W.T.F What's the Function?!

What IS a Function?

If you want to read the study that blew my mind and solidified my drive to make ABA accessible to zookeepers it this one:

“FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS AND TREATMENT OF SELF-INJURY IN A CAPTIVE OLIVE BABOON”

-Nicole Dorey, Jesus Rosales-Ruiz, Richard Smith, and Bryan Lovelace