PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Behavioral Cusp, Applied Behavior Analysis
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What some of the target behaviors need to be: some involve a behaviour deficits such as late, and poor reports at work, and some involve behavioral excess such as joking around at staff meetings. A good definition of target behavior is objective and unambiguous so that it defines exactly what the person does that constitutes the behavioral excess or deficit you want to change. The goals behaviour analysts want to achieve by applying a behavior change program can be of two types: outcome goals and behavioural goals. Outcome goals are the broad or abstracted results we want to achieve. Outcome goals in behavior change programs usually are very obvious and straightforward, relating directly to the broad characteristics we"ve noticed about the person. A behavioral goal is the level of target behavior we hope to achieve in a program ex: for the target behaviour of studying, the goal behavior could be to study 20 hours a week.
