Foundational Knowledge

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)

3 Levels of Scientific Understanding

HIGHEST LEVEL OF SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING

6 Attitudes of Science/ Philosophical Assumptions of Behavior

Determinism

Empiricism

Experimentation

Replication-

Parsimony

Philosophical Doubt

7 Dimensions of ABA
(Baer, Wolf, & Risley)

Behavioral

Applied

Technological

Conceptually Systematic

Analytical
(Functional Relation, Experimentation, Control, Causation)

Generality (Generalization)

Effective

Mentalism Terminology

Mentalism

Hypothetical Constructs
(Imaginary Constructs)

Explanatory Fictions

Circular Reasoning

Behaviorism

4 Branches of Behavior Analysis

Conceptual Analysis of Bx

ABA

Behavior service delivery

Experimental Analysis of Behavior (EAB)

Pavlov

Watson

Skinner

Types of Behavior

Respondent Behavior

Habituation

Respondent Conditioning

Operant Conditioning

Dead man test

Principles of Behavior