Behaviorism is the philosophy of a science interested on the subject and method of psychology. Behavior analysis is not a field of psychology; it is a way to study the object of psychology. Behavior analysis in Brazil started when Fred S. Keller came to work at the University of São Paulo and the University of Brasília in the 60s. Brazil has the largest behavior analysis community outside the United States. Brazilian researchers publish in the best national and international journals. The pioneers in behavior analysis were also responsible for the recognition of psychology as a profession, the foundation of the first laboratories in the country, and the foundation of the Brazilian Council of Psychology and the Brazilian Psychological Society.
behavior analysis; behaviorism; Fred S. Keller; Carolina M. Bori