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1
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Applied Behavior Analysis

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behavior principles used for practical problems

2
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Behaviorism

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scientific philosophy of behavior analysis

3
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Law of effect

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favorable effect on the environment = behavior will repeat

4
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A-B-A-B

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Reversal design

5
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Establishing operations

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Momentarily increase effectiveness and probability

6
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Abolishing operation

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Decrease effectiveness of behavioral consequences

7
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Contingency of reinforcement

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Relashionship between relation, operant class, and consequences

8
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Operant conditioning

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Behavior change due to consequences

9
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Respondent conditioning

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NS+US conditioning through pairing

10
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Hypothetical construct

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Unobservable event or process explains behavior

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Reinforcement

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Increase in rate of operant behavior

12
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Steady-State performance

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Schedule-Controlled behavior that is stable

13
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Stimulus function

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Occurrence of events changes behavior

14
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Systematic replication

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Increase generality of experiment

15
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Topography

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Physical form characteristics of a response