A Behavior Analyst for a Local Group Home Has a Case

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A behavior analyst for a local group home has a case involving a person who engages in spitting. First, the behavior analyst conducts a functional assessment and takes a week of baseline data. An intervention is designed and tested for two weeks. The behavior analyst then implements a brief return to baseline, followed by a return to the intervention. This process is primarily an example of which fundamental characteristic of behavior analysis?

• A) technological
• B) empiricism
• C) philosophic doubt
• D) parsimony

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