title: Behavior analysis and experimental pharmacology.
abstract: This paper provides an introduction to the field of behavioral pharmacology. A brief description of the main characteristics of behavior analysis is followed by a review of the contributions of experimental pharmacology to behavior analysis and vice versa. Finally, a section on new procedures in behavioral pharmacology outlines experimental situations in which complex kinds of behavior can to studied. These include: (a) temporal discrimination; (b) preference to be free and informed; (c) commitment, choice and self-control; and (d) high-order concept formation.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D002755:Choice Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D004192:Discrimination, Psychological / Q000187:drug effects; D005795:Generalization, Stimulus / Q000187:drug effects; D011600:Psychopharmacology; D012055:Reinforcement Schedule; D013997:Time Factors