Shaping within response topographies
A shaping method in which the response form of each successive approximation remains the same, but some other measurable dimension is being trained.
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Simple discriminations
Correct responding that requires discriminating one antecedent stimulus condition (SD) in which the response will produce reinforcement.
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5th Edition Task List
G-10 Teach simple and conditional discriminations.
6th Edition TCO
G.6 Design and evaluate procedures to produce simple and conditional discriminations.
Single stimulus preference assessment
A stimulus preference assessment in which the client is presented with one stimulus at a time; and the client’s response to each individual stimulus is recorded.
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6th Edition TCO
Single-subject designs
A type of experimental design in which each subject serves as their own control, and the effects of treatment are compared to the subject’s own baseline data.
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5th Edition Task List
6th Edition TCO
Socially mediated contingency
When an individual’s access to reinforcement is mediated or controlled by other people.
Split-middle line of progress
A line drawn on a line graph that represents the general direction of the data; used to visually analyze the overall trend of the graphed data.
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6th Edition TCO
Spontaneous recovery
The temporary reappearance of a behavior that was previously extinguished for a period of time.
Standard celeration chart
A standardized process for charting and analyzing how the rate of behavior changes over time.
Standardized tests
An assessment instrument with empirically established validity and reliability that compares a client’s results to the normative levels of the population for whom the specific test was designed.
Statement on Restraint & Seclusion
A statement generated by a task force authorized by the Executive Council of the Association for Behavior Analysis International defining and explaining the accepted uses of restraint, seclusion, and time-out