When considering assent, behavior analytic conversation has recently frequently pointed to topographical definitions of assent and assent withdrawal, which alone are insufficient to indicate function. While some topographies of assent withdrawal may be overt and highly observable and countable to others, some topographies of assent withdrawal may be subtle (Hayes & Fryling, 2009), potentially to the degree of being unobservable to most other viewers such that it may be considered a private or covert event (Skinner, 1945). This behavior may also covary with or be described as “masking” (Pearson & Rose, 2021; Miller, Rees, & Pearson, 2021). When considering co-creating space to minimize masking and increase the probability of accurately responding to assent withdrawal or lack of active assent, a non-linear approach may be valuable (Layng et al., 2021). This presentation will consider behavioral shifts and environmental shifts practitioners can engage in to increase the probability of authenticity in responding for the learners they support.
This Ethics course provides 2 Ethics CEU credits for BACB, QABA, and IBAO.
