ABA 503: SAFMEDS 1
Everything an organism does; the interaction between an organism and its environment -
ANS-1. Behavior
A relatively permanent change in behavior that occurs as a result of an organism's experiences
- ANS-2. Learning
Alter the effectiveness of behavioral consequences and the momentary rate of behavior that has
resulted in those consequences in the past - ANS-3. Motivating Operation
A definition of the relationship between the occasion, the operant class, and the consequences
that follow the behavior (SD: R Sr) - ANS-4. Contingency of reinforcement
The variable that is measured in an experiment. In behavior analysis it is a measure of the
behavior of an organism - ANS-5. Dependent variable
When a stimulus sets the occasion on which some contingency operates or on which another
stimulus may be presented - ANS-6. Discriminative function
Behavior that is a function of the presentation of a stimulus - ANS-7. Elicited behavior
Behavior that is a function of its consequences (i.e., operant behavior) - ANS-8. Emitted
behavior
All of the stimuli (including events) that affect the behavior of an organism, including those
"inside the skin" such as thinking, hormonal changes, and pain stimulation - ANS-9.
Environment
An analysis of behavior in terms of its antecedents and consequences - ANS-10. Functional
analysis
The variable that is manipulated, changed, or controlled in an experiment, commonly called a
cause. In behavior analysis it is the arrangement of events that precede and follow the behavior
of an organism. - ANS-11. Independent variable
Any stimulus or event that increases the probability of an operant that removes or prevents it -
ANS-12. Negative reinforcer
A behavior that operates on the environment to produce a change, effect, or consequence -
ANS-13. Operant
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