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Behavioral cusps: a developmental and pragmatic concept for behavior analysis

J Rosales-Ruiz1, D M Baer

  • 1Department of Behavior Analysis, University of North Texas, Denton 76203, USA. Rosales@scs.unt.edu

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
|October 8, 1997
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Behavioral development involves understanding environmental influences on behavior change. A behavioral cusp is a pivotal behavior change that unlocks new learning opportunities and has significant long-term consequences.

Area of Science:

  • Behavioral science
  • Developmental psychology
  • Behavior analysis

Background:

  • Traditional developmental concepts focus on stages and predictable behavior changes.
  • Behavior analysis emphasizes environmental contingencies as drivers of behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a behavior-analytic framework for understanding development.
  • To introduce the concept of a "behavioral cusp" as a key developmental phenomenon.

Main Methods:

  • Analyzing fundamental mechanisms of behavior analysis, including environmental contingencies.
  • Examining how these contingencies systematically vary across the lifespan.
  • Identifying behavior changes with far-reaching consequences.

Main Results:

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  • Environmental contingencies systematically influence behavior change throughout life.
  • Certain behavior changes, termed "behavioral cusps," lead to new environmental contingencies.
  • Behavioral cusps are crucial for subsequent development and learning.

Conclusions:

  • Behavior change is the core of development from a behavior-analytic viewpoint.
  • Behavioral cusps represent critical junctures in development.
  • Understanding behavioral cusps offers a powerful lens for studying developmental processes.