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

Negative reinforcement

A process that occurs when a behavior is followed immediately by the reduction or removal of a stimulus that increases the future frequency of that and similar behaviors under similar conditions.

Hint: This is a good thing. Think of how good it feels to remove something aversive as a consequence for one’s behavior.

A process that occurs when a behavior is followed immediately by the reduction or removal of a stimulus that increases the future frequency of that and similar behaviors under similar conditions.
6th Edition TCO

B.4 Identify and distinguish between positive and negative reinforcement contingencies.

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