Characteristics of ABA

Characteristics of ABA

1. Prediction

   • The relative probability that when one event occurs, another event will or will not occur. Based on repeated observation revealing relationships between various events. Demonstrated correlation between events.

2. Description

   • Systematic observation enhances the understanding of a given phenomenon by enabling scientists to describe it accurately. Collection of acts about observed events that can be quantified, classified, & examined for possible relations with other known facts. Often suggest hypotheses or questions for additional research.

3. Control

   • A specific change in only one event (dependent variable) can reliably be produced by specific manipulations of another event (independent variables). And the change in the dependent variable was unlikely to be the result of other extraneous factors (confounding factors)