It is time for a paradigm shift in the science of applied behavior analysis. Our current approach to applied research perpetuates power imbalances. We posit that the purpose of applied behavior analysis is to enable and expand human rights and to eliminate the legacies of colonial, oppressive social structures. We report the findings from our examination of the content of our flagship applied research journal. We reviewed 50 years of applied experiments from the standpoint of respect, beneficence, justice, and the participation of individuals and communities. Although there is some promise and movement toward inclusion, our findings indicate that we have not prioritized full participation across all segments of society, especially persons and communities that are marginalized. Social justice rests on the belief that human life is to be universally cherished and valued. In this article, we suggest that policies, strategies, and research practices within our field be interwoven with a commitment to social justice, including racial justice, for all. We offer recommendations to neutralize and diffuse power imbalances and to work toward a shift from colonial to participatory practices in the methods and aims of our applied science.

现在是应用行为分析科学范式转变的时候了。我们目前的应用研究方法使权力失衡长期存在。我们假设应用行为分析的目的是促进和扩大人权并消除殖民地、压迫性社会结构的遗留问题。我们报告了对旗舰应用研究期刊内容的检查结果。我们从尊重、慈善、正义以及个人和社区参与的角度回顾了 50 年来的应用实验。尽管在包容方面存在一些希望和进展，但我们的研究结果表明，我们并未优先考虑社会各阶层的全面参与，尤其是边缘化的个人和社区。社会正义基于这样一种信念，即人类的生命是普遍珍视和重视。在这篇文章中，我们建议我们领域内的政策、战略和研究实践与对所有人的社会正义（包括种族正义）的承诺交织在一起。我们提供建议以中和和分散权力不平衡，并努力将我们应用科学的方法和目标从殖民式实践转变为参与式实践。