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Self-Editing: On the Relation Between behavioral and Psycholinguistic Approaches
L Kimberly Epting1, Thomas S Critchfield
1Hampden-Sydney College.
The Behavior Analyst
|April 6, 2012
Summary
Behavioral and cognitive psycholinguistic approaches to self-editing reveal shared concepts. Integrating cognitive research may advance experimental analysis of verbal behavior and self-editing.
Area of Science:
- Behavioral Psychology
- Cognitive Psycholinguistics
- Verbal Behavior Analysis
Background:
- Skinner's (1957) conceptual analysis identifies self-editing in verbal behavior.
- Experimental analysis of self-editing remains limited, with most research in linguistics and cognitive psycholinguistics.
Purpose of the Study:
- Compare and contrast behavioral and cognitive psycholinguistic approaches to self-editing.
- Identify points of contact between these distinct theoretical styles.
- Propose avenues for advancing experimental analysis of self-editing from a behavioral perspective.
Main Methods:
- Comparative analysis of theoretical frameworks.
- Literature review of behavioral and cognitive psycholinguistic research on self-editing.
- Identification of conceptual overlaps and divergences.
Main Results:
- Fundamental differences exist between behavioral and cognitive psycholinguistic approaches.
- Points of contact and potential integration were identified.
- Cognitive psycholinguistic research offers insights relevant to behavioral analysis.
Conclusions:
- The two approaches are not entirely mutually exclusive.
- Cognitive psycholinguistic research can stimulate experimental self-editing analysis in behaviorism.
- Further integration may enhance understanding of multiply determined verbal behavior.
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