SKINNERIAN ANALYSIS OF CONFLICT BEHAVIOR

• NCJ Number: 6949
• Journal: American Behavioral Scientist Volume: 15 Issue: 6 Dated: (JULY/AUGUST 1972) Pages: 883-909
• Author(s): C W ANDERSON; B A NESVOLD
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 27 pages
• Corporate Author: Sage Publications, Inc
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

EXAMINATION OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION USING THE THEORETICAL ORIENTATION OF SKINNERIAN OPERANT CONDITIONING.

Abstract

ALONG WITH THE OPERANT CONDITIONING FRAMEWORK, AN ADDITIONAL EXPLANATORY COMPONENT IS THE UTILITY FUNCTION FACTOR. THIS DEALS WITH THE FINITE NATURE OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO BOTH PARTIES OF THE CONFLICT, WHICH DEPLETES THE CAPACITY OF THE GROUP TO INITIATE FURTHER TURMOIL. THE TWO THEORIES ARE USED AS A BASIS FOR PREDICTING FUTURE TURMOIL.