CATEGORY 1: GHOULISH GRAPHS & DATA
This type of data collection tracks the exact number of times a behavior occurs, such as counting how many times a ghost says "Boo!"
What is frequency (or count)?
A witch flies away on her broomstick specifically to get out of doing her potion-brewing chores.
What is escape (or avoidance)?
A hungry vampire says "Blood!" because they are motivated by hunger and want to receive it.
What is a mand?
This errorless teaching strategy starts with the most intrusive prompt immediately to ensure the learner succeeds without making a mistake.
You record data if a behavior occurs at any point during a 10-second interval, perfect for capturing fleeting, fast-moving vampire bats.
What is partial-interval recording?
A little monster screams loudly because it feels good and scratches a physical, internal itch.
What is automatic reinforcement (or sensory)?
A vampire points out a window, sees a black cat, and says "Cat!" simply to share the experience.
What is a tact?
Hand-over-hand steering to help a child scoop pumpkin guts is an example of this type of prompt.
What is a physical prompt?
This discontinuous measurement requires the RBT to look up at the exact end of an interval to see if a behavior is occurring, like checking if a zombie is still walking when the timer rings.
What is whole-interval recording (or time sampling)?
A werewolf pulls on a BCBA's sleeve repeatedly until the BCBA stops talking to a colleague and looks at them.
What is attention?
One witch says "Hocus Pocus," and the RBT witch immediately repeats "Hocus Pocus."
What is an echoic?
This schedule of reinforcement provides a reward after a set, unchanging number of correct responses, like giving a piece of candy after every 3rd pumpkin sorted.
This measurement tracks the time between a demand and the start of a behavior, like timing how long it takes a mummy to start wrapping after being asked.
What is latency?
A goblin snatches a glowing skull right out of another goblin's hands because they wanted the item.
What is tangible (or access to tangibles)?
A ghost asks, "What is your favorite holiday?" and the zombie replies, "Halloween!"
What is an intraverbal?
This procedure involves withholding reinforcement for a previously reinforced behavior, which might temporarily cause a "spooky" burst in intensity.
This is the value on the Y-axis of a graph when no data points are plotted, or the absolute starting point of a target behavior before any intervention begins.
What is baseline?
This proactive strategy involves providing a little monster with a steady stream of attention or snacks on a fixed schedule before they can engage in problem behavior to get them, effectively stripping the behavior of its function.
What is Non-Contingent Reinforcement (NCR)?
A monster looks at a written recipe card that says "Eye of Newt" and reads the words out loud without needing to see the physical item.
What is a textual operant?
This differential reinforcement procedure rewards a specific, functional alternative behavior while placing the problem behavior on extinction, like teaching a monster to tap a card instead of biting.
What is DRA (Differential Reinforcement of Alternative Behavior)?