Sixth Biannual Symposium on the Science of Behavior
SOCIAL BEHAVIOR: EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSES AND CONCEPTUAL PROBLEMS
February 23rd-25th 2000
Guadalajara, Mexico
PROGRAM

Wednesday February 23rd

9:15-9:30 Welcome and opening remarks

9:30-10:30
The rational society and its enemies. Person-islands, human behavior, and the decay of communal joie de vivre 
Peter Harzem - Auburn University (U.S.A.)

10:30-11:00
Discussion

11:15-12:15
Behavioural analyses of social impacts on learned feeding and sexual behaviours
Bennet G. Galef - McMaster University (Canada)

12:15-12:45
Discussion

16:15-17:15
Animal model of cooperating dyads: methodological and theoretical issues
Richard Schuster - University of Haifaa (Israel)

17:15-17:45
Discussion

18:00-19:00
The case of Cinderella or how a behaviorist rediscovered biology
Robert L. Burgess - Pennsylvania State University (U.S.A.)

19:00-19:30
Discussion

Thursday February 24th

9:30-10:30
The role of decisions and intentionality in behavioral analysis
Christopher Bohem - School of American Research at Santa Fe (U.S.A)

10:30-11:00
Discussion

11:30-12:30
Values, normativity and behaviorism - Alejandro Tomasini-Bassols
National University of Mexico (Mexico)

12:30-13:00
Discussion

17:00-18:00
What makes human social behavior look so special?Putting psychology into the social sciences
Bernard Guerin - University of Waikato (New Zealand)

18:00-18:30
Discussion

Friday February 25th

9:30-10:30
The utility of the experimental analysis of social behavior in interaction: A key test for behavior analysis
Jack L. Gewirtz - Florida International University (U.S.A.)

10:30-11:00
Discussion

11:30-12:30
Functional dimensions of social behavior: theoretical considerations and some preliminary data
Emilio Ribes-Inesta - University of Guadalajara (Mexico)

12:30-13:00
Discussion

16:30-17:30
Coevolution through selection for social interaction in artificial neural networks
Jose E. Burgos - University of Guadalajara (Mexico)

17:30-18:00
Discussion

18:15-19:15 General discussion and conclusions
 

      El idioma oficial del evento es el ingles y la asistencia es exclusivamente mediante invitacion. Cupo limitado. Si existe interes y posibilidades de asistir, dirigir su solicitud a:

Emilio Ribes Inesta
Investigador del Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones en Comportamiento
Universidad de Guadalajara
12 de diciembre 204
Col. Chapalita
Apartado Postal 5-374
Zapopan, Jal. 45030
Mexico
tels. (3)1223325 y (3)1211158
fax (3) 1211158
Correo electronico: ribes@cencar.udg.mx