What is Behavior?

Question 1

What is behavior?

Answer 1

Behavior is how organisms interact with their environment; their activities

Question 2

What information is in the list compiled by the National Autism Center of effective, scientific autism treatment research literature to date?

Answer 2

Established, effective treatment: behavior intervention, language training, parent and peer training, comprehensive behavioral treatment, etc.

Question 3

Is ABA behavior observable and measurable?

Answer 3

Yes, we do not make assumptions and base our treatment off scientific data.

Question 4

Do we measure presence or absence of behavior?

Answer 4

We measure presence of behavior, NOT absence

Question 5

What is the Dead Man’s Test?

Answer 5

If a dead man can do it, it is not a behavior

Question 6

What is Operational Definition?

Answer 6

Operational Definition gives a clear, descriptor definition of the behavior we are to be measuring.

It should be observable, measurable, and easily understood.