Applied behavior analysis Definitions and concepts Three-term contingency
It is the response to the behavior. So, an antecedent happens before a behavior and a consequence happens after a behavior. Keeping track of antecedents, behaviors, and consequences is called taking ABC data. If the same thing always happens before or after a behavior it can help behavior analysts find cause of that behavior. ABC data is not enough to prove the cause of a behavior. Behavior analysts have to use experimental variables to prove the cause of a behavior. But ABC data can be used to find things that may be causing behavior. Then these causes can be tested using experimental variables.