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Background of ABA

A brief background of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)

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Behavior Analysis The science that studies environmental events that change behavior.
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) A branch of psychology that which utilizes principles of learning to resolve problems, as well as improve how people function in everyday life; the practical applications of beavioral laws to increase or decrease behavior.
Verbal Behavior The science of behavior analysis extended to the operant conditioning of verbalizations and communication in order to fully account for the range of human behavior.
Magnitude The force or intensity with which a response is emitted.
Stereotypy Persistent repetitive behavior, ritualistic movement, or utterance-examples are hand flapping, movie talking, scripting and rocking.
B.F. Skinner The experimental branch of behavior analysis began in 1938 with the publication of his book, "The Behavior of Organisms".
Ivan Pavlov A Russian Psychologist know for his work in classical conditioning.
Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) a paraprofessional who practices under the ongoing supervision of a BCBA or BCaBA, primarily responsible for the direct implementation of behavior-analytic services.
BCBA Creates programming and behavior protocols for learners; supervises RBT's.
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