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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, and stimulus controls. |
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| Function-Based Definition |
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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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| Occurs when a person's repertiore has been changed such that short and long-term reinforcers are maximized and short and long-term punishers are minimized. |
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| A behavior that, when learned, produces corresponding modifications or covariation in other untrained behaviors (compare to behavioral cusp) |
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| Effects on an observation and measurement procedure on the behavior being measured (usually when procedures are obtrusive, especially if the person being observed is aware of the observer's presence) |
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| Topography-Based Definition |
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| Defines instances of the targeted response class by the shape or form of the behavior. |
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