B. F. Skinner’s legacy twenty years after (1990-2010): Behavior analysis in Ibero-America

• Main Authors: Wilson M. López López, Pablo E. Vera-Villarroel, Andrés M. Pérez-Acosta, María Constanza Aguilar Bustamante, Camilo Hurtado-Parrado, Pilar Valenzuela
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad del Rosario 2010-01-01
• Series: Avances en Psicología Latinoamericana
• Subjects: history of psychology; B. F. Skinner (1904-1990); experimental analysis of behavior; applied behavior analysis; behaviorism; Ibero- America
• Online Access: http://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/apl/article/view/1443/1319

Twenty years after his death (August 18th 1990),B. F. Skinner leaves five major living legacies: 1)radical behaviorism; 2) the experimental analysis ofbehavior; 3) applied behavior analysis; 4) the Skinnerbox; 5) the Horcones community (Mexico).Behavior analysis is recognized for its internationalactive presence. Its growth provides a set of opportunitiesfor knowledge and technology transferenceand reminds us the importance of working for thedevelopment of educational and research programsand the arrangement of contingencies which enableits advance. In Ibero-America, behavior analysis, asa Skinnerian legacy, has been an important traditionwithin psychology. In this article we will presenta current synthesis of the central Ibero-Americancontributions to Behavior analysis. The panoramaof Behavior analysis in Ibero-America will beanalyzed according to the following dimensions:1) the most relevant figures; 2) the academic communityrelated to the Behavior Analytic tradition;and 3) the most important research lines. Finally,some of the most general characteristics of Ibero-American Behavior analysis are included.