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osu outreach grad course Applied Behavioral Analysis

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Definition
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A student’s response competence implying their ability to perform a newly learned skill to some criterion of accuracy   acquisition  
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A stimulus that precedes a behavior   antecedent stimulus  
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Systematic application of behavioral principles to change socially significant behavior to a meaningful degree   applied behavior analysis  
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An object or event received in exchange for a specific number of points, tokens. etc.   backup reinforcers  
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Data that reflect the natural occurrence of the target behavior before intervention   baseline data  
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Any observable and measurable act of an individual   behavior  
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A statement that communicates a proposed change in behavior   behavioral objective  
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An instructional procedure that reinforces individual responses in sequence; forming a complex behavior   chaining  
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Naturally existing or teacher-created circumstances under which a behavior is to be performed   conditions  
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Any stimulus presented contingent on a particular response   consequence  
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Placing contingencies for reinforcement into a written document   contracting  
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The behavior to be changed through intervention   dependent variable  
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A condition in which the student has not had access to a potential reinforcer   deprivation state  
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A philosophical belief that events follow certain fixed patterns   determinism  
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Reinforcing a more appropriate form of a behavior than the one in which the student is currently engaged   differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (DRA)  
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Reinforcing a response that is topographically incompatible with a behavior targeted for reduction   differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior (DRI)  
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Delivering reinforcement when the number of responses in a specified period of time is less than or equal to a prescribed limit   differential reinforcement of lower rates of behavior (DRL)  
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Delivering reinforcement when the target behavior is not emitted for a specified period of time   differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO)  
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Behaviors with a clearly discriminable beginning and ending   discrete behaviors  
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An antecedent that serves as an appropriate cue for occasioning a response results in reinforcement   discriminative stimulus (SD)  
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Recording the amount of time between the initiation of a response and its conclusion   duration recording  
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Statements providing the framework for planning an academic year or an entire unit of learning   educational goals  
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Recording a frequency count of behavior as it occurs within an observation period   event recording  
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Withholding all reinforcement for a previously reinforced behavior to reduce the occurrence of the behavior   extinction  
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The second level (after acquisition) of student competence that describes the rate at which students accurately performs a response   fluency  
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The number of times a behavior occurs during an observation period   frequency  
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A quasi-causative relation that exists if the dependent variable changes in the desired direction with the introduction of the independent variable   functional relation  
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Gathering information in order to form a hypothesis as to variables occasioning or maintaining a behavior   functional assessment  
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Expansion of a student’s capability of performance beyond those conditions set for initial acquisition   generalization  
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The treatment or intervention that the experimenter manipulates in order to change a behavior   independent variable  
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A written educational plan developed for every school-aged student eligible for special education services   individualized educational program  
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A legal term meaning that the parents and student have been fully informed of all information relevant to the activity   informed consent  
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Schedules in which reinforcement follows some (but not all) correct or appropriate responses or follows a period of appropriate behaviors   intermittent schedules  
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An observational recording system in which the observer counts the number of intervals when the behavior occurs   interval recording  
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Any change in a person’s environment that is designed to change that person’s behavior   intervention  
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Recording the amount of time between the presentation of the SD and the initiation of a response   latency recording  
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Behavior that can be predicted by knowledge of antecedent events and a history of reinforcement   lawful behavior  
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The ability to perform a response over time; even after systematic applied behavior procedures have been withdrawn   maintenance  
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Demonstrating a desired behavior in order to prompt an imitative response   modeling  
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The contingent removal of an aversive stimulus immediately following a response that increases the future probability of the response   negative reinforcement  
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Providing concrete examples of a target behavior   operational definition  
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Providing students with more practice than is required for initial mastery   overlearning  
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Simultaneous presentation of primary and secondary reinforcers to condition the secondary reinforcer   pairing  
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Recording tangible items or environmental effects that result from a behavior   permanent product recording  
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The contingent presentation of a stimulus immediately following a response, which increases the future probability of the response   positive reinforcement  
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A principle stating that any high-probability activity may serve as a positive reinforcer for any low-probability activity   Premack principle  
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Stimuli that may have biological importance to an individual; such stimuli are innately motivating   primary reinforcers  
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Collection of data at scheduled intervals rather than continuously   probes  
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An added stimulus that increases the probability that the SD will occasion the desired response   prompt  
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The contingent presentation of a stimulus immediately following a response, which decreases the future probability of the esponse   Punishment  
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The consistency of data collection reports among independent observers   reliability  
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Unprogrammed changes in similar behaviors when a target behavior is modified   response generalization  
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A condition that occurs when there is no longer a state of deprivation   satiation  
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The process by which students provide themselves with prompts in order to direct or maintain a particular behavior   self-instruction  
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Data collection on one’s own behavior   self-recording  
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Administering consequences to oneself   self-reinforcement  
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Circumstances in an individual’s life that temporarily alter the power of reinforcers   setting events  
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Teaching new behaviors through differential reinforcement of successive approximations to a specified target behavior   shaping  
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The importance of behaviors changed to the community; the acceptability of procedures to consumers   social validity  
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A set of characteristics shared by all members of a set and only the members of that set   stimulus class  
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The relation in which an antecedent causes or cues the behavior to occur. Repeated occurrences of the behavior depend on its being reinforced   stimulus control  
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Performance under condition other than those present during acquisition   stimulus generalization  
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The process of breaking down a complex behavior into its component parts   task analysis  
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The ultimate goal of an intervention   terminal behavior  
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A discrete opportunity for occurrence of a behavior   trial  
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Attributes unique to the individual involved in the study or to conditions associated with the environment of the study   variable  
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Consent obtained without recourse to threats or rewards   voluntary consent  
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