Religion as schedule-induced behavior

Behavior Analyst

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 191-204

  Strand, Paul S ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Religion; Schedules of reinforcement; Spirituality; Verbal behavior

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; REINFORCEMENT; RELIGION; STIMULUS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 68949116298     PISSN: 07386729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03392183     Document Type: Article

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