Association for Behavior Analysis
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The Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) is a nonprofit professional membership organization with the mission to contribute to the well-being of society by developing, enhancing, and supporting the growth and vitality of the science of behavior analysis
through research, education, and practice. ABAI has over 5,000 members. It is dedicated to promoting the experimental, theoretical, and applied analysis of behavior. It encompasses contemporary scientific and social issues, theoretical advances, and the dissemination of professional and public information.
Since 1974, the Association for Behavior Analysis International has been the primary professional organization for members interested in the philosophy, science, application, and teaching of behavior analysis.. ABAI provides many services to its membership and the field, including:
ABAI sponsors an annual convention in the US or Canada, and an international convention every two years.
ABAI has affiliated chapters in US states and other nations. It also has more than thirty Special Interest Groups, of which the Autism
SIG is the largest.
Applied Behavior Analysis
Applied behavior analysis is a science that involves using modern behavioral learning theory to modify behaviors. Behavior analysts reject the use of hypothetical constructs and focus on the observable relationship of behavior to the environment...
through research, education, and practice. ABAI has over 5,000 members. It is dedicated to promoting the experimental, theoretical, and applied analysis of behavior. It encompasses contemporary scientific and social issues, theoretical advances, and the dissemination of professional and public information.
Since 1974, the Association for Behavior Analysis International has been the primary professional organization for members interested in the philosophy, science, application, and teaching of behavior analysis.. ABAI provides many services to its membership and the field, including:
- Events that promote dissemination of the science and provide continuing education opportunities for practitioners;
- Job placement services that facilitate employment for behavior analysts;
- Journals that provide a forum to disseminate relevant information and research results;
- Support of the dissemination of behavior analysis in specific regions and for special interests; and
- Resources available for purchase on the ABA International on-line store.
ABAI sponsors an annual convention in the US or Canada, and an international convention every two years.
ABAI has affiliated chapters in US states and other nations. It also has more than thirty Special Interest Groups, of which the Autism
Autism
Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before a child is three years old. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their...
SIG is the largest.
See also
- Applied behavior analysisApplied Behavior AnalysisApplied behavior analysis is a science that involves using modern behavioral learning theory to modify behaviors. Behavior analysts reject the use of hypothetical constructs and focus on the observable relationship of behavior to the environment...
- Professional practice of behavior analysisProfessional practice of behavior analysisThe professional practice of behavior analysis is one domain of behavior analysis: others being behaviorism, experimental analysis of behavior and applied behavior analysis...
- BehaviorismBehaviorismBehaviorism , also called the learning perspective , is a philosophy of psychology based on the proposition that all things that organisms do—including acting, thinking, and feeling—can and should be regarded as behaviors, and that psychological disorders are best treated by altering behavior...
- Behavior modificationBehavior modificationBehavior modification is the use of empirically demonstrated behavior change techniques to increase or decrease the frequency of behaviors, such as altering an individual's behaviors and reactions to stimuli through positive and negative reinforcement of adaptive behavior and/or the reduction of...
- Behavior analysis of child developmentBehavior analysis of child developmentChild development in behavior analytic theory has origins in John B. Watson's behaviorism. Watson wrote extensively on child development and conducted research . Watson was instrumental in the modification of William James' stream of consciousness approach to construct a stream of behavior theory...
- Experimental analysis of behaviorExperimental analysis of behaviorThe experimental analysis of behavior is the name given to the school of psychology founded by B.F. Skinner, and based on his philosophy of radical behaviorism. A central principle was the inductive, data-driven examination of functional relations, as opposed to the kinds of hypothetico-deductive...