Partial interval recording
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 any time within an… Read more
Percentage
A derived measure of behavior that depicts the proportional quantity of the number of times the behavior occurred out of the total number of opportunities for that behavior to occur
Performance diagnostic checklist-human services (PDC-HS)
An informant-based functional assessment used to help supervisors identify the environmental variables related to poor employee performance and design function-matched interventions based on the findings.
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Performance monitoring
A systematic and objective observation method of staff performance used to ensure procedural fidelity and effectiveness of training and to assess for areas of needed support.
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5th Edition Task List
I-5 Use performance monitoring, feedback, and reinforcement systems.
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Personalized system of instruction
An individualized instructional method that breaks down learning materials into smaller units that must be mastered before progressing to the next phase. Learners manage and control their own learning and
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Philosophical doubt
A philosophical assumption underlying the science of behavior analysis that the truth should always be questioned with healthy skepticism, which means viewing the results of studies and clinical work with
5th Edition Task List
6th Edition TCO
Phylogeny
A branch of biology that deals with genetically-inherited behavior.
5th Edition Task List
B-3 Define and provide examples of respondent and operant conditioning.
6th Edition TCO
B.3 Identify and distinguish between respondent and operant conditioning.
Pivotal behavior
Trained behaviors that, when acquired, can result in or lead to the acquisition of new, untrained behaviors.
Pivotal response training
A free-operant teaching methodology that capitalizes on naturally occurring MOs and environmental variables with a specific focus on building skills that produce collateral improvements in other skill areas.
Planned activity check
A time-sampling data collection method used to estimate the overall occurrence of behaviors of a group of individuals by measuring the number of intervals during which the behavior occurs at