Research Methods in Applied Behavior Analysis

Applied behavior analysis represents one of the major areas of research and practice in contemporary behavior modification or behavior therapy.1 This area developed from work on the experimental analysis of behavior (cf. Day, 1976; Ferster & Skinner, 1957; Sidman, 1960; Skinner, 1945, 1953, 1957, 1969, 1974) and emphasizes the analysis of the effects of independent events (or variables) on the occurrence of specific behaviors (or responses). Research and practice in the field focus on behaviors that are clinically or socially relevant (e.g., academic skills and social behaviors) and adheres to certain methodological criteria (e.g., experimental analysis, observer agreement on response measures, social validation of therapeutic effects).

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