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Behavior chain

A sequence of responses in which each response produces a stimulus change that reinforces it and serves as the discriminative stimulus for the next response.

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Turning on the faucet produces running water, which signals putting hands under it.

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RBT C.5 · Behavior AcquisitionTeach chains from a task analysis: forward, backward, and total-task
BCBA G.12 · Behavior-Change ProceduresSelecting and running chaining procedures

Backward chaining
Discriminative stimulus
Forward chaining
Multiple-opportunity method
Single-opportunity method
Task analysis

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