Testing a Definition - Can you count number of occurrences? . Should answer" - Will a stranger know what to look for based on definition alone? . Should answer " - Can you break the target behavior down to smaller, more specific components? . Should answer "_ Setting Criteria for Behavior Change Selected because of to clients 0 Increase, maintain, generalize desirable behaviors 0 Decrease undesirable behaviors - Valued and meaningful behaviors have Set Criteria Before Modifying Setting criteria as important as defining Range of - Must identify optimum range prior to modifying Must know when to treatment - Eliminate disagreements on effectiveness Two Approaches for Setting Criteria Assess performance of highly people - Experimentally manipulate different to determine optimal results