First Week Flashcards

1
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Abolishing operation

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Temporarily decreases the value of a stimulus

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2
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Abcissa

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Horizontal or x-axis

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3
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Analytic

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Evaluate functional relationships

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4
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Antecedent

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Stimulus (change) that precedes behavior

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5
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Applied Behavior Analysis

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Science that is used to improve behavior of social significance

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6
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Avoidance

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Response prevents/postpones presence of an aversive stimulus

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7
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B. F. Skinner

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Founder of the science of behavior

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8
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Backward chaining

A

Teach last step of a task analysis first

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9
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Baseline

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Independent variable not yet implemented

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10
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Behavior

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Anything a person does that can be observed and measured

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11
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Behaviorism

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Scientific approach to the study of behavior

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12
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Chaining

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Teach steps of a complex behavior

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13
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Conditioned reflex

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Response occurs in the presence of a conditioned stimulus

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14
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Conditioned stimulus

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Neutral stimulus paired with an unconditioned stimulus; elicits response

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15
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Consequence

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Stimulus (change) that follows behavior

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16
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Contingency

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If-then Relationship

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17
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Culture

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All conditions, events, stimuli arranged by others to regulate human action

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18
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Dependent variable

A

Effect, measured

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19
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Deprivation

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Withholding stimulus temporarily increases reinforcer effectiveness

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20
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Determinism

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Lawful

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21
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Differential reinforcement

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Reinforcer delivered for a class of responses but not for others

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22
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Discriminative stimulus

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Stimulus signals reinforcer is available

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23
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Duration

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Measure total time response occurs

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24
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Empiricism

A

Events as objectively observed, described and measured

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25
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Environment

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All stimuli that affect behavior

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26
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Establishing Operation (EO)

A

Temporarily increases the value of a stimulus

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27
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Escape

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Response terminates aversive stimulus

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28
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Experimental Analysis of Behavior (EAB)

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Scientific examination of the principles of behavior

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29
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Extinction

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Response occurs, reinforcer does not follow, R-S relation weakens

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30
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Fixed interval (FI)

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Reinforcer is delivered for the first correct response after a passage of time

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31
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Fixed ratio (FR)

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Reinforcer is delivered after a specific number of responses

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32
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Forward chaining

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Teach first step of a task analysis first

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33
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Four term contingency

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MO-A-B-C

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34
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Frequency

A

The count

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35
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Functional relation

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One event dependent upon another

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36
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Functional response class

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Responses look different but have the same effect

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37
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Generalization

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Response occurs in the presence of similar stimuli

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38
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Imitation

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Copy modeled response

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39
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Independent variable

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Cause, manipulated

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40
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Inter-observer agreement (IOA)

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Two observers independently observe, record and agree on the occurrence of a response

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41
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Inter-response time (IRT)

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Time between two consecutive responses

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42
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Interval recording

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Record if response occurs during a period of time

43
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Intervention

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Application of a procedure to change a target behavior

44
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Latency

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Time from onset of stimulus to initiating response

45
Q

limited hold

A

window of opportunity for reinforcement after FI or VI

46
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Modeling

A

Demonstrate desired behavior

47
Q

Momentary time sample

A

Record the presence or absence of a response at an exact moment in time

48
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Motivating operations

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Alters the effectiveness of a stimulus and changes the frequency of behavior

49
Q

Negative punishment

A

Stimulus removed after a response, rate of behavior decreases

50
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Negative reinforcement

A

Stimulus is removed after a response, rate of behavior increases

51
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Operant behavior

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Behavior learned through consequences

52
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Operant conditioning

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Consequence immediately follows response and changes R-S relation

53
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Ordinate

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Vertical or y-axis

54
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Parsimony

A

Rule out simple, logical explanations first

55
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Pavlov

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Studied respondent conditioning

56
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Permanent product

A

The physical outcome of behavior

57
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Philosophical doubt

A

Question everything

58
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Philosophical assumptions of behavior analysis

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Determinism, empericism, experimentation, replication, parsimony, philosophic doubt

59
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Positive punishment

A

Stimulus added after a response, rate of behavior decreases

60
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Positive reinforcement

A

Stimulus added after a response, rate of behavior increases

61
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Preference assessment

A

Identify and rank stimuli as affective reinforcers

62
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Premack principle

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High-probability behavior is contingent upon low-probability behavior

63
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Primary reinforcer

A

Stimuli needed to survive

64
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Punishment

A

Consequence immediately follows a response, weakens R-S relation

65
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Radical behaviorism

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The study of human behavior including thoughts and feelings

66
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Rate

A

Ratio = response/time

67
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Ratio strain

A

Schedule of reinforcement is to lean to maintain behavior

68
Q

Reflex

A

Respondent behavior; unlearned S-R relation

69
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Reinforcement

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Consequence immediately follows a response, strengthens R-S relation

70
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Reinforcer

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Stimulus presented, increases future probability of behavior

71
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Reliability

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Repeated measures yield same values

72
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Respondent behavior

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Reflex; innate; involuntary; species specific

73
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Respondent conditioning

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Pair neutral stimulus with unconditioned stimulus

74
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Response

A

An instance of behavior

75
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Response class

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A group of similar behaviors (topographical or functional)

76
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Satiation

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Value of reinforcer decreases due to repeated presentation

77
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Shaping

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Series of approximations toward a terminal behavior

78
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Stimulus (stimuli)

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Environmental event that can affect behavior

79
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Stimulus class

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A group of stimuli that share a common elements

80
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Stimulus control

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Antecedent stimulus alters dimensions of behavior

81
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Task analysis

A

Breaking a complex skill into smaller teachable units

82
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Technological

A

Procedures are precisely defined

83
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Temporal extent

A

Behavior occupies time

84
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Temporal locus

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Behavior occurs at a point in time

85
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Thinning

A

Fading the schedule of reinforcement

86
Q

Three term contingency

A

S-r-s; a-b-c

87
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Topographical response class

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Responses look the same but have a different effect

88
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Topography

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Physical shape or form of behavior

89
Q

Variable interval (VI)

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Reinforcer delivered for first response after a varying amount of time

90
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Variable ratio (VR)

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Reinforcer delivered for a varying number of responses

91
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Unconditioned stimulus

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Stimulus elicits a response without prior learning

92
Q

Post hoc

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After the fact explanation

93
Q

Pragmatism

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Truth assessed in terms of the success of practical application

94
Q

Contextual psychology

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Study of organisms interacting in and with a historical and current situational context

95
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Functional contextualism

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Gold to predict and influence psychological events with precision, scope, and depth

96
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Prosociality

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The values, attitudes, and behaviors that benefit individuals and those around them

97
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Coercion

A

Control behavior by (A) punishment or threat of punishment or (B) removal of Aversive Stimuli

98
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Negative reinforcement

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Stimulus is removed by some response and the rate of that response increases

99
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Psychological flexibility

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Contact with present moment as conscious human being and work toward chosen values

100
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Mindfulness

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Paying attention to the present moment with openness, curiosity, and flexibility

101
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Positive reinforcement

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Stimulus is added by some response and the rate of that response increasesr

102
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Behavioral cusp

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Learned behavior that exposes person to new reinforcers

103
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Pivotal behavior

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Behavior produces corresponding modifications in untrained behaviors

104
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Target behavior

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Specific behavior selected for change