?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Mentalism+and+Behaviorism%3A+Merging%3F&rft.creator=Lefebvre%2C+Vladimir+A.&rft.subject=Behavioral+Analysis&rft.description=%09The+Reflexive-Intentional+Model+of+the+Subject+(RIMS)+connects+the+subject%E2%80%99s+bipolar+probabilistic+behavior+with+its+mental+domain.+We+demonstrate+that+the+Matching+Law+is+a+formal+consequence+of+this+tie.+RIMS+allows+us+also+to+deduce+theoretically+the+main+patterns+of+animal+behavior+in+the+experiments+with+two+alternatives+where+the+Matching+Law+reveals+itself.+This+finding+inclines+us+to+put+forth+a+hypothesis+that+this+law+reflects+the+process+of+self-programming+of+the+subject+with+mental+domain.+As+a+result%2C+the+subject+acquires+the+ability+to+choose+alternatives+with+fixed+probabilities.+With+this+explanation%2C+the+relative+frequencies+of+pressing+a+pedal+or+pecking+at+a+key+play+the+role+of+half-finished-products+which+after+being+downloaded+into+the+self+turn+into+the+probabilities+of+choice.+The+Matching+Law+can+be+regarded+at+as+an+operational+indication+of+the+mental+domain+existence.&rft.contributor=Lepsky%2C+V.+E.&rft.date=2003-12&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2925%2F1%2FMentalism_%2526_Behaviorism.pdf&rft.identifier=++Lefebvre%2C+Vladimir+A.++(2003)+Mentalism+and+Behaviorism%3A+Merging%3F++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2925%2F