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Spontaneous recovery (operant).

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An increase in responding following a period of extinction in which an organism’s rate of response had decreased or was at close to operant level.

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Reinstatement (of behaviour)

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The recovery of behavior when the reinforcer is presented alone (response independent) after a period of extinction.

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Contingency of reinforcement.

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A definition of the relationship between the occasion, the operant class, and the consequences that follow the behavior.

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Differential reinforcement.

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Differential reinforcement involves reinforcement of an operant in the presence of one stimulus (SD) but not in the presence of other stimuli/settings (SΔ).

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Operant.

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An operant is behavior that operates on the environment to produce a change, effect, or consequence.

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Partial reinforcement effect.

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Partial (or intermittent) reinforcement schedules generate greater resistance to extinction than continuous reinforcement (CRF).

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Extinction (behavioral process).

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A decline in the frequency of the operant when there is a break in the contingency between an operant and its consequence.

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Extinction (procedure).

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The breaking of the contingency between an operant and its consequence.

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Negative punishment.

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The removal of a stimulus following a response that decreases the frequency of that response under similar conditions

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Positive punishment.

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The addition of a stimulus following a response that decreases the frequency of that response under similar conditions

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Negative reinforcement.

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The removal of a stimulus following a response that increases the frequency of that response under similar conditions

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Positive Reinforcement.

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The addition of a stimulus following a response that increases the frequency of that response under similar conditions

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Dependent Variable

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The variable that is measured in an experiment, commonly called an effect.

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Functional Analysis

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An analysis of behaviour in terms of its products of consequences.

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ABAB Reversal Design

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the most basic single-subject research design. Also called a reversal design.

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Baseline

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The base rate of behaviour against which an experimental manipulation is measured.

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Independent Variable

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The variable that is manipulated, changed or controlled in an experiment, commonly called a cause.

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Immediacy of Change ( baseline to treatment)

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Assumption that the cause of a change in behaviour must immediately precede the change.

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Generality

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An experimental result has generality when it is observed in different environments, organisms, and so on.

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Hypothetical construct

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Unobservable events or processes that are postulated to occur and that are said to explain behaviour.

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Single-Subject Research

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Experimental research that is concerned with discovering principles and conditions that govern the behaviour of single or individual organisms.

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Topography

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Refers to the physical form or characteristics of the response

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Systematic Replication

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Conducting other experiments in which the procedures are different but are logically related to the original research.

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Applied Behaviour Analysis

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A branch of behaviour analysis that uses behaviour principles to solve practical problems.

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Trend (in baseline)

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A trend is a systematic decline or rise in the baseline values of the dependent variable

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Steady-State Performance

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Schedule controlled behaviour that is stable and does not change over time

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Contingency Management (CM)

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The intervention uses operate principles to arrange contingencies to promote desired behaviour.

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Changing Criterion Design

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The rate of target behaviour is progressively changed to some new criterion (up or down).

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Behavioural Contract

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A behavioural plan of action that is negotiated between a client, child or spouse and concerned others.

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Internal Validity

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When many extraneous variables are ruled out by an experimental design, the research has high internal validity.

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Multiple Baseline Across Behavious

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When a reinforcement procedure is applied progressively to several operants.

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Ratio Schedule

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A response-based schedule of reinforcement that is set to deliver reinforcement following a prescribed number of responses

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Limited hold

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A contingency where the reinforcer is available for a set time after an interval schedule has timed out.

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Fixed ratio

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A response-based schedule of reinforcement that delivers reinforcement after a fixed number of response has been made.

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Fixed interval

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A schedule of reinforcement in which an operant is reinforced after a fixed amount of time has passed.

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Continuous Reinforcement (crf)

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When each response produces reinforcement

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Breakpoint

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the highest ratio value completed on a progressive ratio (pr) schedule of reinforcement

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Assumption of Generality

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The effects of contingencies of reinforcement extend over species, reinforcement and behaviour

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Precision Teaching

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A method of systematic instruction that encourages students and teachers to target specific behaviours.

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Personalized System of Instruction (PSI)

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Psi courses are organized such that students move through the course at their own pace and reinforced for completing small course units.

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Multiple baseline across settings

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In this research design a reinforcement procedure is applied in one situation but is withheld in other settings

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Multiple Baseline across participants

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A research design in which can intervention is introduced progressively for different subjects who exhibit similar target behaviour

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Interreinforcement interval (IRI)

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The time between any two reinforcers

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Inter response time (IRT)

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The time between any two responses.

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Interval schedule

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Schedules of reinforcement based on the passage of time and one response after that time has elapsed

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Post Reinforcement Pause (PRP)

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The pause in responding that occurs after reinforcement on some intermittent schedules

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