Translating the covenant: The behavior analyst as ambassador and translator

R. M. Foxx

doi:10.1007/BF03393162

Translating the covenant: The behavior analyst as ambassador and translator

R. M. Foxx

School of Behavioral Sciences & Education (Harrisburg)

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Abstract

Behavior analysts should be sensitive to how others react to and interpret our language because it is inextricably related to our image. Our use of conceptual revision, with such terms as punishment, has created communicative confusion and hostility on the part of general and professional audiences we have attempted to influence. We must, therefore, adopt the role of ambassador and translator in the nonbehavioral world. A number of recommendations are offered for promoting, translating, and disseminating behavior analysis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	147-161
Number of pages	15
Journal	Behavior Analyst
Volume	19
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03393162
State	Published - 1996

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Social Psychology
Clinical Psychology

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