Towards a functional classification of behaviour: a taxonomy based on outcomes

doi:10.1177/10597123211040574

	Towards a functional classification of behaviour: a taxonomy based on outcomes
	Mallpress, Dave E. W.
刊名	ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR
	2021-09-06
页码	34
关键词	Behaviour classification function taxonomy hierarchical organisation
ISSN号	1059-7123
DOI	10.1177/10597123211040574
通讯作者	Mallpress, Dave E. W.(dmallpress@gmaii.com)
英文摘要	The classification of behaviour has historically been done using one of the two approaches, either through the hypothetical causes (such as 'instincts', 'drives' and 'needs') or through the cataloguing of the observable form of behaviour using an ethogram. This article offers an alternative framework for classification of behaviour based upon only the behavioural outcomes. The framework is specified from first principles of a state-space approach, allowing us to discuss intermediate outcomes that may have instrumental value. This approach could provide a firmer foundation to consider the hierarchical nature of goals and allows us to address both the 'how' and the 'why' questions within a single framework. This taxonomy is designed to complement rather than replace existing attempts; the classification of behaviour by outcome is orthogonal to questions of the mechanisms of decision making or of the implementation of actions. This article specifies nine basic classes of behaviour and provides precise definitions for each of these. We then develop a formal language for the description of observed activities, the representation of behavioural hierarchies and for the analysis of possibility sets for achieving future goals. We follow up with some critique and discussion of the problems such a framework poses.
收录类别	SCI
资助项目	Office of China Postdoc Council (OCPC) under the International Postdoctoral Exchange Fellowship Program ; Institute of Psychology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences
WOS关键词	STANDARD ETHOGRAM ; MOTIVATION ; NEED ; ONTOLOGIES ; PREDICTABILITY ; REINFORCEMENT ; CONSEQUENCES ; NEUROBIOLOGY ; ORGANIZATION ; HIERARCHY
WOS研究方向	Computer Science ; Psychology ; Social Sciences - Other Topics
语种	英语
出版者	SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
WOS记录号	WOS:000693391700001
资助机构	Office of China Postdoc Council (OCPC) under the International Postdoctoral Exchange Fellowship Program ; Institute of Psychology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.psych.ac.cn/handle/311026/40208]
专题	心理研究所_健康与遗传心理学研究室
通讯作者	Mallpress, Dave E. W.
作者单位	Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, 16 Lincui Rd, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Mallpress, Dave E. W.. Towards a functional classification of behaviour: a taxonomy based on outcomes[J]. ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR,2021:34.
APA	Mallpress, Dave E. W..(2021).Towards a functional classification of behaviour: a taxonomy based on outcomes.ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR,34.
MLA	Mallpress, Dave E. W.."Towards a functional classification of behaviour: a taxonomy based on outcomes".ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR (2021):34.