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What is hyposensitive
Weak or low sensitivity
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What is conditioned stimulus
Neutral stimulus
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What is positive punishment and negative punishment
Define:
Addition of stimuli that decreases frequency of future behavior and Removal of stimuli that decreases frequency of future behavior |
What is reinforcement history
Leaner's past experience with stimuli that affects their value as reinforcers
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What is behavior change tactic
A consistent method for changing behavior taken from one or more behavioral principal
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What is prevalence of ASD in children
1 in 68
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What is positive reinforcement
Addition of stimuli that increases frequency of future behavior
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What is conditioned reinforcer
stimulus that functions as a reinforcer because of prior pairing with other reinforcers
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What is response effort
How much energy is required by the learner to engage in the target behavior
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What is neutral stimulus
A stimulus change that does not elicit response
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What is theory of mind
Ability to 'mind read'
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What is contingent
Reinforcement or punishment that is delivered only after a target behavior has occurred
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What is punishment
Any stimulus that follows a behavior an decreases that behavior in the future
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What is contingency
Dependent relationship between behavior and the variables that control it
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What is escape
Function of behavior that seeks to get away from a stimulus
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What is hypersensitive
Extremely sensitive
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What is antecedent
Environmental condition or stimuli that occurs immediately before a behavior
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What is operant behavior
Behavior that has come under stimulus control as a result of its consequences
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What is negative reinforcement
Removal of stimuli that increases frequency of future behavior
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What is gain access
Function of behavior that seeks to obtain a stimulus or participat3e in an activity
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What is behavior
any activity or a living organism. All human activity is behavior
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What is consequence
The stimulus change that immediately follows a behavior
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What is ABA
Science that applies principles of behavior to create socially significant change
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What is reinforcement
Any stimulus that follows a behavior that increases that behavior in the future
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