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Functional relation

An experimentally demonstrated relation in which a specific change in the dependent variable reliably follows manipulation of the independent variable and is unlikely to be due to other factors.

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Hitting drops each time FCT is introduced and rises each time it is withdrawn.

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BCBA A.1 · Behaviorism and Philosophical FoundationsThe scientific goals of behavior analysis: description, prediction, and control
BCBA D.1 · Experimental DesignIndependent vs. dependent variables
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