Assignment task: The review of the scientific principles and goals of Applied Behavior Analysis. Reflect on the information about the goals of the science in the field, your role as a Scientist-Practitioner, and the necessary focus on the social validity and client quality of life.
Please respond to the following:
1. Provide a well-supported discussion of how all the elements are interrelated.
- What challenges or questions come to mind when you think about integrating these aspects of science and practice for the benefit of the client?
2. Select a behavior (your own, a child, partner, parent, student, etc.) to practice developing an operational definition of a problem behavior, and a desired replacement behavior.
- Discuss the social significance of the behaviors, how they could impact one's quality of life, and to what degree the behaviors can be analyzed, based on Schlinger's (2017) considerations.