Define and provide examples of automatic and socially mediated contingencies.
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Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section B-7: Define and provide examples of automatic and socially mediated contingencies.
A stimulus change that comes after a behavior.
Reinforcement that occurs without the social mediation of others and is mediated by the self or environmental (internal or external) variables.
Punishment that occurs without the social mediation of others and is mediated by the self or environmental (internal or external) variables.
When an individual’s access to reinforcement is mediated or controlled by other people.