Definitions
This is the science devoted to the study of behavior.
What is behavior analysis?
This occurs when a behavior increases because something desirable is added.
What is positive reinforcement?
This records whether a behavior occurred at least once during an observation period.
What is event recording?
This design compares baseline with intervention repeatedly.
What is an ABAB reversal design?
Clients must voluntarily agree to services after receiving adequate information.
What is informed consent?
Any stimulus change that affects behavior.
What is a stimulus?
Removing a difficult task after appropriate behavior increases future responding.
What is negative reinforcement?
This measurement expresses responses as responses per unit of time.
What is rate (frequency per unit time)?
This design rapidly alternates treatments to compare effectiveness.
What is an alternating treatments design?
Behavior analysts should practice only within these.
What are boundaries of competence?
Behavior influenced by its consequences.
What is operant behavior?
Reinforcement delivered after an unpredictable number of responses.
What is a variable ratio (VR) schedule?
Recording whether behavior occurs at the exact moment an interval ends.
What is momentary time sampling?
Demonstrates control by introducing intervention across behaviors, settings, or participants.
What is a multiple baseline design?
These variables should be considered before implementing punishment.
What are reinforcement-based alternatives and least restrictive procedures?
Events that alter the value of a reinforcer and change the likelihood of behavior.
What are motivating operations (MOs)?
Reinforcing progressively closer approximations to a target behavior.
What is shaping?
Agreement between two independent observers.
What is interobserver agreement (IOA)?
The degree to which the intervention is implemented as planned.
What is treatment integrity?
Behavior analysts should protect this client information.
What is confidentiality?
A stimulus that signals reinforcement is available for a particular response.
What is a discriminative stimulus (SD)?
Reinforcement contingent on the absence of behavior for a specified time.
What is Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior (DRO)?
This graph displays cumulative responses over time and never decreases.
What is a cumulative record?
Demonstrating a functional relation by predicting, verifying, and replicating behavior change.
What is experimental control?
Behavior analysts should recommend scientifically supported, evidence-based interventions because of this ethical responsibility.
What is using evidence-based practice (scientifically supported treatment)?