Behavioral Terms

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Functional behavior assessments

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a collection of procedures for identifying the types of reinforcement potentially maintaining problem behavior in the natural environment, motivating operations that may be contributing to problem behavior, the presence of suitable replacement behaviors in a child’s repertoire, and the child’s preferences for reinforcers that may be used to increase those replacement behaviors (W&G, p. 246)

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operant selection

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topography

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function of behavior

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escape

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attention

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tangible

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sensory

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principles of reinforcement

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positive reinforcement

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negative reinforcement

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positive punishment

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negative punishment

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socially mediated reinforcement

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automatic reinforcement

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functional analysis

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functional assessment

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reinforcement-based programs

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reinforcer assessment

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function-based interventions

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instructional antecedents

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indirect behavioral assessment

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direct behavioral assessment

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differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO)

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differential reinforcement for alternative behavior (DRA)

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extinction