ABA Glossary

By Dana Meller, M.A., BCBA
Edited by Tyra Sellers, J.D., Ph.D., BCBA-D
ABA Glossary by Dana Meller, M.A., BCBA, edited by Tyra Sellers, J.D., Ph.D., BCBA-D

Radical behaviorism

A specific type of behaviorism which holds that all human behavior, including private events like thinking and feeling, can be understood or explained as a result of interactions with the environment.

5th Edition Task List

A-3 Describe and explain behavior from the perspective of radical behaviorism.

6th Edition TCO

A.3 Explain behavior from the perspective of radical behaviorism.

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