Coercion and Its Fallout
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Coercion and Its Fallout is a seminal behavior-analytic book that examines how the use of aversive control and punishment shapes human behavior and leads to widespread social and psychological problems.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Coercion and Its Fallout Context triple: [Murray Sidman, wrote, Coercion and Its Fallout]
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A.
Pathologies of Power
Pathologies of Power is a book by physician-anthropologist Paul Farmer that examines how social and economic inequalities drive human suffering and health disparities around the world.
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The Tyranny of Controls
"The Tyranny of Controls" is a chapter from Milton and Rose Friedman's book *Free to Choose* that critiques government regulations and economic controls as harmful constraints on individual freedom and market efficiency.
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C.
Taken by Force
Taken by Force is a 1977 hard rock/heavy metal studio album by German band Scorpions, known for its powerful guitar work and controversial original cover art.
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D.
Shame and Necessity
Shame and Necessity is a philosophical work by Bernard Williams that reexamines ancient Greek ethics to challenge modern assumptions about moral responsibility, agency, and the role of shame.
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The Consequences
The Consequences is a notable work associated with the creator or project known as Consequence, recognized for its significance within their body of work.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Coercion and Its Fallout Target entity description: Coercion and Its Fallout is a seminal behavior-analytic book that examines how the use of aversive control and punishment shapes human behavior and leads to widespread social and psychological problems.
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A.
Pathologies of Power
Pathologies of Power is a book by physician-anthropologist Paul Farmer that examines how social and economic inequalities drive human suffering and health disparities around the world.
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B.
The Tyranny of Controls
"The Tyranny of Controls" is a chapter from Milton and Rose Friedman's book *Free to Choose* that critiques government regulations and economic controls as harmful constraints on individual freedom and market efficiency.
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C.
Taken by Force
Taken by Force is a 1977 hard rock/heavy metal studio album by German band Scorpions, known for its powerful guitar work and controversial original cover art.
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D.
Shame and Necessity
Shame and Necessity is a philosophical work by Bernard Williams that reexamines ancient Greek ethics to challenge modern assumptions about moral responsibility, agency, and the role of shame.
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E.
The Consequences
The Consequences is a notable work associated with the creator or project known as Consequence, recognized for its significance within their body of work.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
behavior-analytic book
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book ⓘ |
| advocates |
design of noncoercive social environments
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use of positive reinforcement instead of punishment ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
analyze how coercion shapes human behavior
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promote noncoercive behavior-change methods ⓘ show the social costs of punishment and aversive control ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
criminal justice systems
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families ⓘ governments ⓘ schools ⓘ workplaces ⓘ |
| author | Murray Sidman ⓘ |
| critiques |
reliance on aversive stimuli in social institutions
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use of punishment in behavior control ⓘ |
| describes |
alternatives to punishment-based control
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effects of aversive control on human behavior ⓘ long-term fallout of coercive practices ⓘ |
| field |
behavior analysis
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psychology ⓘ |
| genre |
academic literature
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scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasNotableConcept |
coercive contingencies
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fallout of coercion ⓘ noncoercive reinforcement-based control ⓘ |
| influenced |
applied behavior analysis
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discourse on punishment in psychology ⓘ ethics in behavior-analytic practice ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
aversive control
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behavior control ⓘ coercion ⓘ ethics of behavior control ⓘ psychological consequences of punishment ⓘ punishment ⓘ social consequences of punishment ⓘ |
| notableFor |
linking everyday social practices to behavior-analytic principles
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systematic behavior-analytic treatment of coercion ⓘ |
| perspective | radical behaviorism ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
behavior analysts
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psychologists ⓘ social scientists ⓘ students of behavior analysis ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
behavior analysis of social systems
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operant conditioning ⓘ |
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