BCBA Flashcards

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7 Dimensions

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ACTyoAGEB

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Applied

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Socially significant

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Conceptually Systematic

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basic principles

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technological

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operationally defined

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analytic

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functional relation

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generalization

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generality

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effective

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clinically significant

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behavioral

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observable/measureable

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9
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4 Types of Behavior Analysis

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ABC, don’t need no D, E

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10
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ABA

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helping families

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Behavioral Service Delivery

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OBM

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12
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Conceptual Analysis of Bx

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behaviorism

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13
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experimental analysis of bx

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basic research

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14
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Watson

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Respondent

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15
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S –> R

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Respondent

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16
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Elicit

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Respondent

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17
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Unlearned

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Respondent

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18
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Phylogenic

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Respondent

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19
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Habituation

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Respondent

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20
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Stimulus presented repeatedly over short period of time, bx is diminished

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habituation

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21
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Skinner

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Operant

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22
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S –> R –> S

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Operant

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evoke

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operant

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ontogenic

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operant

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25
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adaptation

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operant

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reduction in responding evoked by antecedent stimulus over repeated or prolonged presentation

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adaptation

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27
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Watson

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methodological

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28
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observable, overt bx

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methodological

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29
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Radical Bx person

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skinner

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30
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includes private events, covert bx

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radical

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31
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bx you can see, out there

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overt

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32
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bx you can’t see

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covert

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33
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hypothetical construct, explanatory fiction, circular reasoning

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mentalism

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34
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theory

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hypothetical constructs

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35
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fictitious variable

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explanatory fiction

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36
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cause and effect from same info

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circular reasoning

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37
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learning history, evoke, emit

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operant conditioning

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38
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Pavlov, S-S pairing, elicit

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respondent conditioning

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39
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stimulus that increases future frequency of bx

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reinforcer

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40
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stimulus that decreases future frequency of bx

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punishmer

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41
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withholding reinforcement to decrease bx

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extinction

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42
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add something to decrease future frequency of bx

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positive punishment

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43
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remove something to decrease future frequency of bx

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negative punishment

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44
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add something to increase the future frequency of bx

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positive reinforcement

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45
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remove something to increase the future frequency of bx

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negative reinforcement #escape #relief

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46
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group of antecedent stimuli that have a common effect on an operant class

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stimulus class

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47
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activity of a living organism

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behavior

48
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single instance of behavior

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response

49
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group of bx that all have the same function

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response class #different topography

50
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all the bx a person can do

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repertoire

51
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time, place, setting

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environment

52
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an energy change that affect an organism through its receptor cells

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stimuli (plural)

stimulus (single)

53
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3 types of stimulus class

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Formal, temporal, functional #ForTheFun

54
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form, topography #physical feature (stimulus class)

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formal

55
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time #antecedent #consequence (stimulus class)

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temporal

56
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effect on bx #FA #cause and effect (stimulus class)

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functional

57
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5 types of positive reinforcement

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Sensory, Edible, Activity, Tangible, Social #SEATS

58
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2 types of negative reinforcement

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escape, avoidance

59
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stops an aversive that is already happening

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escape

60
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prevents/postpones presentation of aversive stimulus

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avoidance

61
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bx change in a setting other than the one being reinforced

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behavioral contrast

62
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stimulus change that functions as reinforcement even though the learner has no prior learning

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unconditioned reinforcer #primary

63
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previously neutral stimulus change that has acquired the capability to function as a reinforcer through S-S pairing with one or more unconditioned reinforcers

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conditioned reinforcer #secondary #operant #Pavlov and the bells

64
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5 types of positive punishment

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shock, overcorrection, reprimands, exercise, response blocking #SORER

65
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2 types of overcorrection

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restitutional #restoreMORE

positive practice #replacement bx

66
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2 types of negative punishment

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response cost, timeout

67
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2 types of response cost

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bonus response cost, direct fine

68
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additional time dependent on bx #might not earn it (response cost)

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bonus response cost

69
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direct loss of a positive reinforcer (response cost)

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direct fine

70
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2 types of timeout

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exclusionary, non-exclusionary

71
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planned ignoring, taking away items, observation timeout, ribbon (signals reinforcement is available)

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non-exclusionary time out

72
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removed to hallway, room, partition

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exclusionary time out

73
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  1. may be negatively reinforcing to adult/implementer
  2. requires supervision
  3. behavioral contrast
  4. effects can be temporary
  5. doesn’t teach replacement bx
  6. emotional responses
  7. aggression
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unwanted effects of punishment

74
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3 levels of scientific understanding

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description, prediction, control

75
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no cause, describe, objective (3 levels)

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description

76
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correlation, no causation (3 levels)

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prediction

77
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causation, functional relation, experimental design (3 levels)

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control

78
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6 attitudes of science

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determinism, empiricism, experimentation, replication, parsimony, philosophical doubt #DEERPP

79
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lawfulness, cause and effect, if and then

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determinism

80
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facts, objective #emperor

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empiricism

81
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experimental analysis, experiment, control, functional relation, manipulation

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experimentation

82
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repeating, reliability

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replication

83
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simple

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parsimony

84
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healthy skepticism, questioning

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philosophical doubt

85
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previously reinforced response is discontinued, so bx decreases in the future

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extinction

86
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bx gets worse before it gets better

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extinction burst

87
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  1. extinction burst
  2. extinction induced aggression
  3. difficult to get everyone on board
  4. must use in treatment package
  5. bx contrast
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unwanted effects of extinction

88
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after a bx has been through extinction, a different bx occurs for the same function

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resurgence

89
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when a response is altered in the presence of an antecedent stimulus

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stimulus control

90
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responses are reinforced only in the presence of a specific stimulus or SD and not in the present of other stimuli or SDelta

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stimulus discrimination

91
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secondary stimulus blocks the function of a stimulus; skill is already in the repertoire

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masking

92
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secondary stimulus interferes; skill not the one repertoire

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overshadowing

93
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1 response, multiple stimulus; loose control; within stimulus class

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stimulus generalization

94
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1 stimulus, multiple responses; novel responses, form of bx changes

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response generalization

95
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different stimulus do not evoke the same response; tight stimulus control; between/across stimulus class; non-examples

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stimulus discrimination

96
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promoting generalization: stimulus generalization

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teach sufficient stimulus examples

97
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promoting generalization: response generalization; multiple responses

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teach sufficient response examples

98
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promoting generalization: using the real environment/stimuli

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program common stimuli

99
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promoting generalization: stimulus discrimination

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non-examples

100
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promoting generalization: natural environment, reinforcement is not alway available

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indiscriminable contingencies

101
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promoting generalization: other people involved

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mediation

102
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promoting generalization: different stimuli involved (hair down/hair up; contacts/glasses)

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loosely train

103
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promoting generalization: analyze the case; what do you need

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general case analysis

104
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time bx occurs

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temporal locus

105
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frequency of bx

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repeatability

106
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duration of a bx

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temporal extent

107
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bx is affected by consequences even if learner is unaware

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automaticity of reinforcement

108
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repeatedly presenting CS without US results in loss of ability to elicit CR

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respondent extinction

109
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present NS immediately before or at the same time as US

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US-NS pairing (respondent conditioning)

110
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2 types of stimulus class

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feature, arbitrary

111
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3 branches of behavior

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behaviorism, EAB, ABA

112
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observable bx, overt, S-R, respondent (person)

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watson

113
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initial increase in responding before bx decreases

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extinction burst

114
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reappearance of the bx after it has decreased during the extinction process

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spontaneous recovery

115
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continued responding during extinction

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resistance to extinction

116
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immediacy, intensity/magnitude, schedule, reduce reinforcement for target bx, reinforce alternative bx

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factors influencing punishment