ABA Glossary

By Dana Meller, M.A., BCBA
Edited by Tyra Sellers, J.D., Ph.D., BCBA-D
ABA Glossary by Dana Meller, M.A., BCBA, edited by Tyra Sellers, J.D., Ph.D., BCBA-D

Conditioned punisher

A previously neutral stimulus that now functions as a punisher because of prior pairing with one or more other punishing stimuli.

5th Edition Task List

B-8  Define and provide examples of unconditioned, conditioned, and generalized reinforcers and punishers.

6th Edition TCO

B.8 Identify and distinguish among unconditioned, conditioned, and generalized punishers.

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    A stimulus change that decreases the frequency of any behavior immediately preceding it regardless of the organism’s learning history with that stimulus.
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  • ABA terms you need to know: unconditioned reinforcer.Unconditioned reinforcer
    A stimulus change that can increase the future frequency of behavior without any learning history or prior pairing with any other form of reinforcement.
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    A type of conditioned reinforcer that has been paired with many unconditioned and conditioned reinforcers.
  • Conditioned reinforcer
    A previously neutral stimulus that acquires the ability to function as a reinforcer through a stimulus-stimulus pairing with one or more unconditioned or conditioned reinforcers.
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