ABA glossary

Stimulus-stimulus pairing

Also called pairing

Repeatedly presenting a neutral stimulus just before or together with an established reinforcer so the neutral stimulus acquires reinforcing value.

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An RBT says "Great job!" each time she hands a learner a preferred snack.

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BCBA B.7 · Concepts and PrinciplesKinds of reinforcers: unconditioned, conditioned, and generalized
RBT C.2 · Behavior AcquisitionBuild and use conditioned reinforcers
BCBA G.4 · Behavior-Change ProceduresEstablishing conditioned reinforcers and token economies

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