The intersection of moral behavior and verbal regulation represents one of the most philosophically rich and practically relevant areas within behavior analysis. This course examines the relationship between the development of moral behavior and the emergence of verbal regulatory processes, drawing upon relational frame theory (RFT) as the primary conceptual framework.
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Join Free →Read the following article and pass a 13-question quiz on it: Hayes, S. C., Gifford, E. V., & Hayes, G. J. (1998). Moral behavior and the development of verbal regulation.The Behavior Analyst, 21(2), 253-279. To earn credit, you will be required to read the article and pass a 13-question quiz about it. You can retake the quiz as many times as needed, but you will not receive exactly the same questions each time. The present paper examines the relationship between the development of moral behavior and the development of verbal regulatory processes. Relational frame theory and the distinctions among pliance, tracking, and augmenting forms of rule governance are applied to the domain of moral behavior and its development, in order to identify the specific social and verbal contingencies that are responsible for an evolving moral repertoire. It is argued that moral behavior is controlled by relational and rule-following repertoires, and that these can be arranged into a rough progression: pliance, tracking, augmenting, social concern for pliance, social concern for tracking, and social concern for augmenting. Congruence with data derived from other research traditions is examined, and applied implications are explored. Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB | 2.5 | Ethics |
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