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Cognitive concepts, behavior analysis, and behavior therapy

M J Dougher1

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87131, USA.

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
|March 1, 1997
PubMed
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The conflict between cognitive and behavior analytic therapy stems from fundamental, pre-analytic disagreements, not just data. These core differences mean that empirical evidence alone cannot resolve the ongoing debate in behavior therapy.

Area of Science:

  • Behavioral psychology
  • Cognitive science
  • Philosophy of science

Background:

  • The ongoing dispute between cognitively oriented and behavior analytically oriented behavior therapists.
  • The nature of scientific paradigms and their role in resolving theoretical disagreements.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify the fundamental nature of the dispute between cognitive and behavior analytic approaches in therapy.
  • To explore whether empirical data can resolve the core disagreements.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical analysis of the theoretical underpinnings of cognitive and behavior analytic therapy.
  • Examination of the concept of paradigm clashes in scientific communities.

Main Results:

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  • The dispute is characterized as a paradigm clash, rooted in "pre-analytic" disagreements.
  • These fundamental differences are not resolvable by empirical data alone.

    • Conclusions:

    • The schism between cognitive and behavior analytic therapy represents a deep-seated conflict in foundational assumptions.
    • Resolution requires addressing these "pre-analytic" differences, not solely relying on empirical validation.