This is what the three letter acronym "ABA" stands for.
What is Applied Behavior Analysis?
100
This is when timesheets and data input need to be completed by
What is 9am of the morning following services?
100
An example of this would be moving from physical guidance to visual prompts to verbal instructions, and finally to the natural stimulus without prompting.
What is most-to-least prompting?
100
One example of this function is a child that engages in self-injurious behavior, which is followed by the parents hugging him and telling him "you are OK"
What is attention?
100
This is a type of behavior that serves as a "request".
What is a mand?
200
This occurs when a behavior is followed immediately by the presentation of a stimulus that INCREASES the future frequency of the behavior in similar conditions.
What is positive reinforcement?
200
This is the best way to show that you are looking for more hours/cases, and is critical to being scheduled on a case.
What is "update your availability"?
200
This involves using your hand to manipulate the child's hand, guaranteeing that the response occurs.
What is Hand over Hand prompting?
200
One example of this function is fastening your seat belt to stop the seat belt "reminder" noise that goes off in the car.
What is negative reinforcement/escape?
200
In ABA, this refers to the "labeling" of an object.
What is a tact?
300
This occurs when a behavior is followed immediately by the presentation of a stimulus that DECREASES the future frequency of the behavior in similar conditions.
What is (positive) punishment?
300
This is the amount of time that the BE communication policy states that you need to get back to someone.
What is 24 hours?
300
One example of this would be indicating with your outstretched finger towards a chair, while telling a child to "sit down".
What is gestural prompting?
300
In this function, a child in the grocery store screams and cries, and his mother gives him a cookie to keep him quiet.
What is access to items/activities?
300
This refers to the process of breaking a complex skill or series of behaviors into smaller, teachable, units. For example, shoe tying or hand washing.
What is a task analysis?
400
This is the activity of living organisms; it includes everything people do.
What is behavior?
400
This should NEVER be done, and is the parent's/caregivers responsibility whenever sessions are conducted at a place other than the family home.
What is transporting clients in your vehicle?
400
This refers to an over-reliance on assistance or prompting from the therapist in order to perform a task - typically this is due to fading not occurring fast enough.
What is prompt dependency?
400
A child engages in aggression every time difficult work is presented, and as a result, his therapist immediately moves him to a "time out" whenever he exhibits aggression. In this scenario, this is what will likely happen to the boy's behavior.
What is increase?
400
The process by which you establish yourself as a reinforcer in order to build a positive relationship and rapport with the client.
What is pairing?
500
Considered to be the "founding father" of ABA, this man created much of the initial research in ABA.
Who if B.F. Skinner?
500
While required when working with a client in home, in an autism school, or clinic setting, this should NOT be done in the community or public settings.
What is wear your BE shirt/uniform?
500
This is the number of seconds you would wait to prompt, following an instruction, when using "errorless learning".
What is Zero?
500
One example of this function of behavior would be a child who repeatedly rocks back and forth, and is known to engage in this behavior in their room, bu themself, with no one else around.
What is automatic/sensory reinforcement?
500
When referring to an instruction or initial cue, This is what the term "SD" stands for.