ABA glossary

Contrived reinforcers

Also called arbitrary reinforcer

Consequences arranged by a program, such as tokens or edibles, that would not usually follow the behavior in everyday life.

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A learner earns a gummy for each correct sight word.

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BCBA G.16 · Behavior-Change ProceduresMaintaining change after intervention: schedule thinning and natural reinforcers

Fixed ratio
Indiscriminable contingencies
Maintenance procedure
Natural reinforcer
Ratio strain
Recruiting reinforcement

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