What is ABA?
Applied Behavior Analysis is the science of studying behavior and applying data-supported techniques to increase and/or decrease behaviors that are meaningful to the client and the client’s social environment.
The field of ABA seeks to:
- Define behavior in objective and measurable terms
- Examine the relationship between a behavior and its controlling variables
- Analyze socially significant behaviors that are in need of improvement
- Study behavior through a three-term contingency