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

Discrimination training

A procedure in which new responses are taught by reinforcing responses in the presence of one stimulus condition (the SD) but not in the presence of another (SΔ) to help the learner discriminate between concepts and to perform a specific behavior in response to specific instructions.

B-11  Define and provide examples of discrimination, generalization, and maintenance.

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