title: Bridging barriers between paradigms: making cognitive concepts relevant for behavior analysis.
abstract: We sketch the cognitive-behavioral debate and outline the purpose of the subsequent articles. Together, these articles constitute a symposium designed to show how behavior analysts can learn from the work of cognitivists and cognitive-behavior therapists. This is done by interpreting some cognitive concepts in terms that are familiar and acceptable to behavior analysts. When behavior analysts can understand these concepts in their own terms, perhaps they can incorporate them in their language about behavior and their work with clients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506-6040, USA.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Hawkins
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Forsyth
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy; D001527:Behaviorism; D019336:Cognitive Science; D003144:Communication Barriers; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations