Dosage
The intensity, frequency, and duration of the behavioral treatment provided to a client.
DRO/DRI/DRA reversal technique
A variation of the reversal design in which DRO, DRA, or DRI are used as the control condition and contrasted against each other. Responding is reversed to a level obtained
Drop-out component analysis
A method for conducting a component analysis that includes presenting the entire treatment package and then systematically removing individual components to identify which components are necessary for meeting treatment goals.
Duplic
Any verbal behavior that shares formal similarity and point-to-point correspondence with its controlling stimulus (e.g., echoic).
Duration
Hint: Duration answers the question, “How long did that behavior last?” A measurable dimension of the amount of time that a behavior persists from onset (i.e., the start) of the
Echoic
An elementary verbal operant in which the speaker vocally repeats the vocal verbal behavior of another speaker that has a history of generalized conditioned reinforcement.
Ecological assessment
A direct functional behavior assessment procedure that looks at the complex environmental relationships of every element of an individual’s life to assess physiological, social, and home-based conditions and an individual’s
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5th Edition Task List
F-4 Conduct assessments of relevant skill strengths and deficits.
6th Edition TCO
F.3 Design and evaluate assessments of relevant skill strengths and areas of need.
Effective
A dimension of ABA, which explains that ABA procedures should result in a practical, socially significant improvement in a person’s life.
Eliminative approach
An approach to behavior analytic treatment that eliminates challenging behaviors without building replacement skills in their place.
Emergent mand relations
A complex mand response (e.g., a mand that includes an autoclitic, or a tact) that develops without direct training.