What are the different types of behavior analysis?
Behavior analysis can be divided into to main areas: Experimental Analysis of Behavior (EAB or basic) and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA or applied). Behavior analysis started with the animal laboratory work of B.F. Skinner. Such laboratory work with animals is now generally called EAB to differentiate it from ABA which is the application of principals observed in the laboratory to real life and practical circumstances. Often, EAB is called basic behavior analysis because its main focus is to study behavior in general and how environmental contingencies affect behavior (i.e., the basics of behavior) in a controlled environment. ABA is referred to as applied because it focuses on using established behavioral principles in a real world setting. These real world settings reach beyond children with developmental disabilities and are used in many disciplines and industries. For example, ABA is used in performance management, behavioral economics, jurisprudence, pain therapy, and pharmacolog
