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Behavior Mod Terms
Behavior Modification Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Adaptation | The phrase in a behavioral program during which the student is allowed to adjust to novel stimuli in the new learning environment. |
Attenuation | The process of gradually making a schedule of reinforcement more and more intermitted. |
Auditory Reinforcement | Any sound for which the student will respond. |
Aversive Stimulus | A stimulus that has the effect of decreasing a behavior when it is presented as a consequence of (contingent upon) that behavior. It is any stimulus that the individual will actively work to avoid. |
Avoidance Learning | The learning that occurs when a response is made in order to avoid or escape something that is unpleasant. |
Backward Chaining | A procedure in which the first response in a behavior chain is taught last. |
Baseline | The period of time during which a behavior is observed and measured without any intervention (training). |