ABA glossary
Environmental variables
Definition
Features of a person's surroundings, such as antecedents, consequences, materials, workload, and physical setting, that can affect how and whether a behavior occurs.
Example from a session
Before adding more training, a supervisor checks whether a technician's missed data come from having no data sheets in the session room.
Can you spot environmental variables in a scenario?
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