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Author name: Daniel Enriquez, BCBA

Motivate

Motivating Operations and how to use them to increase the value of reinforcers

Motivating operations are environmental variables that either increase or decrease the value of a stimulus, object, or event as reinforcement.   If the motivating operation increases the value of something, then this is part of establishing a behavior pattern or new skill. If it decreases the value of something, then it will serve to decrease a behavior.   Let’s […]

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Using High-Probability Requests to Gain Compliance for Non-Preferred Activities

As parents, instructors and service providers, we have all faced instances of working with someone who is engaging in undesired/non-compliant behavior and despite how much we push, the individual does not follow through with the task demand. One approach to address this pattern of behavior it to use a high-probability request sequence. A high-probability (high-p)

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Using Reinforcement Effectively to help keep children motivated during virtual learning

A new school year has begun and with it comes a slew of changes that are many of us are still trying to adapt to the changes we know and the possible ones that may be coming. This shift to virtual learning can put both a physical and mental strain on children so keeping them

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