Transitivity
Defined as the trained relation of symbolically similar items across two sets of stimuli (i.e., If A=B, and B=C), and without further instruction, the emergence of an untrained connection (i.e.,… Read more
G. Behavior-Change Procedures
Variable time (VT)
A time-based schedule of noncontingent reinforcement delivery. It sets an average amount of time between the delivery of noncontingent reinforcers.
Withdrawal of a specific positive reinforcer
A non-exclusionary time-out procedure where, contingent on challenging behavior, a preferred item is taken away for a certain period of time.
Within stimulus prompt
A stimulus prompt that helps a learner make a correct discrimination by manipulating a specific physical characteristic of the target stimulus.