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applied behavior analysis

applied behavior analysis noun: a form of psychotherapy that uses respondent and operant conditioning to change human and animal behavior.

Noun

applied behavior analysis (uncountable, abbreviation ABA)

  1. A form of psychotherapy that uses respondent and operant conditioning to change human and animal behavior.

Forms of applied behavior analysis

abbreviationABA

Questions about applied behavior analysis

What does applied behavior analysis mean?
Applied behavior analysis means a form of psychotherapy that uses respondent and operant conditioning to change human and animal behavior.
What part of speech is applied behavior analysis?
Applied behavior analysis is a noun.

Words near applied behavior analysis in the dictionary

  1. applicatorily
  2. applicators
  3. applicatory
  4. applied
  5. applied arts
  6. applied behavior analysis
  7. applied economics
  8. applied ethics
  9. applied kinesiology
  10. applied linguistics
  11. applied math

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