We conducted a scoping review on the consecutive controlled case series (CCCS) methodology (Hagopian, 2020). The CCCS is an approach to studying functional relations across a series of consecutive cases that share common features. We identified and reviewed 76 studies that used CCCS methodology. Most of these (a) were retrospective CCCS studies…

Analysis of 347 articles published in the "Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis" over 19 years found that the volume of behavior-analytic papers on educational topics has declined. Concern with classroom conduct diminished but is still heavily emphasized. Reports of social skills and language studies accelerated, but analyses of academic…

This essay discusses the significance functional analysis has had for applied behavior analysis of aberrant behavior. The methodology has lessened the field's reliance on default technologies and promoted analysis of environment-behavior interactions maintaining target responses as the basis for selecting treatments. It has also contributed to the…