Metacontingency Terminology, Philosophical Assumptions, and the Scientific Dialogue: A Response to Ardila-Sánchez and Hayes (2023)

Ardila-Sánchez and Hayes (2023, this issue) discuss how differing philosophical assumptions might reflect on metacontingency terminology debate some of the arguments presented by Sampaio Haydu (2023). We respond restating urgent need to clarify definition cultural milieu, which is illustrated an argument about discriminative stimuli as components milieu. that differences in we did not emphasize were related interlocking behavioral contingencies (IBCs) consequences, milieu group-rule generation. question any rigid separations “Skinnerian” “Kantorian views” phenomena, insisting focus a unified culturo-behavior science. elucidate verbal responses may participate IBCs, antecendents, or selecting environment variables; answer questions latter two concepts; COVID-19 psychological support project empirically validate concept, but illustrate test conceptual coherence terms theory.