ABA glossary

Restricted operant

Also called discrete operant

A response whose opportunities are controlled by someone or something else, such as answers to presented trials; percentage or trials to criterion often suit it.

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Naming flashcards in a discrete-trial program is a restricted operant.

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BCBA C.3 · Measurement, Data Display, and InterpretationMeasuring occurrence: count, rate, and percentage
BCBA G.13 · Behavior-Change ProceduresTrial-based vs. free-operant arrangements

Discrete-trial teaching
Fluency
Free operant
Frequency
Intertrial interval
Natural environment teaching

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