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On the origins of complexity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 November 2001

Bruce E. Hesse and
Gary Novak
Bruce E. Hesse
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, CA 95382 bhesse@athena.csustan.edu novak@athena.csustan.edu psyc.csustan.edu/bhesse psyc.csustan.edu/novak
Gary Novak
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, CA 95382 bhesse@athena.csustan.edu novak@athena.csustan.edu psyc.csustan.edu/bhesse psyc.csustan.edu/novak
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Abstract

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Darwin's theory of natural selection is as applicable to the analysis of the behavior of organisms as it is to their origins. Skinner's theoretical writings have guided operant psychologists in this area. The behavioral account of selection by Donahoe and Palmer (1994) is positively compared to the points on operant selection made by Hull et al. The “general account of selection” was found to be useful.

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Brief Report
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 24 , Issue 3 , June 2001, pp. 540 - 541
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© 2001 Cambridge University Press