Nov 1, 2025
In this episode, Zach and Caleb discuss a behavior analytic interpretation of contemplative practices with David Roth.
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Things to check out from the episode:
- David Roth's Podcast w/ Dr. David Palmer: Dialogues on Verbal Behavior - Podcast - Apple Podcasts
- Consider checking out the work of the B.F. Skinner
Foundation:
B. F. SKINNER FOUNDATION – Better Behavioral Science for a More Humane World - Link to BF Skinner Foundation bookstore to
purchase Reflections on Behaviorism and
Society: Behaviorism and Society: https://www.
bfskinner.org/product/ reflections-on-behaviorism- and-society-extended-edition/ - Link to pdf for Mindfulness in Plain
English: https://cdn.bookey.
app/files/pdf/book/en/ mindfulness-in-plain-english. pdf - David’s ResearchGate publication profile:
https://www.
researchgate.net/profile/ David_Roth11?ev=hdr_xprf - Link to Skinner’s article What
Religion Means to Me: https://secularhumanism.
org/1987/04/what-religion- means-to-me/
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References:
- Gunaratana, B. H. (2010). Mindfulness in plain English. ReadHowYouWant. com.
- Hanh, T. N. (2012). Old Path White Clouds: The Life Story of the Buddha. Random House.
- Skinner, B.F. (1980). Notebooks, B.F. Skinner. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc
- Skinner, B. F. (1987). What religion means to me.