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Following rules in the intermontane west: 19th-century mormon settlement
The Behavior Analyst
|April 6, 2012
Summary
Behavior analysis offers a new model for human geography, explaining 19th-century Mormon settlement in the West using concepts like metacontingency and delayed reinforcement.
Area of Science:
- Human Geography
- Behavior Analysis
- Sociology
Background:
- Human geography traditionally lacks objectivist philosophical frameworks.
- Behavior analysis offers a potential explanatory model for human-environment interactions.
- Understanding historical human settlement patterns requires robust theoretical approaches.
Purpose of the Study:
- To apply behavior analysis concepts to human geography.
- To analyze the 19th-century Mormon movement and settlement in the intermontane West.
- To explore the utility of metacontingency, rule-governed behavior, and delayed reinforcement in explaining settlement.
Main Methods:
- Behavioral analysis of historical settlement patterns.
- Application of concepts including metacontingency, rule-governed behavior, and delayed reinforcement.
- Case study of 19th-century Mormon societal structure and expansion.
Main Results:
- Behavioral principles can illuminate complex human geographical phenomena.
- Metacontingency explains the collective, emergent patterns of Mormon settlement.
- Rule-governed behavior and delayed reinforcement account for individual and group actions within the settlement process.
Conclusions:
- Behavior analysis provides a valuable, objectivist framework for human geography.
- The study demonstrates the applicability of behavioral concepts to understanding historical societal movements.
- This approach enhances our understanding of how environmental and social factors interact to shape landscapes.
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