Problem:
1. How does a behavior analytic approach differ from other fields of psychology? Need Assignment Help?
- Other fields attribute the cause of behavior to some inner dimension
- Behavior analysis attributes the cause of behavior to the environment
2. What is the problem with a behavior analyst using a mentalistic approach?
- Circular reasoning
- Hypothetical constructs
- Explanatory fictions
- All lead to not being able to develop interventions
- if the cause is something we cannot access (inner dimension), we cannot change it
3. Why is it important for a behavior analyst to use a behavior analytic approach and not use a mentalistic approach in their practice?
- Allows for identification of the environmental cause (control)
- Develop function-based interventions