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Experimental analysis of behavior

Also called EAB

The basic research branch of behavior analysis, which seeks the fundamental principles and processes that govern behavior.

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Laboratory studies of how schedule changes affect response rates are EAB.

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BCBA A.4 · Behaviorism and Philosophical FoundationsBehaviorism vs. EAB vs. ABA vs. science-guided professional practice

Applied behavior analysis
Behaviorism
Professional practice guided by the science of behavior analysis
Translational research
Exclusionary time-out
Experimental control

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