Threats to Validity
Threats to validity include mortality, maturation, experimenter bias, regression to the mean, selection, reactive measures, repeated measures, history and instrumentation. …
Dimensional qualities of behavior
The dimensional qualities of behavior from which all behavioral measurements are derived include temporal extent, temporal locus, and repeatability. These…
Limitations of Shaping
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Operant Behavior
Operant Behavior: Behavior that is selected, maintained, and brought under stimulus control as a function of its consequences; each person’s…
Response Class
Response Class: a group of responses of varying topography, all of which produce the same effect on the environment. Applied…
Preference Assessments
There are three ways you can conduct a preference assessment. Ask the person:1. rank-ordering2. choice format3. open ended questions Observe…
Baseline Logic
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Multiple Baseline Design
Understanding Multiple Baseline Design in Applied Behavior Analysis Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a science-based approach to understanding and changing…
Stimulus Generalization
Stimulus Generalization: when an antecedent stimulus has a history of evoking a response that has been reinforced in its presence,…