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Response differentiation

The result of differential reinforcement: a new set of responses that share the features that were reinforced.

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After only louder answers are reinforced, the learner's answers become consistently louder.

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BCBA G.11 · Behavior-Change ProceduresShaping across dimensions of behavior

Differential reinforcement
Shaping
Shaping across topographies
Shaping within a response topography
Successive approximations
Terminal behavior

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