Operant Behavior
Operant Behavior: Behavior that is selected, maintained, and brought under stimulus control as a function of its consequences; each person’s repertoire of operant behavior is a product of his history…
Response Class
Response Class: a group of responses of varying topography, all of which produce the same effect on the environment. Applied Behavior Analysis (2nd Edition) This means the responses physically look…
Preference Assessments
There are three ways you can conduct a preference assessment. Ask the person:1. rank-ordering2. choice format3. open ended questions Observe the person:1. contrived free operant2. naturalistic free operantTrial Based Methods1….
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 behavior. One of the key components of ABA is the…
Stimulus Generalization
Stimulus Generalization: when an antecedent stimulus has a history of evoking a response that has been reinforced in its presence, the same type of behavior tends to be evoked by…
Alternating Treatments Design Variations
The alternating treatments design has several variations. This includes the single-phase which can be either with or without a no treatment control condition. The two-phase alternating treatments design is an…
Types of graphs used in ABA
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Negative Reinforcement
Negative reinforcement involves the termination, reduction, or postponement of a stimulus contingent on the occurrence of a response which leads to an increase in the future occurrence of that response. …