Citation

Kennedy CH. Educ. Treat. Child. 2002; 25(1): 142-153.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, West Virginia University Press)

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Abstract

As the field of behavior analysis improves its understanding of the environmental and biological causes of problem behavior, the social importance of those findings needs to be established. Currently, research tends toward brief analyses of behavior in highly artificial settings. Although necessary for identifying the reinforcers, stimulus controls and establishing operations associated with problem behavior, much current research is of questionable social validity. A concern is that a technology of behavior analysis is being developed that may be of limited applied utility. The goal of this paper is to present a set of criteria that researchers may want to consider when seeking to establish a socially valid understanding of problem behavior.

Language: en