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Question 1
What are the seven dimensions of ABA as defined by Baer, Wolf, and Risley (1968)?
Answer: Applied, Behavioral, Analytic, Technological, Conceptually Systematic, Effective, and Generality.
Question 2
Which dimension of ABA requires that the behavior being changed must be socially significant and meaningful to the individual?
Answer: Applied – this dimension emphasizes that the behaviors targeted must matter to the individual and society.
Question 3
What does the 'Technological' dimension of ABA require?
Answer: It requires that procedures are described clearly and completely enough that any trained person could replicate them.
Question 4
Which dimension of ABA is demonstrated when a behavior change is maintained over time, appears in new settings, or spreads to untrained behaviors?
Answer: Generality – this dimension ensures that improvements extend beyond the training environment.
Question 5
What does the 'Analytic' dimension of ABA require a behavior analyst to demonstrate?
Answer: It requires demonstrating a functional relationship between the intervention and the behavior change (experimental control).