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Podcast: The How to ABA Podcast
Episode: What Are The 4 Functions of Behavior?
Description: Every ABA professional should be familiar with the four functions of behavior and how to identify them. Here, we cover those four functions, provide real-life examples, and give you tips on what you can do when you encounter each function. Although the functions of behavior are important, they aren’t always intuitive which makes them hard to spot. We can also accidentally reinforce problematic behavior when we’re unsure. Through their behavior, our students and clients are communicating something to us, and it’s our job to figure out what that is. To remember the four functions of beha...