ABA-Talking 6: Discrimination and Differentiation

Discrimination is emitting a response to one ______ but not other ________ as a result of _________ reinforcement

stimulus; stimuli; differential

The degree to which a stimulus _____ the ________ that a response will occur is stimulus ________

changes; probability; control

An S∆ _________ that _________ is ___ _____________ for a certain behavior.

It abates behavior.

signals; reinforcement; not available

A discriminative stimulus (or “SD”) ________ that _______ is ________ for a certain behavior.

It evokes behavior.

signals; reinforcement; available

An EO for punishment:

(1) __________ the effectiveness of a _____________ as a more effective ___________, and (2) _____________ behavior.

establishes; consequence; punisher; abates

Differentiation is emitting one _________ to a stimulus, but not other __________ as a result of differential reinforcement

response; responses; differential

An EO for reinforcement:

(1) _________ the effectiveness of a __________ as a more effective ________, and (2) _________ behavior.

establishes; consequence; reinforcer; evokes

An AO for reinforcement:

(1) __________ the effectiveness of a _____________ as a ____________, and (2) __________ behavior

abolishes; consequence; abates

An AO for punishment:

(1) ________ the effectiveness of a ________ as a _______, and (2) __________ behavior.

abolishes; consequence; punisher; evokes

The opposite of discrimination is stimulus _________, which is emitting a response to one trained stimulus AND other ______ ______ too.

generalization; untrained stimuli