ABA Exam CoachLessons · B. Concepts and Principles
B.15 · Spotting response maintenance
You taught the skill and the data look great. But what happens weeks later, after you've stepped back? That question is response maintenance, and it's core to the test content outline.
Key takeaway
Response maintenance means the learner keeps doing the same target behavior after some or all of the intervention has ended. Ask two questions: has the treatment been faded or removed, and is the same behavior still happening later? If both answers are yes, it's maintenance. If the behavior keeps going only because the full intervention is still in place, that's not maintenance.
Response maintenance means the learner keeps doing the same target behavior after some or all of the intervention has ended. Ask two questions: has the treatment been faded or removed, and is the same behavior still happening later? If both answers are yes, it's maintenance. If the behavior keeps going only because the full intervention is still in place, that's not maintenance.
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