Willems E P
J Appl Behav Anal. 1974 Spring;7(1):151-65. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1974.7-151.
Applied behavior analysis, as a special case of behavioral technology, is discussed from the standpoint of behavioral ecology. The ecological orientation and its emphasis upon system-like interdependencies among environment, organism, and behavior are presented. The widespread possibilities for unintended effects of simple interventions provide the context for evaluating effective behavioral technology and calling for cooperation between the technologist and ecologist. Such cooperation, in the form of mutual and cooperative research efforts, should come naturally for the technologist and ecologist, because they share some fundamental values and assumptions, and each has much to offer the other. Several areas of such cooperative effort are spelled out.
作为行为技术的一个特例，应用行为分析从行为生态学的角度进行了探讨。文中介绍了生态取向及其对环境、有机体和行为之间类似系统的相互依存关系的强调。简单干预产生意外效果的广泛可能性为评估有效的行为技术以及呼吁技术专家和生态学家之间的合作提供了背景。这种合作，以相互协作的研究努力的形式，对技术专家和生态学家来说应该是自然而然的，因为他们有一些共同的基本价值观和假设，而且彼此都能为对方提供很多东西。文中阐述了这种合作努力的几个领域。
