Generalized imitation
When a novel model evokes an imitative response without prior training.
Generative performance
The development of skills that were not directly trained, following the acquisition of skills that were directly trained.
Graduated guidance
A type of response prompt that offers the minimal amount of physical prompting needed to occasion a correct response by having a trainer in a position to prompt immediately (if
Group contingencies
Procedures in which a pre-determined criterion for responding is established for one, some, or all of the members within a group in order for some or all of the group
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Group designs
An experimental design that randomly assigns subjects to experimental and control groups. They pretest, apply the independent variable to the experimental group, and posttest the results-comparing the data from both
Habilitation
Providing treatment to promote the development of an adaptive repertoire with behaviors that are maximized by short- and long-term reinforcers and minimized by short- and long-term punishers.
Habit reversal
A self-management procedure that involves identifying events that precede one’s own challenging behavior and engaging in alternative behaviors when those precursor events occur.
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Habituation
When an unconditioned stimulus is presented repeatedly over a short period of time, the strength of the respondent behavior diminishes.
Hancock vs. Avery
A federal court ruling that protects an individual by placing conditions on the use of time-out procedures, such as limiting the duration of the time out.