Strategy of Contextual Behavioral Science

Abstract:
This review
critically reviews the article ‘Contextual Behavioral Science: Creating a
science more adequate to the challenge of the human condition’ in the journal
Science Direct Journal. The review will first summarise the article. Secondly,
it will briefly analyse the effectiveness of the article’s structure,
investigating how the information is set out and whether the reader can access
it efficiently. Thirdly, the review will critique the article, evaluating its
authority, currency, accuracy. Overall the article was well written, clear and
relevant.
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