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ABA Exam 1

Chapter 1 and Bear Wolf Risley

TermDefinition
Applied Focus is on behaviors having social significance
Behavioral Focus is on observable events
Analysis Emphasis is on demonstration of functional relationships
Technological All procedures are identified and clearly described
Conceptually Systematic Procedures are related to basic principles from which they are derived
Effective Intervention results in socially significant behavior change
Generalizable Extension of behavior change across time, setting, or other behaviors
ABA The scientific study of human behavior to help people change behavior in meaningful ways
Behavior What people do and say
Behaviorism The guiding theoretical framework behind behavior modification
Behavioral excess An undesirable target behavior that the individual wants to decrease in frequency, duration, or intensity
Behavior modification The applied science and professional practice concerned with analyzing and modifying human behavior
Behavioral deficit A desirable target behavior the individual wants to increase in frequency, duration, or intensity
Controlling variable The environmental events that are functionally related to the behavior
Covert behaviors Behaviors that are not observable by others
Dimensions A measurable aspect of the behavior
Experimental analysis of behavior The scientific study of behavior
Law of effect States that a behavior that produces a favorable effect on the environment is more likely to be repeated in the future
Overt behavior An action that can be observed and recorded by a person other than the one engaging in the behavior
Target behavior The behavior to be modified
Frequency You can count the number of times a behavior occurs
Duration The time from when an instance of the behavior starts until it stops
Intensity The physical force involved in the behavior
Latency The duration between the delivery of a given stimulus and the reply to that particular stimulus
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