Description
This conceptual analysis offers an account of the practice of dog keeping by translating it into the selection-by-consequences framework (Skinner, 1981). To that aim, the notions of interlocking behavioural contingencies, meta-contingencies, and verbal behaviour are emphasized. First, the origins of cooperation of early humans (i.e., hunter-gatherers) and dogs are discussed considering the three levels of selection (natural, behavioural and cultural). Implications from this historical account to modern-day dog owning are presented (e.g., artificial selection of dogs). Second, the subsequent cultural practice of dog owning in its various forms (e.g., human-dog interactions) is explored. Finally, the question why dog keeping has sustained over millennia as a cultural practice is addressed by means of verbal behaviour (e.g., rulegoverned and contingency-shaped behaviour).Period | 27 Apr 2019 |
---|---|
Event title | Norsk Atferdsanalytisk Forening (Norwegian Behaviour Analytic Association) |
Event type | Conference |
Location | Gol, Norway |
Degree of Recognition | National |
Documents & Links
Related content
-
Student theses
-
Applied behaviour analysis of owner-dog interactions: Assessment and intervention for behavior change, and animal welfare
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy