Behavior analysis in Colombia: Antecedents and perspectives,Análisis del comportamiento en Colombia: Antecedents y perspectivas

A review of the main events related to the origin and establishment of behavior analysis in Colombia is introduced in this paper, including its impact and development measured by the presence of this approach in the curricula of the universities, the existence of laboratories and research groups, publications, and presentations in academic events. Then, from these issues, a local perspective is presented. For such aim, a review was carried out of texts and articles published in addition, interviews were made to scholars whose intellectual production has contributed to the development and maintenance of.theoretical, basic and applied behavior analysis in Colombia.