Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
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I. Basic Journal Info

Country

Netherlands

Journal ISSN: 22121447

Publisher: Elsevier BV

History: 2012-2021

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The Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science is the official journal of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science ACBS.Contextual Behavioral Science is a systematic and pragmatic approach to the understanding of behavior the solution of human problems and the promotion of human growth and development. Contextual Behavioral Science uses functional principles and theories to analyze and modify action embedded in its historical and situational context. The goal is to predict and influence behavior with precision scope and depth across all behavioral domains and all levels of analysis so as to help create a behavioral science that is more adequate to the challenge of the human condition.Contextual behavioral science is a strategic approach to the analysis of human behavior that proposes the need for a multilevel e.g. social factors neurological factors behavioral factors and multimethod e.g. time series analyses crosssectional experimental exploration of contextual and manipulable variables relevant to the prediction and influence of human behavior.The journal considers papers relevant to a contextual behavioral approach includingEmpirical studies without topical restrictione.g. clinical psychology psychopathology education organizational psychology etc.Brief reports on preliminary but provocative findingsReviews systematic reviews and metaanalyses are preferred andConceptual and philosophical papers on contextual behavioral science