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ABA is an applied science devoted to developing procedures which will produce observable changes in behavior. [3] [9] It is to be distinguished from the experimental analysis of behavior, which focuses on basic experimental research, [10] but it uses principles developed by such research, in particular operant conditioning and classical conditioning.
Donald M. Baer (October 25, 1931 – April 28, 2002) was an American psychologist who contributed to the science of applied behavior analysis and pioneered the development of behavior analysis at the University of Kansas and the University of Washington. Baer is best known for his contributions at the University of Kansas.
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the psychology of groups and organizations. Its editor-in-chief is Gavin Schwarz (University of New South Wales). It was established 1965 and is published by SAGE Publications in association with the National Training Laboratories
The Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting behavior analysis.The organization has over 9,000 members. The group organizes conferences and publishes journals on the topic of applied behavior analysis (A
Behavioural science is the branch of science concerned with human behaviour. [1] While the term can technically be applied to the study of behaviour amongst all living organisms, it is nearly always used with reference to humans as the primary target of investigation (though animals may be studied in some instances, e.g. invasive techniques).
The term "contextual behavioral science" refers to the application of functional contextualism to human behavior, including contextual forms of applied behavior analysis, cognitive behavioral therapy, and evolution science. [2] In the applied area Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is perhaps the best known wing of contextual behavioral science ...