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Ten Rules for Discussing Behavior Analysis

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Mischaracterizations of behavior analysis are someone’s behavior, and they should be approached in exactly the same way that behavior analysts approach behavior that is deemed curious, troubling, or self-injurious.

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Critchfield, T.S. Ten Rules for Discussing Behavior Analysis. Behav Analysis Practice 7, 141–142 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-014-0026-z

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