ABA Terminology

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Across
  1. 2. Physically stopping or preventing a behavior from occurring
  2. 7. Labeling an object, action, or event
  3. 8. A consequence that results in an INCREASE of future behavior
  4. 12. Imitating another person’s movement
  5. 13. The event(s) that occur immediately after a behavior
  6. 15. Differentials reinforcing closer approximations of a behavior you want to increase
Down
  1. 1. A consequence that results in a DECREASE of future behavior
  2. 3. Responding to another person’s directions/language
  3. 4. Imitating another person’s vocal behavior
  4. 5. A reinforcement schedule in which R+ is delivered after an average number of responses
  5. 6. Assistance provided to increase the likelihood of correct responding
  6. 9. The first verbal operant we teach
  7. 10. A reinforcement schedule in which R+ is delivered after a set amount of time has passed
  8. 11. Decreasing the level of assistance to complete a task
  9. 14. Also known as discriminative stimulus, or an instruction
  10. 16. The event(s) that occur just before a behavior