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Maintaining contingency

The consequence that currently reinforces a behavior, as in "hitting is maintained by escape"; it describes function, not response maintenance.

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BCBA B.15 · Concepts and PrinciplesRecognizing response maintenance
RBT D.1 · Behavior ReductionRecognize the common functions of behavior

Access to tangibles
Attention (function)
Automatic reinforcement
Avoidance
Escape
Function of behavior

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