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| A form of direct continuous observation in which the observer records a descriptive temporally sequenced account of all behaviors of interest and the antecedent conditions and consequences for behaviors as those events occur in the client's natural environment. |
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| A checklist that provides descriptions of specific skills and the conditions under which each skill should be observed. Some checklists are designed to assess one particular behavior or skill area. Others address multiple behaviors or skill areas. |
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| A form of assessment that involves a full range of inquiry methods to identify probable antecedent and consequent controlling variables. |
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| A behavior that has sudden and dramatic consequences that extend well beyond the idiosyncratic change itself because it exposes the person to new environments, reinforcers, contingencies, responses and stimulus controls. |
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| An assessment protocol that acknowledges complex interrelationships between environment and behavior. An ecological assessment is a method for obtaining data across multiple settings and persons. |
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| Designates responses as members of the targeted response class solely in terms of their common effect on the environment. |
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| Habilitation occurs when a person's repertoire has been changed such that short and long term reinforcers are maximized and short and long term punishers are minimized. |
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| As a philosophy and principle, the belief that people with disabilities should , to the maximum extent possible be physically and socially integrated into the mainstream of society regardless of the degree or type of disability. |
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