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Threats to Validity
Threats to validity include mortality, maturation, experimenter bias, regression to the mean, selection, reactive measures, repeated measures, history and instrumentation. Applied Behavior Analysis (2nd Edition) History: A major holiday season…
Dimensional qualities of behavior
The dimensional qualities of behavior from which all behavioral measurements are derived include temporal extent, temporal locus, and repeatability. Temporal Extent: refers to the fact that every instance of behavior…
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 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…