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ArticleBehavior analysis in practice2024

The State of Teaching Philosophy in Behavior Analysis Training Programs.

Bethany P Contreras, Matthew Lewon, Caitlyn Peal, Nicholas L Vitale

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  1. Characteristics of Qualitative Research in BehaviorBehavior analysis in practice · 2026
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Bethany P ContrerasDepartment of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 North Virginia Street, MS 0296, Reno, NV 89557 USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0806-0975
Matthew LewonDepartment of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 North Virginia Street, MS 0296, Reno, NV 89557 USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8409-0426
Caitlyn PealDepartment of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 North Virginia Street, MS 0296, Reno, NV 89557 USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7963-0632
Nicholas L VitaleDepartment of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 North Virginia Street, MS 0296, Reno, NV 89557 USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0712-2452

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Abstract

Professional organizations that oversee the accreditation of graduate training programs in behavior analysis have increased didactic training requirements for programs in various domains across the years. One of the areas in which this has occurred concerns training in philosophy within behavior science. Although content-hour requirements for didactic philosophical training have increased, the contents of this training are not prescribed and are left to the discretion of individual programs. We conducted a survey of verified course sequence programs to assess the current state of training in philosophy in behavior analysis graduate training programs. The results provided a list of common topics and readings in philosophy courses, and indicated an emphasis on radical behaviorism and the works of B. F. Skinner. The list of topics and readings obtained provides a resource for course design, and we suggest that exposing students to a broader range of behavioristic and nonbehavioristic topics and readings may enhance students' orientation to philosophical issues in behavior analysis. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40617-023-00889-8.

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AccreditationCertificationPhilosophyTeaching behavior analysis

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