Religion Reinforced Religion as a schedule-induced behavior and the case of "King" James Strang
Criminal Behaviorology \n \nReligion Reinforced \u2013 Religion as a schedule-induced behavior and the case of \u201cKing\u201d James Strang\n\nTimothy reads from a 2009 article on religion as a schedule-induced behavior by Paul S. Strand. In addition, a reading from Larry B. Massie\u2019s Voyages Into Michigan\u2019s Past focuses on a segment of a Mormon sect from the 19th century, and their leader James Strang who declared himself a king, and was revered as a prophet.\n\nShow Highlights:\n\n-\tThe two classes of religious behavior: Nonoperant schedule-induced and operant behavior. The consistency of these two classes with the \u201cgraceful\u201d and \u201ceffortful\u201d religious experiences written about by theologians.\n\n-\tHow and why religion may maintain as a behavior across continents and generations. Religious behavior transcends topography. \n\n-\tLearning in the form of socially mediated reinforcement. Acquired religious behavior may be motivated by social contingencies. Foundational religious behavior is motivated by something more. Foundational religious behavior continues regardless of the consequences. \n\n-\tDeclaring oneself an atheist as a religious act in itself.\n\n-\tThe potential for the automatic reinforcement of religion.\n\n-\tSkinner\u2019s superstition concept, and how subsequent research does not support his conclusions as an explanation of religious behavior.\n\n-\tInduced behavior as being in the middle ground between pure operant behavior and reflexes.\n\n-\tThe murder of James Jesse Strang (\u201cThe King of Beaver Island\u201d). The dramatic career of Strang as a Mormon religious leader and violent end of the Strangite sect on a remote Lake Michigan island.\n\nReligion as Schedule-Induced Behavior by Paul S. Strand, The Behavior Analyst (2009)\nhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2686986/\n\nVoyages Into Michigan\u2019s Past by Larry B. Massie\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Voyages-into-Michigans-Larry-Massie/dp/0932212581\n\nCriminal Behaviorology podcast on Michigan\u2019s True Crime\nhttps://anchor.fm/criminalbehaviorology/episodes/Michigans-True-Crime--Tobin-T--Buhk-discusses-his-career-as-a-true-crime-writer-as-we-focus-on-his-book-True-Crime-Michigan--The-States-Most-Notorious-Criminal-Cases-e3km7i\n \nCriminal Behaviorology podcast on Pirates!\nhttps://anchor.fm/criminalbehaviorology/episodes/Pirates--Behavior-Analysis-and-Maritime-Crime-from-the-Great-Lakes-to-Modern-Day-Somalia-e5epfr\n \nSee Criminal Behaviorology on Blogger. \n\nCB Podcast Sites:\n\nhttps://criminalbehaviorology.podomatic.com\nhttps://anchor.fm/criminalbehaviorology\nhttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/criminal-behaviorology/id1441879795?mt=2&uo=4 \nhttps://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83MzY4OWFjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz\nhttps://open.spotify.com/show/5VM7Sjv762u7nb91YWGczZ \nhttps://www.breaker.audio/criminal-behaviorology \nhttps://overcast.fm/itunes1441879795/criminal-behaviorology \nhttps://pca.st/Q38w \nhttps://radiopublic.com/criminal-behaviorology-GEv2AZ \nhttps://www.stitcher.com/podcast/anchor-podcasts/criminal-behaviorology\n\nPlease write a review on any of our podcast sites listed above. Questions, comments, and requests for transcripts to: \ncriminalbehaviorology@gmail.com\nThank you for listening.\n\n\n--- \n\nSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/criminalbehaviorology/support