Concepts/Principles
association made between behavior and consequence. The strength of the behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment
Operant conditioning
reinforcing successive approximations of a desired behavior
shaping
reinforcement of an alternative behaviors to reduce challenging behaviors
DRA
Environmental condition of stimulus change existing or occurring prior to a behavior
Antecedent
pairing a stimulus that naturally elicits a reflexive response with other stimuli repeatedly until the previously neutral (other) stimuli can elicit the reflexive response independently
Respondent conditioning
based on a task analysis, in which individual steps are targeted for mastery
chaining
reinforcement of a behavior that cannot occur at the same time of the challenging behavior
dri
A stimulus that signals reinforcement from a behavior
SD
reinforcement schedule in which the reinforcer is provided after a certain amount time has passed since the previous reinforcement
fixed interval schedule
method in which symbols are provided as reinforcement for target behaviors
token economy
reinforcement of any other behaviors that are not the challenging behavior
dro
A procedure for teaching a chain of behavior in which the trainer prompts the learner through all steps, eventually fading the prompts.
total task
reinforcement is delivered after variable amount of time has passed since previous reinforcement
variable interval
structured method of teaching that involves small easily taught components
dtt
individual is taught alternative responses that result in the same class of reinforcement as maintaining problem behaviors
functional communication training
A step by step list of actions necessary to complete a specific behavior
task analysis
extinction
when an item is provided to an individuals to increase a target behavior
positive reinforcement
presentation of a reinforcer, independent of the presence of a specific behavior
non contingent reinforcement
The 4 parts of verbal language according to Skinner
Echoics, Tacts, Mands, Intraverbals