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The spread of behavior analysis to the applied fields

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This paper reviews the status of applied behavioral science as it exists in the various behavioral fields and considers the role of the Association for Behavior Analysis in serving those fields. The confounding effects of the traditions of psychology are discussed. Relevant issues are exemplified in the fields of law, communications, psychology, and education, but broader generalization is implied.

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  1. Behavior Analysis in Human Resources Program, West Virginia University, 504-M Allen Hall, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA

    Lawrence E. Fraley

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Short sections of this paper contain edited versions of material that appeared in The Behavioral Educator (Vol. 1, No.’s 1 & 2), the newsletter of the ABA special interest group for behavior analysis in education.

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Fraley, L.E. The spread of behavior analysis to the applied fields. BEHAV ANALYST 4, 33–41 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03391850

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