PSY 2220 Lecture 14: Definition of Applied Behavior Analysis
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Four domains: behaviorism, experimental analysis of behavior (eab, applied behavior analysis (aba, professional practice, behavior analysts may work in one or more of the four domains, domains are very interrelated & influence one another. Behaviorism: theoretical & philosophical issues, conceptual basis of behavior principles as it relates across many spectrums. Experimental analysis of behavior (eab: basic research, experiments in laboratory settings with both human participants and nonhuman subjects, goal of discovering & clarifying fundamental principles of behavior. Applied behavior analysis (aba: applied research, experiments are aimed at discovering & clarifying functional relations between socially significant behavior & its controlling variables, desire to contribute to further development of a humane & effective technology of behavior change. Continuing with introduction: cooper does a great job of introducing the field of aba, characteristics of science, history of field of aba how it evolved, defining dimensions of aba.
