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Generality Is The Overall Goal Of Behavior Change Over Time

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Generality is the durability of a behavior change over time, the different environments in which the new behavior appears, and if it spreads to other behaviors" (Baer 96) Generality is not necissarily exhibited if only one behavior is changed. It may take a series of behaviors to be changed before there are noticable changes to other behaviors or in other environments. Is the overall goal of behavior modification to create some form of generality? How do you know when you have or have not achieved it because so many behaviors have to be modified beforehand? It is hard to understand how generality is used in clinical and educational settings. The importance of behavior change over time is well understood; even seeing change in behavior
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