title: The nature of behavioral assessment: A commentary.
abstract: This special issue of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis provides the reader with a sample of current work in behavioral assessment. The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of behavioral assessment and to place the other articles in context of this developing area.
authors.affiliation: The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
authors.forename: R O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Hayes