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Behavior analysis: thriving, but how about its future?

Edmund Fantino1

  • 1University of California San Diego, USA. efantino@ucsd.edu

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
|March 15, 2008
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Behavior analysis is advancing through applied research and interdisciplinary work. Focusing on cognition, like decision-making and language, can ensure continued support for fundamental behavior analysis research.

Area of Science:

  • Behavioral science
  • Cognitive science
  • Animal behavior

Background:

  • Behavior analysis demonstrates robust theoretical and empirical contributions across diverse problems.
  • Applied behavior analysis research is currently flourishing.
  • Potential erosion of support for basic research in animal learning and behavior analysis exists.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the importance of continued support for basic research in behavior analysis.
  • To suggest a strategic evolution for behavior analysis towards fundamental cognitive problems.
  • To propose experimental analysis of gambling as a fruitful area for investigation.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current trends and challenges in behavior analysis.
  • Analysis of the role of fundamental research in cognitive areas.

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  • Exploration of potential research avenues, such as gambling behavior.

    • Main Results:

    • Behavior analysis is thriving in applied and interdisciplinary domains.
    • There is a potential risk of declining support for basic animal learning research.
    • Cognitive areas like decision-making and language offer promising avenues for behavior analysis.

    Conclusions:

    • Continued evolution of behavior analysis requires increased focus on fundamental cognitive research.
    • Experimental analysis of complex behaviors, such as gambling, can be highly productive.
    • Strategic adaptation is key to sustaining and advancing the field of behavior analysis.