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Deitz, Samuel M. – American Psychologist, 1978
The main question explored in this article is whether behavior analysts are more interested in examining the variables of which socially important behaviors are a function, or in improving those behaviors. It is concluded that improvement is currently more important to researchers than analysis. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavioral Science Research, Research Methodology, Research Problems