#22 - Using Radical Behaviorism to Set and Accomplish Goals - Pt. 1

Show Notes

• About the episode

  In this episode, Zach and Caleb discuss using radical behaviorism to set and accomplish goals with Dr. Adithyan "Dithu" Rajaraman.
  

  Learning Objectives

  • The listener will be able to describe the evolution of a behavior analyst's personal worldview toward radical behaviorism, distinguishing how it extends beyond experimental and applied work to account for large-scale, extra-experimental variables like cultural phenomena, systemic structures, and societal shifts.

  • The listener will be able to evaluate the philosophical relationship between determinism and interpersonal behavior, specifically examining how a thoroughgoing deterministic perspective influences a behavior analyst’s ethical approach, compassion, and interactions with colleagues, clients, and society.

  • The listener will be able to reinterpret complex, traditionally mentalistic human constructs—specifically self-determination, discipline, and resiliency—by operationalizing them into observable, shapeable, and environmentally contingent behavioral repertoires.

• Things to check out from the episode:
  

  References:
  Baum, W. M. (2017). Understanding behaviorism: Behavior, culture, and evolution. John Wiley & Sons.
  Catania, A. C. (1975). The myth of self-reinforcement. Behaviorism, 3(2), 192-199.
  Peterson, S. M., Aljadeff-Abergel, E., Eldridge, R. R., VanderWeele, N. J., & Acker, N. S. (2021). Conceptualizing self-determination from a behavioral perspective: The role of choice, self-control, and self-management. Journal of Behavioral Education, 30, 299-318.
  Skinner, B. F. (1984). Selection by consequences. Behavioral and brain sciences, 7(4), 477-481.

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