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Key Concepts in Behavioral Principles
1. Motivating Operations (MO)
An environmental factor that changes the effectiveness of a stimulus, object, or event as a reinforcer.
2. Contingency
Refers to the relationship, either dependent or temporal, between ope...
An environmental factor that changes the effectiveness of a stimulus, object, or event as a reinforcer.
2. Contingency
Refers to the relationship, either dependent or temporal, between operant behavior and the variables
that control it.
3. Satiation
Occurs when the repeated exposure to a reinforcer diminishes its effectiveness, leading to a decrease
in response rates.
4. Positive Reinforcement
A form of reinforcement where the introduction of a stimulus contingent upon a response increases
the likelihood of that response occurring in the future.
5. Negative Reinforcement
A type of reinforcement where the removal of a stimulus depends on a response, leading to an
increased likelihood of that response in the future.
6. Positive Punishment
Involves presenting a stimulus contingent on a response, which results in a decrease in the likelihood
of that response happening again.
7. Negative Punishment
A form of punishment that entails the removal of a stimulus based on a response, resulting in a
lowered likelihood of that response occurring in the future.
, 8. Establishing Operations (EO)
Increases motivation for a specific outcome, making it more likely that an individual will seek that
reinforcer.
9. Abolishing Operations (AO)
Decreases the motivation for a specific outcome, resulting in a reduced likelihood of pursuing that
reinforcer.
10. Discriminative Stimulus (SD)
A stimulus that signals when a particular response will be reinforced; in its absence, that response will
not be reinforced.
11. Stimulus Control (Discriminative Control)
The tendency for a target behavior to occur in the presence of an SD due to previous reinforcement of
that behavior.
12. Discrimination Training
Teaching an individual to differentiate and respond differently to two or more discriminative stimuli
(SDs).
13. Discrete Trial Training (DTT)
A structured teaching method where a task is isolated and presented across multiple trials, with a
specific antecedent leading to an expected response, followed by a consequence.
14. Fluency-Based Training
Aims to enhance proficiency in an existing skill by increasing both accuracy and speed of performance
to build competence.
15. Errorless Learning
Involves promptly prompting the desired response to ensure that the learner's answer is correct from
the outset.
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