Warm-up effects
Refers to when initial response rates in baseline are weaker due to a subject needing to get warmed up.
Whole 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 for the entire duration of
Withdrawal of a specific positive reinforcer
A non-exclusionary time-out procedure where, contingent on challenging behavior, a preferred item is taken away for a certain period of time.
Within stimulus prompt
A stimulus prompt that helps a learner make a correct discrimination by manipulating a specific physical characteristic of the target stimulus.
Written feedback
A supervisor’s feedback is delivered as a written response to an observed supervisee performance using a score form or written summary of the feedback.
Wyatt vs. Stickney
A federal court ruling that established that individuals with mental illness or intellectual disabilities, who are involuntarily living in institutions, have a constitutional right to personal treatment with minimum standards
X-axis
The horizontal axis of a graph, which frequently represents the dates or sessions across which data were collected.
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Y-axis
The vertical axis of a graph, which displays the quantitative values of the measured behavior (e.g., count, percent correct).