Acronyms
Verbal Behavior Operants
High Quality Reinforcement
Differential Reinforcement
Continuous Measurement
100

ABC

What is Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence?

100

This is a request from the learner.

What is a mand?

100

This occurs right after the target behavior.

What is immediate?

100

DRO

What is Differential Reinforcement of Other Behaviors?

100

How many times a behavior occurs.

What is frequency?

200

FR

What is Fixed Ratio?

200

This is a label.

What is a tact?

200

No two learners receive the same types of reinforcement.

What is tailored?

200

DRA

What is Differential Reinforcement of Alternative Behaviors?

200

How long a behavior occurs.

What is duration?

300

VI

What is Variable Interval?

300

This is an imitation of a sound or word.

What is echoic?

300
Reinforcement occurs often.

What is frequent?

300
DRL

What is Differential Reinforcement of Low Rate of Behaviors?

300
The time that passes between the instruction and the target behavior.

What is latency?

400

DTT

What is Discrete Trial Teaching?

400

This is an answer to an identifying question.

What is an intraverbal?

400

Different forms of reinforcement throughout the session.

What is varied?

400

DRH

What is Differential Reinforcement of High Rates of Behaviors?

400

The time that passes between two instances of the same behavior.

What is Inter-Response Rate?
500

NET

What is Natural Environment Teaching?

500

This is a response to a verbal demand.

What is listener responding?

500

You really mean it when you deliver reinforcement.

What is authentic?

500

DRA

What is Differential Reinforcement of Alternative Behaviors?

500

How often a behavior occurs over time.

What is rate?

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