ABA glossary

Forward pairing

Also called forward conditioning

Presenting the neutral stimulus just before, or overlapping with, the established reinforcer. This order is the one that reliably builds a conditioned reinforcer.

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An RBT says "Nice!" and then, a second later, hands over a chip.

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RBT C.2 · Behavior AcquisitionBuild and use conditioned reinforcers
BCBA B.3 · Concepts and PrinciplesRespondent vs. operant conditioning
BCBA G.4 · Behavior-Change ProceduresEstablishing conditioned reinforcers and token economies

Backup reinforcer
Backward pairing
Conditioned reinforcer
Conditioned response
Conditioned stimulus
Discriminative stimulus

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