Free Operant Aba: How Therapists Shape Behavior Through Consequence Control
Free operant ABA, a type of operant conditioning, allows individuals to freely choose their actions, while therapists use consequence control to shape and modify behaviors. Reinforcement increases behavior frequency, while punishment decreases it. Shaping involves rewarding successive approximations to gradually achieve desired behaviors. Extinction involves withholding reinforcement to stop behaviors, with potential outcomes like resurgence….