Dimensions of ABA

behaviors addressed should be socially significant. The client, those who interact with them, and socialized norms determine what is considered socially significant.

• Applied

• Behavioral

• Analytic

• Technological

behavior and environmental events need to be observable and measurable

• Applied

• Behavioral

• Analytic

• Technological

demonstrates a functional relationship between the manipulated events and the behavior

• Applied

• Behavioral

• Analytic

• Technological

procedures are precisely described such that any other researcher or behavior analyst can replicate the application

• Behavioral

• Analytic

• Technological

• Conceptually Systematic

behavior changes are described in terms of relevant basic principles (example: the behavior increased as a result of providing positive reinforcement)

• Technological

• Conceptually Systematic

• Effective

• Generality

must improve behavior to a socially meaningful extent

• Technological

• Conceptually Systematic

• Effective

• Generality

behavior change lasts over time, occurs in other settings, or affects other behaviors not directly addressed by the intervention

• Technological

• Conceptually Systematic

• Effective

• Generality