stimulus class
any group of stimuli sharing a predetermined set of common elements in one or more of the following: physical features, temporally, &
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stimulus
energy change that affects an organism
response class
group of responses with the same function & that produce the same effect on the environment
response
specific instance of behavior
behavior
activity of living organisms
applied behavior analysis
science in which tactics derived from the principles of behavior are applied systematically to improve socially significant behavior and experimentation is used to identify the variables responsible for behavior change
empowering
a dimension of ABA that say tools that work to instill confidence
doable
dimension of ABA that says interventions should be pragmatic
accountable
dimension of ABA; behavior should be directly & frequently measured
generality
dimension of ABA; changes should last over time
effective
dimension of ABA; noticeable and reliable changes in target behavior
conceptually systematic
dimension of ABA; procedures & effectiveness should be described in terms of behavioral principles
analytic
dimension of ABA; a functional relation between manipulated events and a reliable change in a dimension of target behavior should be demonstrated
technological
dimension of ABA; operative procedures are identified & described with detail and clarity
behavioral
dimension of ABA; behavior should be in need of improvement, measurable, & target the client's behavior
applied
dimension of ABA; improvements in behaviors that enhance and improve people's lives
operant behaviors
behaviors not elicited by preceding stimuli but influenced by stimulus changes that have followed behavior in the past (e.g. not reflexive)
respondent behavior
reflexive behavior; elicited by an antecedent
behaviorism
philosophy of science of behavior, experimental analysis of behavior, & applied behavior analysis
functional relation
well-controlled experiment that reveals a specific change in one event (DV) is reliably created by specific manipulations of another event (IV) and that is unlikely to be a result of confounding variables
antecedent
environmental conditions or stimulus changes that exist or occur prior to behavior of iterest
consequence
a stimulus change that follows the target behavior
conditioned stimulus
the stimulus component of a conditioned reflex
conditioned reflex
learned stimulus-response functional relation consisting of an antecedent stimulus and the response it elicits
operant conditioning
the process and selective effects of consequences on behavior
reinforcer
a stimulus change that increases the future frequency of behavior that immediately precedes it [Show Less]