A-5 Dimensions of ABA

Question 1

7 Dimensions of ABA

Answer 1

B = Behavioral
A = Applied
T = Technological

C = Conceptually Systematic
A = Analytic
G = Generality
E = Effective

Question 2

Applied

Answer 2

Focusing on choosing socially significant target behaviors to modify

Question 3

Behavioral

Answer 3

Directly something that a person does that can be observed and measured

operational definition is essential

Question 4

Technological

Answer 4

All operative procedures are identified and described with sufficient detail and clarity

• Could a person replicate the intervention after reading your description?

Question 5

Conceptually Systematic

Answer 5

Procedures derived from a few basic principles of behavior

Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence (ABCs)
Reinforcement, Punishments
Motivating Operations (MOs)

Question 6

Effective

Answer 6

Behavior changes are significant enough to be of practical importance

Clinically or Socially significant

Question 7

Generality

Answer 7

A behavior that lasts over time

Appears in the environment other than the one in which the intervention that initially produced it was implemented

Spreads to other behaviors not directly treated by the intervention

Question 8

Baer, Wolf, Risley (1968)

Answer 8

The central article defining the field of Applied Behavior Analysis