The basic philosophy of radical behaviorism provides foundations for behavioral intervention applications in applied behavior analysis (ABA) across a variety of populations and human behaviors. However, as ABA increases in popularity for people with autism, many people perceive that ABA resembles other non‐research‐supported interventions which market themselves almost exclusively for autism. This study evaluated the extent to which behavior analysts perceived scientifically supported treatments (e.g., ABA) and non‐scientifically supported treatments as population‐specific or as comprehensively applicable across populations. Behavior analysts (N = 876) completed an online survey which indicated that approximately 3/4 of behavior analysts reported ABA as comprehensively effective for all people. Treatments without scientific support also were ranked more often or as effective as ABA for specific populations (i.e., intellectual and developmental disabilities, autism, severe behavior problems, adults, and children). Results indicated a continuing need to emphasize the education and requirements of radical behaviorism as the scientific foundations of ABA.

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行为分析师对自闭症治疗的人群特异性或全面性的看法

激进行为主义的基本哲学为跨各种人群和人类行为的应用行为分析（ABA）中的行为干预应用提供了基础。但是，随着ABA在自闭症患者中的流行度增加，许多人认为ABA与其他未经研究支持的干预类似，这些干预措施几乎完全针对自闭症进行营销。这项研究评估了行为分析人员在多大程度上认为科学支持治疗（例如ABA）和非科学支持治疗在特定人群中或在人群中全面适用。行为分析（ñ = 876）完成了一项在线调查，该调查表明大约3/4的行为分析师认为ABA对所有人都有效。对于特定人群（即，智力和发育障碍，自闭症，严重的行为问题，成人和儿童），没有科学支持的治疗也被评为ABA或与ABA一样有效。结果表明，继续需要强调激进行为主义的教育和要求，这是ABA的科学基础。