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Analytic Experimenter has demonstrated a functional relation Applied Investigating behaviors of social significance Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Application of the science derived from principles of behavior are applied to improve socially significant behaviors 1/7 9/5/26, 12:26 PM 2/7 Attitudes of Science Determinism, empiricism, experimentation, replication, parsimony, philosophic doubt Behavioral Behaviors are measurable and observable, and must be in need of improvement Behaviorism Philosophical and theoretical foundations of the science of behavior Conceptually Systematic Behavior change procedures derive from their relevant principles of behavior(s) Control Highest level of science: Change in dependent variable can be attributed to introduction of the independent variable Description Gathering facts and categorizing data Determinism Belief that the universe is lawful and orderly, and behavior is not random but occur as a result of other events Effective Results are meaningful and improve behavior to a practical degree Empiricism The practice of objective observation Experimental Analysis of Behavior (EAB) Natural science approach to the study of behavior as a subject matter in its own right Experimentation Manipulation of the environment to identify the variables of which behavior is a function Functional Relation Statements that describe the occurrence of phenomena under study as a function of specific variables Generality Behavior change lasts over time, appears in other settings, and/or spreads to other behaviors not directly treated Levels of Science Description, Prediction, Control Mentalism Study of behavior that infers inner (unseen) variables as cause of behavior Parsimony Simple explanations are ruled out before more complex explanations are considered 9/5/26, 12:26 PM 3/7 Philosophic Doubt Scientists must continually question the truthfulness of what is regarded as fact Radical Behaviorism Form of behaviorism that attempts to understand all human behavior (public and private events) Science Systematic approach to the understanding of natural phenomena Replication Repeating an experiment under the same conditions with similar results Technological Procedures are clearly described 7 Dimensions of ABA Applied, Behavioral, Analytic, Technological, Conceptually Systematic, Effective, Generality Antecedent Environmental conditions or stimulus changes that exist prior to the behavior of interest Behavior The activity of living organisms