Behavior Analysis Test 1

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Reinforcer

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a stimulus that increases the frequency of a response it follows

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Dead-man test

Back 2

if a dead man CAN do it, it probably isn't behavior

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Behavior

Back 3

a muscle, glandular, or neuro-electrical activity

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Behavior Analysis

Back 4

the study of the principles of behavior

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Repertoire

Back 5

a set of skills

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Reinforcement Contingency

Back 6

the response-contingent presentation of a reinforcer resulting in an increased frequency of that response

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Behavioral Contingency

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the occasion for a response, the response, and the outcome of the response

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The Error of Reification

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to call a behavior or process a thing

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Medical-Model Myth

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an erroneous view of human behavior--that behavior is always a mere symptom of an underlying psychological condition

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Reinforcer =

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a thing, event, or change of conditions

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Reinforcement =

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the delivery of the reinforcer and the resulting change in behavior

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Baseline

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the phase of an experiment or intervention where the behavior is measured in the absence of an intervention

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Aversive Stimulus (negative reinforcer)

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a stimulus that increases the future frequency of a response. Its removal (termination) follows.

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Escape Contingency

Back 14

the response-contingent removal of an aversive stimulus resulting in an increased frequency of that response

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Differential Reinforcement of Alternative Behavior (DRA)

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the replacement of an inappropriate response with a specific appropriate response that produces the same reinforcing outcome

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Functional Assessment

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an assessment of the contingencies responsible for behavior problems

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The Sick Social Cycle (victim's escape model)

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in escaping the perpetrator's aversive behavior, the victim unintentionally reinforces that aversive behavior

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Parsimony

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the use of no unnecessary concepts, principles, or assumptions

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Punishment Contingency (positive punishment)

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response-contingent presentation of an aversive condition (negative reinforcer) resulting in a decreased frequency of that response

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Overcorrection

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a contingency on inappropriate behavior requiring the person to engage in an effortful response that more than corrects the effects of inappropriate behavior

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Independent Variable

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the variable the experimenter systematically manipulates to influence the dependent variable

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Dependent Variable

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a measure of the subject's behavior

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Multiple-baseline design

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an experimental design in which the replications involve baselines of differing durations and interventions of differing starting times

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Reliability Measurement

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the comparison of measurements of dependent variables and independent variables obtained by independent observers

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Informed Consent

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consent to intervene in a way that is experimental or risky. The participant or guardian is informed of the risks and benefits and of the right to stop the intervention

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Social Validity

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the goals, procedures, and results of an intervention are socially acceptable to the client, the behavior analyst, and society

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Penalty Contingency (negative punishment)

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the response-contingent removal of a reinforcer (positive reinforcer) resulting in a decreased frequency of that response

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Response-Cost Contingency

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the response-contingent removal of a tangible reinforcer resulting in a decreased frequency of that response

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Time-Out Contingency

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the response-contingent removal of access to a reinforcer resulting in a decreased frequency of that response

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The Law of Effect

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the effects of our actions determine whether we will repeat them