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ABA 26. 5, 6 & 7

Terms

TermDefinition
Matching Law Behavior is allocated in proportion to the relative rates of reinforcement.
Generalized Matching Law An extension of the matching law that incorporates bias and sensitivity.
Law of Effect Responses followed by favorable consequences become more likely.
Concurrent Schedules of Reinforcement Two or more reinforcement schedules available simultaneously.
Relative Rate of Reinforcement The proportion of total reinforcement obtained from an alternative.
Relative Rate of Responding The proportion of total responses allocated to an alternative.
Bias A preference for one alternative independent of reinforcement rate.
Sensitivity The degree to which beha ior tracks changes in relative reinforcement.
Undermatching Less changes in behavior than predicted by the matching law.
Overmatching More change in behavior than predicted by the matching law.
Operant Variability Behavioral variability maintained be reinforcement.
Lag Schedule A reinforcement schedule that reinforces responses differing from recent responses.
Variability Contingency A contingency requiring behavioral variation for reinforcement.
Behavioral Flexibility Adaptive variation in responding across changing conditions.
Response Class A group of responses that produce the same effect on the environment.
Selection of Consequences The process by which consequences select behavior.
Threshold Contingency A contingency that reinforces responses occuring below a specified frequency threshold.
U-Value A measure of response variability ranging from 0 (repetition) to 1 (maximum variability).
Response Diversity The emission of multiple responses within a response class.
Reinforcer Magnitude The amount or duration of a reinforcer.
Behavioral Allocation The distribution of behavior across available activities over time.
Choice The allocation of behavior among competing alternatives.
Contingency A lawful relation between behavior and environmental events.
Molecular Analysis The study of behavior as individual responses and their immediate controlling variables.
Quantitative Analysis of Behavior The use of mathematical models to describe and predict behavior.
Induction The process by which biologically significant events increase related activities.
Feedback Function The relation between behavior and its environmental outcomes.
Correlation The relation between behavior and environmental events across time.
Molar Analysis The study of behavior as extended patterns of activity.
Phylogenetically Important Events (PIE) An event that affects survival or reproduction and induces related behavior.
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