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|April 6, 2012

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Behavior analysts are exploring intention, but often overlook the difference between intention and intentionality. Clarifying this distinction is crucial for understanding how observers attribute behavior and its underlying functional relations.

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Area of Science:

Behavior Analysis
Psychology

Background:

The concept of intention is gaining traction within behavior analysis.
Current behavior-analytic approaches often focus on observable utterances and their maintaining conditions.
A key gap exists in distinguishing between 'intention' and 'intentionality'.

Purpose of the Study:

To differentiate between the terms 'intention' and 'intentionality'.
To examine these distinctions from both traditional (psychological/layperson) and behavior-analytic viewpoints.
To highlight the significance of this distinction for behavior analysts.

Main Methods:

Conceptual analysis of the terms 'intention' and 'intentionality'.
Review of traditional psychological and layperson perspectives.
Examination from a behavior-analytic framework.

Main Results:

The study emphasizes a critical distinction between intention and intentionality.
Traditional and behavior-analytic perspectives on these terms are analyzed.
Observers may be responding to different functional relations based on attributing intention versus intentionality.

Conclusions:

Distinguishing intention from intentionality is vital for behavior analysts.
This clarification can refine the understanding of how observers interpret behavior.
Recognizing the difference impacts the analysis of functional relations in behavior.