Behavior
A large class of responses that share physical dimensions and functions and are the observable actions of a person (what they say or do), as well as their private events,… Read more
B.1 Identify and distinguish among behavior, response, and response class.
Environment
An elaborate and always changing universe of stimulus conditions and events that are internal and external to an individual.
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Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Sections B-1: Define and provide examples of behavior, response, and response class, B-10: Define and provide examples of stimulus control, B-12: Define and provide examples of motivating operations and G-4: Use stimulus and response prompts and fading (e.g., errorless, most-to-least, least-to-most, prompt delay, stimulus fading).
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Repertoire
A person’s entire collection of learned skills and behaviors that are related to a specific task or setting.
Response
A single instance of behavior, which is the measurable unit of analysis in the science of behavior analysis.
Response class
A group of behaviors with differing topographies that have the same function and serve the same purpose.