The Functional Context of Elderly Behavior
Open Access
- 1 February 1977
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Gerontologist
- Vol. 17 (1) , 27-34
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/17.1.27
Abstract
The usefulness of combining behavior analysis and behavioral ecology principles is considered inregard to gerontological research and application. For the behavior analyst, the basic unit of understandingis the person's behavior in its functional context. Issues related to extending this level of analysis are discussed from a behavioral ecological perspective.Keywords
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