You are scrolling through a news app and stop to read an article that says flu season is here and it will be particularly bad this year. After reading the article, you immediately head out to buy a pack of disposable masks and some hand sanitizer. Heading out to the store after reading the article exemplifies

A definition of eating that describes the movement of the client’s mouth and swallowing is which type of behavior definition?

When implementing response cost, the practitioner makes note of the individual’s engagement in problem behavior each time while removing the relevant amount of the reinforcer. This may

Which is an example of avoidance?

If a behavioral practitioner is gathering baseline data by asking patients in a psychiatric hospital to count the number of positive self-statements they make each day before noon, that practitioner’s request would be consistent with

Punisher assessments (mark all that apply)

Fernando continues to play with is iPad after his teacher announces that free time is over and asks the students to open their books. The teacher removes a token from Fernando’s board. The next time the teacher asks him to put away his iPad, Fernando follows the direction quickly, because with regard to his playing, losing a token must have functioned as

Variable ratio schedules of reinforcement tend to produce

If you are interested in the amount of time it takes a student to begin a task after the teacher has given an instruction you would measure

With contingent exercise, the individual is