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Social Validation of Applied Behavioral Research

A Selective Review and Critique

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Research Methods in Applied Behavior Analysis

Part of the book series: Applied Clinical Psychology ((NSSB))

Abstract

Among the defining features of applied behavioral research is the emphasis on socially important behaviors and the insistence that treatment-produced changes in those behaviors be of practical value (Baer, Wolf, & Risley, 1968). These criteria have been broadly embraced by applied researchers and practitioners. Despite the concern for social importance and clinical significance in applied research, a methodology to evaluate how much of these valued characteristics a behavioral intervention possesses has been slow in developing.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, 49008, USA

    R. Wayne Fuqua

  2. Murdoch Center, Butner, NC, 27509, USA

    John Schwade

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Fuqua, R.W., Schwade, J. (1986). Social Validation of Applied Behavioral Research. In: Poling, A., Fuqua, R.W. (eds) Research Methods in Applied Behavior Analysis. Applied Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8786-2_12

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