The contributions of Murray Sidman to the field of behavior analysis have helped to put the field on a progressive path. In this paper we describe three areas as examples, drawn from the larger set of his notable contributions: the analysis of stimulus equivalence in a way that has fostered a behavior‐analytic approach to derived stimulus relations and symbolic meaning; the observation and measurement of individual behavior through time; and his stance against punitive applied methods. In each of these areas Sidman was a dedicated behaviorist, avoiding appeals to mentalistic or transcendental forces, opposing hypothetical mediational accounts, and taking a functional and contextual approach. Clarity of assumptions was at the heart of Sidman's effective scientific practices and there is no reason to think that those same assumptions will not carry us further, as evidence mounts in support of these views on psychological research and practice.

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Murray Sidman：通过基本选择促进进步

Murray Sidman 对行为分析领域的贡献帮助该领域走上了进步的道路。在这篇论文中，我们描述了三个领域作为例子，这些领域来自他的一大组显着贡献：刺激对等的分析促进了一种行为分析方法来推导出刺激关系和象征意义；随着时间的推移对个人行为的观察和测量；以及他反对惩罚性应用方法的立场。在这些领域中的每一个领域，西德曼都是一位敬业的行为主义者，避免诉诸心理主义或超验力量，反对假设的中介解释，并采取功能和情境方法。假设的清晰性是 Sidman 的核心