SOCIALLY SIGNIFICANT BEHAVIOR

  In Week 3, you evaluated the basic science literature to identify a potential intervention that may be used to change behavior. In this week's assignment, you will evaluate the applied literature and how this basic principle is used to change behavior. No study is perfect, and a thorough discussion of limitations is required. Researchers use the limitations from these studies to inform the development of their own original research. This analysis will be used as a component of your final assignment: crafting your own original research study to evaluate a new way of applying basic principles to make a socially significant change in behavior.   Research a socially significant behavior that may be addressed using the principles you discovered. Use the Socially Significant Behavior Template [DOCX] to write a three-to-four-page review of the socially significant behavior addressing the following: *Describe the field of applied behavior analysis as it relates to radical behaviorism. Identify and define a socially relevant behavior, and describe one way in which you would measure it. Evaluate the seminal (that is, historical) and current applied literature that addresses intervention(s). Make sure to include at least one article that is from the last five years. Discuss the findings of the literature identifying common themes or ways in which the intervention(s) are applied. The Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Research Guide can help you with your research. Analyze the current gaps in the literature.