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Applied behavior analysis
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a term often used interchangeably with the term behavior modification, it involves analyzing and modifying human behavior
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Behavior
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is the subject matter of behavior modification. This is what a person says or does; it involves a person’s actions
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Behavior modification
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the field of psychology concerned with analyzing and modifying human behavior (also called applied behavior analysis)
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Behavioral deficit
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a desirable target behavior that a person seeks to increase in frequency, duration, or intensity
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Behavioral excess
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an undesirable target behavior that a person seeks to decrease in frequency, duration, or intensity
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Controlling variable
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is the environmental events (antecedents and consequences) that influence the probability of a particular behavior. The controlling variables are the antecedents and consequences that are functionally related to the behavior
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Covert behavior
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is behavior that is not observable to others. These behaviors are also called private events
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Dimension of behavior
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is an aspect of the behavior that can be measured and modified. Relevant dimensions may include frequency, duration, intensity and latency
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Experimental analysis of behavior
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is the scientific study of behavior and the types of environmental events that are functionally related to the occurrence of behavior. Involves laboratory research with non-humans and humans
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Law of effect
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states that a behavior that produces a favorable effect on the environment will be more likely to be repeated in the future
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Overt behavior
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behavior that can be observed and recorded by a person other than the one engaging in the behavior
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Target behavior
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the behavior to be modified
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