ABA: Social Validity

Origin
1. "What is the purpose of JABA?"
  1. "It is for publication of applications of analysis of bx problems of social importance." -Don Baer
    1. Social Imporance
      1. Having value to society
      2. Evaluated: judged by society; possibly by subjective measure
        Subjective Measurement
        ABA: subjective measurement not well regarded
        BF Skinner- rejected subjective measures of private events
        valued objective measurement
        "objection to inner states is not that they don't exist, but that they're not relevant in a functional anaylsis
2. Willner et al. (1977) : Boys Town
  1. residential program for boys with history of juvenile offenses
  2. live with teaching parents
  3. token economy with response cost
  4. located in Omaha
Dimensions of Social Validity
1. 1. Goals (social significance)
  1. Are the specific bx goals really what society wants?
    1. Example: teaching-parent interactions
      1. polled boys prior to intervention: What interactions do you like?
2. 2. Procedures: Do the ends justify the means?
  1. Ethical? Cost? Practicality?
  2. Acceptibility of direct consumers might be related to effectiveness
    1. Wolf: boys who had rated acceptability of parenting style had fewer interactions in the program
3. 3. Effects (social importance)
  1. Are the consumers satisfied with the intended results?
    1. Are the consumers satisfied with the unplanned outcomes?
  2. Assessed at the conclusion of the intervention
  3. Can assess program effectiveness
    1. Evaluation of a program by employees

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