Problem:
Imagine that a hypothetical client has come to you for assessment of a specific target behavior (either a behavior to increase or a behavior to decrease). What might that target behavior be? Using the requirements set forth by Cooper, Heron, and Heward (2019), write an operational definition of the target behavior. Then, using the ten guiding questions and suggestions regarding how to prioritize target behaviors provided by Cooper, Heron, and Heward (2019), address the social significance of the target behavior for the hypothetical client. Make a case for why this target behavior should be assessed and then intervened upon. Need Assignment Help?
Use the following reading resources to provide in-text citations and references.
Read Chapter 3: "Selecting and Defining Target Behaviors" in Applied Behavior Analysis
In addition to this reading in your text, please read the following articles:
Behavioral cusps: A model for selecting target behaviors. Bosch & Fuqua (2001)
Social validity: The case for subjective measurement or how applied behavior analysis is finding its heart. Wolf (1978)