Essential Reading
In a seminal 1978 article, Montrose Wolf introduced behaviour-analysts to the term “social validity”. As you’ll know from your earlier lessons, it is requirement for ABA to be applied and effective. The concept of “social validity” complimented these dimensions and provided a basis for practitioners and researchers to measure and evaluate social importance.
As ABA has matured, many behaviour-analysts have questioned how our we should define appropriate outcomes of behavioral interventions. In this recent article, Schwartz and Kelly argue that we should consider the importance of goals with reference to quality of life.
Optional Watching
In the below video from Hacking ABA, you’ll be introduced to examples of how behaviour-analysts can measure some dimensions of social validity.
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