Racism, recently referred to as another kind of pandemic, affects the health and safety of diverse individuals within the United States and around the world. Emotions are a powerful and integral aspect of the experience of racism; however, within the field of behavior analysis, we have been hesitant to acknowledge emotion or explore how it relates to behavior and behavioral contingencies. As a result, the scope of our understanding of emotion is limited. To better understand the current experience and perception of practitioners in the field of behavior analysis, as they relate to emotion and racism, a brief survey was conducted. Findings indicated that although many may be comfortable discussing emotion and displaying emotions for themselves and others, this was not the case for everyone. Further, many were uncomfortable discussing racism. Although participants believed that emotions of racism are important and should be addressed by the field of behavior analysis, they think the field has not done enough work in this area. The results of the study lead to several recommendations, including additional antiracism research and the acknowledgment of emotional experience, as well as for how individuals can better understand, and maybe reduce, the negative emotions associated with oppression.

种族主义，最近被称为另一种流行病，影响着美国和世界各地不同个体的健康和安全。情绪是种族主义经历的一个重要且不可或缺的方面；然而，在行为分析领域，我们一直犹豫是否要承认情绪或探索它与行为和行为偶然事件的关系。因此，我们对情绪的理解范围是有限的。为了更好地了解行为分析领域从业者当前的经验和看法，因为它们与情绪和种族主义有关，我们进行了一项简短的调查。调查结果表明，尽管许多人可能乐于为自己和他人讨论情绪和表达情绪，但并非每个人都如此。此外，许多人对讨论种族主义感到不自在。尽管与会者认为种族主义情绪很重要，应该由行为分析领域来解决，但他们认为该领域在这方面做得还不够。该研究的结果导致了一些建议，包括额外的反种族主义研究和对情绪体验的认可，以及个人如何更好地理解并可能减少与压迫相关的负面情绪。