Defining Behavior

A clear behavior definition is essential to the success of any ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) program. It allows for accurate and ongoing evaluation of behavior change. Behavior definitions should be objective, complete, clear, concise, and countable. For this conversation, engage your course community in at least ONE of the following discussions:

• Without identifying the behavior, define for a safe and appropriate commonly occurring behavior and post it below. After you post your definition, read some of your peers' definitions and try to engage in the behaviors as defined. Respond to your peers with what you believe the behavior was and with your own experience in trying to act out the defined behavior. Was the behavior objective, complete, clear, concise, and countable? Would you make any changes to the definition?

Select a character from a tv show, film, or book and identify a socially significant behavior that could be selected for change. How do you define the behavior and what makes it socially significant? What recording method would you use to measure the behavior?