Fundamentals
The principles of behavior
Reinforcement, Punishment, and Extinction
The certification board that provides the code of ethics, determines supervision requirements, and assists in maintaining ABA certifications
Behavior Analyst Certification Board
Little Lisa's teacher gathers 10 items. She pairs each item with the other and offers Lisa the choice between the two. She marks down each item that is selected in the pair
Paired Stimulus - preference assessment
A BCBA notices that tantrum behavior only decreases on days when reinforcement is delivered after work completion, confirming that the change is due to the intervention and not chance
Analytic
The acronym for the functions of behavior and what each letter stands for?
Escape
Attention
Tangibles
Sensory/Automatic
The supervision requirements for RBTS
5%, 2 contacts
Little Timmy runs around the classroom exploring new toys. His RBT records how long he spends playing with each item.
free operant observation - preference assessment
A BCBA chooses to work on teaching a teenager to independently use public transportation because it will directly improve the teen’s ability to get to school and work
Applied
In classical and operant conditioning, which one refers to the individual acting on the environment leading to a consequence, and which is the environment acting on the individual causing a response
Classical: the environment acting on the individual causing a response
Operant: the individual acting on the environment leading to a consequence
conducts preference assessments, provides direct intervention with the client, can pair with the client
BCBA
BCaBA
RBT
A learner participates in a preference assessment where each time she selects the iPad, the RBT gives her 20 seconds with it and then places the same iPad back on the table along with the rest of the items so she can choose from the full array again
Multiple stimulus with replacement
An RBT is asked to collect data only on behavior that can be observed and measured, so instead of recording ‘he was upset,’ she records ‘he cried for 3 minutes
Behavioral
Level 1: Requiring support
Level 2 Requiring Substantial support
Level 3: Requiring Very Substantial Support
During a preference assessment, an RBT lays out six toys. The child picks the bubbles first, so the RBT removes the bubbles from the table and only rearranges the remaining five toys. The child continues choosing until no items are left
Multiple stimulus without replacement
A BCBA notices that tantrum behavior only decreases on days when reinforcement is delivered after work completion, confirming that the change is due to the intervention and not chance
Analytic
Acronym for 7 Dimensions of Behavior and what each letter stands for?
Generativity
Effective
Technological
Analytic
Conceptually Systematic
Applied
Behavioral
Measures maladaptive and adaptive behaviors
Behavioral Assessments
A supervisor explains that a token economy is being used because it is rooted in the ABA principle of conditioned reinforcement, aligning interventions with established behavioral theory
Conceptually Systematic