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. 1997 Fall;20(2):97–108. doi: 10.1007/BF03392767

Making behavioral technology transferable

H S Pennypacker, Larry L Hench
PMCID: PMC2733561  PMID: 22478284

Abstract

The paucity of transferred behavioral technologies is traced to the absence of strategies for developing technology that is transferable, as distinct from strategies for conducting research, whether basic or applied. In the field of engineering, the results of basic research are transformed to candidate technologies that meet standardized criteria with respect to three properties: quantification, repetition, and verification. The technology of vitrification and storage of nuclear waste is used to illustrate the application of these criteria. Examples from behavior analysis are provided, together with suggestions regarding changes in practice that will accelerate the development and application of behavioral technologies.

Keywords: technology transfer, basic research, behavioral technology

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