Mediation
A method to program for generalization during instruction that involves teaching the individuals present in a client’s life (parents, employers) to help maintain and generalize new skills outside of treatment… Read more
Mixed schedules of reinforcement
A compound schedule of reinforcement in which two or more un-signaled (No SDs) basic schedules of reinforcement are in effect in an alternating, random sequence for one or more behaviors.
Modeling
A strategy for teaching new skills by using a live or symbolic model to demonstrate an exact behavior needed to perform a skill and teaching the client to imitate the
Momentary time sampling
A time-sampling data collection method used to estimate the overall occurrence of a behavior by measuring the number of intervals during which the behavior occurs at the end of an
Most-to-least prompting
A method of prompt fading determined by an individual’s progress that proceeds from the most intrusive/supportive to the least intrusive/supportive as the individual is successful, with the final goal of
Motivating operation (MO)
An environmental variable that alters the reinforcing or punishing effectiveness of a stimulus and alters the current frequency of all behavior that has been reinforced or punished by that stimulus.
Multielement design
An experimental design in which two or more independent variables are presented in rapidly alternating succession, and the differential effects of each independent variable on the target behavior are measured.
Multiple baseline design
An experimental design in which the effect of one independent variable is measured and evaluated within and across combinations of two or more subjects, behaviors, or settings.
Multiple exemplar training
A method to program for generalization during instruction that involves teaching a variety of response and stimulus options to facilitate the acquisition of untrained responses in the presence of novel
Multiple probe design
A variation of the multiple baseline design that uses intermittent measurement or probes instead of consecutive measures to evaluate the effect of one independent variable within and across combinations of