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Isaac J. Melanson; Tara A. Fahmie; Emily L. Ferris; Javid A. Rahaman – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2025
Behavior analysts typically assess and treat challenging behavior after it occurs regularly and at high severity. Although effective, this reactive approach is quite costly and resource intensive. A growing literature supports an alternative preventive approach; the first step involves conducting sensitivity tests to screen the topographies and…
Descriptors: Applied Behavior Analysis, Behavior Problems, Prevention, Screening Tests
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Richard M. Kubina Jr.; Madeline Halkowski; Kirsten K. L. Yurich; Kimberly Ghorm; Nora M. Healy – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2024
Operational definitions have a significant history in applied behavior analysis. The practice's importance stems from the role operational definitions play in detecting an event, human thought, or action. While operationalizing target behaviors has enjoyed widespread practice, some concerns have recently arisen with translation validity and…
Descriptors: Identification, Accuracy, Definitions, Applied Behavior Analysis