Individuals are taught to follow a series of written or pictorial cues to complete a task, engaging in the behavior chain represented.

Includes many different behaviors involved in taking care of one’s self (e.g. toilet usage, washing, dressing, eating, etc.). These behaviors are also referred to as self-help skills.

The time during which an individual is learning a new behavior. Data collected on the rate (speed) and accuracy of the skill being acquired informs the interventionist working with an individual as to whether the teaching procedures being used need to be adjusted.

Acronym for the Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills, a language assessment tool in common usage within Applied Behavior Analytic programs. Created by James W. Partington and Mark L. Sundberg.

A description of a RESPONSE in terms of the Antecedent (A), Behavior (B), and Consequence (C). Antecedent: The stimulus that immediately comes before the behavior Behavior: A description of the response in terms of its topography (what the behavior looks like) Consequence: The immediate outcome of the behavior