Basic Terminology
what is a mand?
a request for something a client wants or needs
what is a tact? role play an example.
a label
what is an antecedent?
Something that happens before a behavior occurs
what is an alternative to object mouthing?
providing food, chewy
How do we make sure targets and skills are generalized?
use different examples, different environments, different therapists
what is a task analysis?
process of breaking a larger task into smaller teachable tasks
"what is your name" is which verbal operant?
intraverbal
what are the components of ABC data?- give me an example.
antecedent, behavior, consequence
Give me 5 different examples of how you can provide reinforcement.
verbal praise, high fives, hugs, edibles, toys,
what is behavior momentum? give an example.
using small easy/known tasks before a harder task.
Describe the pairing process.
-play based, following motivation of child, not placing demands, pairing yourself with reinforcement
point to point correspondence is needed for which verbal operant?
echoic
Give an example of automatically maintained behavior.
body rocking, stereotypy(s)
coloring, clapping, hands in pockets, hands in lap
what is the difference between backwards chain and forward chain?
Backwards chain has last step of the chain taught first. Forwards chain has the first step of the chain taught.
what is errorless teaching?
prompting a response before the learner is able to error
Therapist (drinking water)
Client: "water"
Therapist: "here you go here's your water"
Client: (throws water) "no!"
which verbal operant is occurring?
tact- why is this not a mand?
what are the functions of behavior?
attention, escape, access to tangibles, sensory/automatic
what is the difference between reinforcement and punishment?
Reinforcement is adding something to increase the future likelihood of a behavior occurring.
Punishment is taking something away to decrease the future likelihood of a behavior occurring.
what is the prompt fading for most to least intrusive?
full physical, partial physical, model, gesture, IND
full verbal, partial verbal, phonemic, IND
NET is play based and using the environment around you to teach different skills. DTT is a structured teaching setup to work on tasks and different operants in small increments.
what are the verbal operants?
mand, tact, echoic, intraverbal
Therapist collects data on iPad, client throws toy at therapist. What is the function of behavior and what consequence strategies should be taken?
function of behavior- attention
remove attention/ any reinforcers and neutrally ignore. Prompt appropriate mand (hug me, look at me, excuse me, play with me) and reinforce that appropriate mand.
what is the difference between variable schedule of reinforcement and fixed schedule of reinforcement.
variable schedule- the amount of time or number of responses between reinforcement changes randomly
fixed schedule- the number of responses or amount of time between reinforcement is set
What are 3 types of measurement?
frequency, duration, rate