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Behavior

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The activity of living organisms; includes everything people do, including thinking and feeling.

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Environment

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All stimuli, including internal and external, that can affect behavior.

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Stimulus

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Any physical event or condition that affects behavior.

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Stimulus Class

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A group of stimuli that share common features (formal, temporal, or functional).

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Respondent Behavior

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Behavior elicited by antecedent stimuli, typically reflexive.

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Operant Behavior

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Behavior that is selected, maintained, and brought under stimulus control due to its consequences.

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Reinforcement

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A process that increases the future likelihood of a behavior it follows.

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Punishment

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A process that decreases the future likelihood of a behavior it follows.

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Motivating Operation (MO)

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An environmental variable that alters the value of a reinforcer and changes the frequency of behavior associated with that reinforcer.

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Discriminative Stimulus (SD)

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A stimulus in the presence of which a response is reinforced.

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Frequency

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The number of times a behavior occurs.

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Rate

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Frequency of behavior over time (e.g., per minute).

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Duration

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The total time that a behavior occurs.

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Latency

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The time between the onset of a stimulus and the initiation of a response.

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Interresponse Time (IRT)

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The time between the end of one response and the start of another.

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Percentage

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A ratio expressing the number of correct responses over total responses, often used in skill acquisition.

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Permanent Product

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Measuring behavior after it has occurred by observing the effects on the environment.

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Partial Interval Recording

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Records if behavior occurred at any time during the interval.

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Whole Interval Recording

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Records if behavior occurred throughout the entire interval.

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Momentary Time Sampling

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Records whether the behavior is occurring at the end of an interval.

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Functional Relation

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A change in the DV is reliably produced by a change in the IV.

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Baseline

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A condition without the intervention; used for comparison.

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Reversal Design (ABAB)

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Alternating between baseline and intervention phases to show control.

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Multiple Baseline Design
Staggering implementation of the intervention across behaviors, settings, or individuals.
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Changing Criterion Design
Reinforcement is contingent on progressively changing performance criteria.
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Alternating Treatments Design
Two or more conditions are presented in rapidly alternating succession.
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Confounding Variable
An uncontrolled factor that may influence the outcome of an experiment.
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Internal Validity
The degree to which an experiment shows a functional relationship.
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Treatment Integrity
The extent to which an intervention is implemented as planned.
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Social Validity
The acceptability and relevance of a treatment to the client and stakeholders.
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Generalization
The occurrence of behavior under different conditions than those in training.
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Maintenance
The extent to which a behavior is sustained over time.
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Discrete Trial Training (DTT)
A structured method for teaching skills using clear beginning and end trials.
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Natural Environment Teaching (NET)
Using natural environments to teach skills during typical activities.
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Task Analysis
Breaking a complex skill into smaller, teachable steps.
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Chaining
Teaching a behavior chain: forward, backward, or total task.
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Prompting
Assistance to encourage a correct response.
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Fading
Gradually removing prompts so behavior occurs independently.
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Shaping
Reinforcing successive approximations toward a desired behavior.
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Discrimination Training
Reinforcing a behavior in the presence of one stimulus but not others.
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Stimulus Control
Behavior occurs more often in the presence of a particular stimulus.
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Generalization (Skill Acquisition)
Skills occur in various settings or with different people.
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Extinction
Withholding reinforcement for a previously reinforced behavior to decrease its occurrence.
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Differential Reinforcement
Reinforcing one behavior while withholding reinforcement for another.
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DRA
Differential Reinforcement of Alternative Behavior.
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DRI
Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible Behavior.
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DRO
Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior.
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DRL
Differential Reinforcement of Low Rates of Behavior.
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Overcorrection
A form of punishment where the person corrects the consequences of their behavior.
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Response Blocking
Physically intervening to prevent a behavior.
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Informed Consent
Permission granted with full understanding of the procedures and risks.
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Dual Relationships
A situation where multiple roles exist between practitioner and client, potentially leading to conflicts of interest.
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Confidentiality
Protecting private information about clients.
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Supervision
Providing oversight and guidance to trainees to ensure quality services.
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Competence
Working within one's boundaries of education, training, and experience.
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Data-Based Decision Making
Using data to guide clinical decisions and interventions.
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Contingency
A dependent relationship between a behavior and a consequence.
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Three-Term Contingency
Antecedent → Behavior → Consequence.
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Operant Conditioning
Learning in which behavior is influenced by consequences.
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Respondent Conditioning
A stimulus-stimulus pairing procedure that elicits a reflexive response (e.g., Pavlov).
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Unconditioned Reinforcer
A stimulus that naturally strengthens behavior (e.g., food, water).
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Conditioned Reinforcer
A stimulus that gains its reinforcing power through pairing with unconditioned reinforcers.
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Unconditioned Punisher
A stimulus that naturally decreases behavior (e.g., pain, loud noise).
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Conditioned Punisher
A stimulus that decreases behavior through learned association.
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Cumulative Record
Graph in which the total number of responses is plotted over time.
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Level
The value on the vertical axis around which data points converge.
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Trend
The overall direction of the data path.
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Variability
The degree to which data points fluctuate.
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IOA (Interobserver Agreement)
The degree to which two observers report the same values after measuring the same behavior.
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Line Graph
The most common graph used in ABA for visual analysis.
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Bar Graph
Graph used for comparing data across categories.
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External Validity
The extent to which results can be generalized to other settings or populations.
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Replication
Repeating conditions within an experiment to confirm findings.
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Treatment Drift
When an intervention is applied inconsistently or deviates from the plan.
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Component Analysis
Identifying the effective parts of a treatment package.
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Parametric Analysis
Examining the effects of different values of a treatment (e.g., varying reinforcement amounts).
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Least Restrictive Alternative
Using the least intrusive method that is still effective.
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Habilitation
Maximizing short- and long-term reinforcers while minimizing punishers.
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Behavioral Cusp
A behavior that opens up new learning and environments (e.g., crawling, reading).
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Pivotal Behavior
A behavior that, when changed, produces changes in other untrained behaviors.
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Errorless Learning
Teaching with minimal opportunities for errors through prompt fading.
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Incidental Teaching
Using naturally occurring situations to teach skills.
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Precision Teaching
A method using fluency measures and standard celeration charts.
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Equivalence Class
A set of stimuli that are reflexively, symmetrically, and transitively related.
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Match-to-Sample
A task where a learner selects a stimulus that corresponds to a sample.
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Automatic Reinforcement
Reinforcement that occurs independent of the social environment.
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Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)
Identifies the function of problem behavior to inform intervention.
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Escape Extinction
No longer allowing a behavior to result in escape from a demand.
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Functional Communication Training (FCT)
Teaching alternative communication behaviors that serve the same function as problem behavior.
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BACB Code of Ethics
A set of guidelines to ensure ethical and professional conduct.
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Informed Assent
Agreement to participate from individuals who cannot legally consent but can express willingness.
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Scope of Competence
Providing services only within areas of training and experience.
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Cultural Competence
Being respectful and responsive to the cultural contexts of clients.
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Data Security
Ensuring all client data is stored and shared securely according to HIPAA and ethical standards.

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