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Behavior change is rooted in the power of science. However, behavior change can be complex because human beings are complex. Cooper, Heron, and Heward (2007) describe six attitudes of behavior science rooted in B.F. Skinner's work that shaped the foundation of modern behavior intervention.

 6 Attitudes:

1. Determinism - Everything has a predictable and specific cause and effect. Nothing "Just happens"

2. Empiricism - All behavior must be objectively seen.

3. Experimentation - The science of behavior requires at lease two different condidtion to compare the effects of one subject.

4. Parsimony - The simplest explanation should be used to describe findings.

5. Philosophic Doubt - Scientific findings are not absolute.

6. Replication - Reliability of findings should be able to be replicated to be true.