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. 2001 May;75(3):338–378. doi: 10.1901/jeab.2001.75-338

Molar versus as a paradigm clash.

W M Baum 1
PMCID: PMC1284822  PMID: 11453623

Abstract

The molar view of behavior arose in response to the demonstrated inadequacy of explanations based on contiguity. Although Dinsmoor's (2001) modifications to two-factor theory render it irrefutable, a more basic criticism arises when we see that the molar and molecular views differ paradigmatically. The molar view has proven more productive.

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