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ReviewJournal of the experimental analysis of behavior2010

Translational research in behavior analysis: historical traditions and imperative for the future.

F Charles Mace, Thomas S Critchfield

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

60 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

F Charles MaceUniversity of Southern Maine, Gorham, ME 04038, USA. fcmace@usm.maine.edu
Thomas S Critchfield

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

"Pure basic" science can become detached from the natural world that it is supposed to explain. "Pure applied" work can become detached from fundamental processes that shape the world it is supposed to improve. Neither demands the intellectual support of a broad scholarly community or the material support of society. Translational research can do better by seeking innovation in theory or practice through the synthesis of basic and applied questions, literatures, and methods. Although translational thinking has always occurred in behavior analysis, progress often has been constrained by a functional separation of basic and applied communities. A review of translational traditions in behavior analysis suggests that innovation is most likely when individuals with basic and applied expertise collaborate. Such innovation may have to accelerate for behavior analysis to be taken seriously as a general-purpose science of behavior. We discuss the need for better coordination between the basic and applied sectors, and argue that such coordination compromises neither while benefiting both.

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BehaviorBehavioral ResearchHealth Services Needs and DemandHistory, 20th CenturyHistory, 21st CenturyHumansTranslational Research, Biomedicalbridge researchcoordinated bidirectional basic–applied researchthe future of behavior analysistranslational research

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PMID21119847
PMCPMC2861871

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