Dimensions Of ABA

Question 1

Applied

Answer 1

ABA focuses on behaviors that are socially significant to the individual and society. This dimension ensures that the interventions have practical importance and address meaningful issues in the persons life.

Question 2

Behavioral

Answer 2

The behavioral dimension targets observable and measurable actions, ensuring the focus is on what individuals do rather than their internal statements or interpretations.

Question 3

Analytic

Answer 3

We want to demonstrate a clear FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP between the intervention and behavior change. Analytic practices rely on systematic experimental designs to demonstrate a level of causation.

Question 4

Technological

Answer 4

The technological dimension emphasizes the importance of detailed procedures that allow others to REPLICATE interventions accurately. It ensures clarity and consistency in application.

Question 5

Conceptually Systematic

Answer 5

Interventions should be designed using principles of behavior analysis, ensuring that practices are tied to underlying framework. (e.g. reinforcement, extinction, punishment)

Question 6

Effective

Answer 6

Interventions should make meaningful and/or significant change in the client’s life.

Question 7

Generality

Answer 7

Maybe the most important intervention in the big picture. We must make sure what we teach can be done in the natural environment. If your client is not generalizing then they are not mastering the skill.