Religion Reinforced – Religion as a schedule-induced behavior and the case of "King" James Strang
Criminal Behaviorology Religion Reinforced – Religion as a schedule-induced behavior and the case of “King” James Strang Timothy reads from a 2009 article on religion as a schedule-induced behavior by Paul S. Strand. In addition, a reading from Larry B. Massie’s Voyages Into Michigan’s 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. Show Highlights: - The two classes of religious behavior: Nonoperant schedule-induced and operant behavior. The consistency of these two classes with the “graceful” and “effortful” religious experiences written about by theologians. - How and why religion may maintain as a behavior across continents and generations. Religious behavior transcends topography. - Learning 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. - Declaring oneself an atheist as a religious act in itself. - The potential for the automatic reinforcement of religion. - Skinner’s superstition concept, and how subsequent research does not support his conclusions as an explanation of religious behavior. - Induced behavior as being in the middle ground between pure operant behavior and reflexes. - The murder of James Jesse Strang (“The King of Beaver Island”). The dramatic career of Strang as a Mormon religious leader and violent end of the Strangite sect on a remote Lake Michigan island. Religion as Schedule-Induced Behavior by Paul S. Strand, The Behavior Analyst (2009) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2686986/ Voyages Into Michigan’s Past by Larry B. Massie https://www.amazon.com/Voyages-into-Michigans-Larry-Massie/dp/0932212581 Criminal Behaviorology podcast on Michigan’s True Crime https://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 Criminal Behaviorology podcast on Pirates! https://anchor.fm/criminalbehaviorology/episodes/Pirates--Behavior-Analysis-and-Maritime-Crime-from-the-Great-Lakes-to-Modern-Day-Somalia-e5epfr See Criminal Behaviorology on Blogger. CB Podcast Sites: https://criminalbehaviorology.podomatic.com https://anchor.fm/criminalbehaviorology https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/criminal-behaviorology/id1441879795?mt=2&uo=4 https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83MzY4OWFjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz https://open.spotify.com/show/5VM7Sjv762u7nb91YWGczZ https://www.breaker.audio/criminal-behaviorology https://overcast.fm/itunes1441879795/criminal-behaviorology https://pca.st/Q38w https://radiopublic.com/criminal-behaviorology-GEv2AZ https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/anchor-podcasts/criminal-behaviorology Please write a review on any of our podcast sites listed above. Questions, comments, and requests for transcripts to: criminalbehaviorology@gmail.com Thank you for listening. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/criminalbehaviorology/support