ABA glossary

Abolishing operation

Also called AO

A motivating operation that decreases the reinforcing effectiveness of a stimulus and abates behavior that has produced it.

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After a big lunch, cookies are less valuable and requests for them drop.

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BCBA B.16 · Concepts and PrinciplesMotivating operations in action
BCBA B.17 · Concepts and PrinciplesMotivating operations vs. stimulus control
BCBA G.5 · Behavior-Change ProceduresBuilding motivating operations and discriminative stimuli into interventions
BCBA G.3 · Behavior-Change ProceduresTime-based reinforcement schedules, such as fixed-time

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