Transient effects
A temporary effect; when a reinforcer or punisher is removed, it should be expected that a change in responding can occur (for the worse) above or below baseline levels but… Read more
Task List Reference: H-5
Plan for possible unwanted effects when using reinforcement, extinction, and punishment procedures.
Test your ABA Terminology ➠ Unwanted Effects in Responding
Test your knowledge of reinforcement and punishment procedures. PTB co-founder Dana Meller addresses the temporary effect in responding that is expected to occur during the implementation of the treatment procedures. Included, Dana contrasts the occurrence of a temporary increase in challenging behavior in an extinction procedure.
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section H-5: Plan for possible unwanted effects when using reinforcement, extinction, and punishment procedures.
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Test your ABA Terminology ➠ Types of Unwanted Treatment Side Effects Explained
Test your knowledge of planning interventions with PTB co-founder Dana Meller as she explained the types of unwanted treatment side effects. Also included is a description of the two types of contrast effects, positive behavioral contrast and negative behavioral contrast, as well as corresponding examples.
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section H-5: Plan for possible unwanted effects when using reinforcement, extinction, and punishment procedures.
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Test your ABA Terminology ➠ Matching Law vs. Behavioral Contrast
Put your ABA terminology knowledge to the test with #PTB co-founder Dana Meller as she compares two commonly confused terms: Matching Law vs. Behavioral Contrast, and discusses corresponding examples of each.
Refer to BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Sections B-5: Define and provide examples of schedules of reinforcement, and H-5: Plan for possible unwanted effects when using reinforcement, extinction, and punishment procedures.
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Spontaneous recovery
The temporary reappearance of a behavior that was previously extinguished for a period of time.
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Resurgence
The reemergence of an extinguished behavior, when the reinforcement for an alternative replacement behavior is discontinued (extinction) or when reinforcement is thinned too quickly.
Recovery from punishment
When the rate of a target behavior temporarily increases back to, or above, baseline levels, after a punishment procedure is discontinued.
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Extinction burst
An immediate increase in the rate of responding when an extinction procedure is first implemented.
Dana Do’s: Extinguished Behaviors Resurge
When reinforcement for the alternative replacement behavior is discontinued, extinction for the alternative behavior can resurge.
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Behavioral contrast
A side effect of treatment that occurs in a multiple schedule of reinforcement or punishment when a change in the schedule of one part of the reinforcement or punishment contingency