Why is Contextualism "a-ontological" and Why is Behavior Analysis Contextualistic?
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Dermot Barnes-Holmes's fun PowerPoint (the BA pdf) below describes answers to both of these questions.
For a detailed paper on this general topic you might start with Hayes, S. C., Hayes, L. J., & Reese, H. W. (1988). Finding the philosophical core: A review of Stephen C. Pepper's World Hypotheses. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 50, 97-111. Like most key ACT / RFT / CBS publications it can be downloaded from the publications list on the site but for convenience it is attached below.
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"the ... powerpoint below"???
Huh? There IS not Powerpoint. This is also the case with many other paths toward supposed Powerpoint presentations: there's no Powerpoint to find.
Also, it's unclear what the "subscribe" link is for: I can't figure out what "subscribing" is supposed to accomplish. If you offer Powerpoints down the navigational path that led here, what would work well is a link that allows the user actually to open up a Powerpoint file or to save it.
paid ACBS membership
Paid ACBS membership is required in order to view/download attachments, videos, audio, etc. When logged into a paid account the link for the powerpoint (in this case) is visible.
http://contextualpsychology.org/benefits_of_acbs_membership
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Thank you,
Emily
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