the definition of subject matter, the notion of social transformation and the method of study. From these axes, it will be addressed assumptions of Lane's Social Psychology, and the influence of Skinner's thought upon the Lane's, moreover, it will be identified and discussed some criticism of Lane upon Skinner's Behavior Analysis. Two proposals for social transformation found in the behavior analysis were discussed alongside Lane proposals. The study method is also discussed and the action research proposed by Lane is presented beside methods that behavior analysis uses to study social phenomena.

Keywords : Silvia Lane; Social change; behavior analyst practices; research methods in Behavior Analysis.

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