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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Analytic | A dimension of ABA requiring a believable demonstration that the experimental procedure was responsible for the occurrence/non-occurrence of the behavior. It is achieved when the experimenter can demonstrate control over the behavior. |
| Applied | A dimension of applied behavior analysis determined by the social importance of the behavior being studied. The behavior, stimuli, and/or organism are chosen because of their importance to society, not their importance to theory. |
| Behavioral | A dimension of applied behavior analysis focused on the pragmatic study of what an individual does, rather than says they do. It requires the precise and reliable measurement of observable behavior, which is composed of physical events. |
| Conceptual Systems | A dimension of ABA requiring that procedures are not only technologically precise but are also related to and described in terms of relevant behavioral principles. This approach helps create a cohesive discipline rather than a collection of tricks. |
| Effective | |
| Generality | A dimension of applied behavior analysis referring to a behavioral change that is durable over time, appears in various environments, or spreads to related behaviors. Generalization should be actively programmed rather than simply expected. |
| Technological | A dimension of applied behavior analysis requiring that all procedures in an application are completely identified and described with sufficient detail and clarity that a trained reader could replicate them. |
| Contextualism | An emerging appreciation of context as the set of "setting events" that must be understood and managed for an intervention to be truly effective. It implies that an intervention's effectiveness will always be modified by contextual conditions. |
| Countercontrol | Actions taken by non-clients (or clients themselves) in response to a subject's behavior that is deemed a problem. The goal of an effective intervention is often to stop this countercontrol. |
| Dissemination | The practice of distributing a program or technology for large-scale application. A key technological issue in dissemination is the debate between procedural fidelity and flexibility. |
| Social Validity | The extent to which all the consumers of an intervention (such as clients, parents, and personnel) like its goals, targets, effects, and procedures. It is considered necessary, but not sufficient, for an intervention's effectiveness. |