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The Future of Behavior Analysis: Foxes and Hedgehogs Revisited
1Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA USA.
The Behavior Analyst
|January 25, 2020
Summary
Basic and applied behavior analysis may be diverging into separate fields, impacting the discipline's future. Addressing challenges in training, collaboration, and funding is crucial for maintaining a unified approach to behavior analysis.
Area of Science:
- Behavioral Science
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Basic Research
Background:
- A 1991 paper proposed basic and applied behavior analysis might diverge.
- Initial commentary suggested interdependence, particularly at application frontiers.
- Recent trends indicate a potential emergence of distinct 'species' within behavior analysis.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the "literature of survival" concerning behavior analysis.
- To examine the evolving relationship between basic and applied behavior analysis.
- To identify challenges impacting the coherence of the discipline.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of "survival" themes.
- Analysis of interdependencies and challenges.
- Examination of constraints on training and collaboration.
Main Results:
- Training constraints lead to narrow application focus.
- Self-imposed isolation hinders productive collaboration.
- Difficulties in securing research support are prevalent.
Conclusions:
- Challenges are interlocking and cannot be addressed in isolation.
- Solutions require integrated strategies for discipline survival.
- Long-term coherence of behavior analysis depends on addressing these complex issues.
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