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  • Behavioral science
  • Public policy analysis
  • Culturo-behavioral science

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  • Applied behavior analysis (ABA) has a 60-year history but minimal focus on public policy.
  • Skinner (1953) identified government as a primary agency controlling human behavior.
  • Previous behavioral strategies for policy issues were limited to small-scale settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the application of behavioral principles to public policymaking.
  • To analyze voting as an operant behavior within the context of interlocking behavioral contingencies (IBCs).
  • To highlight the opportune moment for behavior analysts to influence public policy.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of voting as operant behavior.
  • Examination of interlocking behavioral contingencies (IBCs) in citizen and legislative voting.
  • Application of culturo-behavioral science frameworks (metacontingency) to policymaking.

Main Results:

  • Legislative processes largely involve rule-governed behavior, while votes are contingency-shaped.
  • Key differences exist in consequences for citizen versus legislator votes.
  • Recent policy successes for ABA increase legislator awareness of its value.

Conclusions:

  • Behavior analysts can leverage current awareness to increase their involvement in public policy.
  • Understanding IBCs is crucial for analyzing and shaping public policy.
  • Culturo-behavioral science offers a framework for advancing public policy analysis.