The field of behavior analysis has long been known for its advances in strategies to intervene on individual behavior; however, many behavior analysts have also been developing strategies to arrange contingencies for cultural practices. The cultural practices of interest are those that represent good prospects for the survival of humankind. Solid waste management, for example, has been an important target of interventions. Interventions can be designed to change behaviors related to the inappropriate disposal of waste, which otherwise generates public health problems. The current study describes a case of planning and applying a cultural design to foster behaviors that make up an adequate cultural practice of solid waste management with children who attended a nongovernmental organization. The cultural design emphasized maintaining the practice for the long term. Two studies were conducted. The 1st study consisted of planning a cultural design, supported by a guide developed by Carrara et al. (“Desenvolvimento de guia e fluxograma como suporte para delineamentos culturais [Guide and Flow-Chart Development as Support for Cultural Designs],” Acta Comportamentalia, 21[1], 99–119, 2013). Researchers surveyed the demands related to natural resources management in the community. Then, they investigated the cultural practice of inadequate solid waste management, which was identified as the most urgent practice to be modified. Based on the data and analysis, interventions were planned to modify the target practice. The interventions included changes in the environment, instructions and instruction-related activities, an educational game, and a practical activity (composting) focused on maintaining the practice without the need for arbitrary reinforcers. The previously planned interventions were then implemented in the 2nd study. The results suggest that the strategies employed were effective in establishing the target practices, and the follow-up data indicated that the behaviors were maintained.

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固体废物管理：文化设计的规划和实施

长期以来，行为分析领域因其在干预个人行为的策略方面的进步而闻名。然而，许多行为分析师也一直在制定策略来安排文化实践的突发事件。感兴趣的文化习俗是那些代表人类生存良好前景的文化习俗。例如，固体废物管理一直是干预措施的一个重要目标。可以设计干预措施来改变与废物不当处置有关的行为，否则会产生公共卫生问题。当前的研究描述了一个案例，即规划和应用文化设计来培养行为，这些行为构成了参加非政府组织的儿童的适当的固体废物管理文化实践。文化设计强调长期保持实践。进行了两项研究。第一项研究包括规划文化设计，由 Carrara 等人开发的指南支持。（“Desenvolvimento de guia e fluxograma como suporte para delineamentos culturais [指南和流程图开发作为文化设计的支持]，”Acta Comportamentalia，21[1]，99-119，2013）。研究人员调查了社区中与自然资源管理相关的需求。然后，他们调查了固体废物管理不足的文化实践，这被确定为最迫切需要修改的实践。根据数据和分析，计划干预以修改目标实践。干预措施包括环境变化、指导和指导相关活动、教育游戏、和一个实践活动（堆肥），专注于维持实践，而不需要任意的强化物。然后在第二项研究中实施了先前计划的干预措施。结果表明，所采用的策略在建立目标实践方面是有效的，后续数据表明行为得以维持。