Introduction

Question 1

What type of behavior do applied behavior analysts improve?

Answer 1

Applied behavior analysts improve socially significant behaviors that have immediate and long-lasting effects for the person and for those who interact with that person.

Question 2

How are target behaviors selected?

Answer 2

Lerman et al. (2013) state: “Specific target behaviors are usually selected because they will improve a person’s
quality of life in the short and the long term by allowing the person access to new reinforcers and additional reinforcing
contexts” (p. 86).