The Role Of Behavior Analysis In Values And Ethical Decision Making

Analytical behaviorism traces its historical roots to the philosophical movement known as Logical Positivism. Logical positivism proposes that the meaning of statements used in science be understood in terms of experimental conditions or observations that verify their truth. The main focus of this paper, is studying the role of behavior analysis in values and ethical decision making. For this purpose,we examine two ethical systems, behaviorism and functional contextualism, from which to consider the role of values in behavior analysis, and discuss potential concerns.

Ethics, Behaviorism, Values,Behavior Analysis