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. 2000 Fall;23(2):141–148. doi: 10.1007/BF03392007

Behavior analysis and the R&D paradigm

J M Johnston
PMCID: PMC2731331  PMID: 22478343

Abstract

This paper considers research and development (R&D) as a style of investigation that holds promise for the field of behavior analysis. Contrasted with academic-style research, R&D tends to be highly targeted toward achievement of specific outcomes, which are determined by a user community. R&D is typically multidisciplinary in character and is coordinated by a funding source. R&D usually includes extensive field testing and systematically addresses technology transfer. A program of R&D focused on detector dogs serves as an exemplar of this approach for behavior analysis.

Keywords: dogs, olfaction, research and development, detection, explosives, illicit drugs

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