ABA 101
An event that occurs after a behavior and changes the likelihood of that behavior.
What is a consequence?
A count of every instance of a behavior
What is Frequency?
Teaching stimuli used to systematically provide learners with the appropriate response. Proactively faded to transfer stimulus control to SD.
What are prompts?
Student engages in property destruction in classroom. Teacher sits student down and talks to him for 5 minutes about why it is wrong to break toys. Student increases instances of property destruction. Identify the function.
What is attention?
What is Applied Behavior Analysis
The process of reinforcing successive approximations to a target behavior.
What is shaping?
A measure of how severe a behavior is
What is intensity?
When attempting to reduce a behavior, it is important to know your ABC's prior to starting a behavior plan. What does ABC stand for
What is Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence ?
Student engages in closed hand striking. Therapist allows student access to his favorite piano toy. Therapist prompts "my turn" and student engages in more closed hand striking. Identify the function.
What is access to tangibles?
A person that learns a persons functions of behavior and creates a plan
What is Behavior Analyst ?
The procedure in which a consequence is ADDED AFTER a behavior and the likelihood of that behavior INCREASES.
What is positive reinforcement?
A measure of how long a behavior occurs.
What is duration?
The procedure in which a consequence is REMOVED following a behavior and that behavior INCREASES?
What is negative reinforcement?
What is ABC data?
Federal law that protects client sensitive information
What is HIPAA?
The procedure in which a consequence is ADDED AFTER a behavior and the behavior DECREASES.
What is Positive Punishment?
Arranging a teaching situation in which the learner imitates a target behavior performed by a model for a learner to imitate
What is modeling ?
Historically the primary instructional method used in ABA intervention for children with ASD
What is discrete trial?
Teacher uses instructional voice in order to gain attention of the class. Student runs away and covers his ears in response to this aversive stimulus. Identify the function.
What is escape?
A process or assessment that identifies specific target behavior, the purpose of the behavior, and what factors maintain the behavior.
What is FBA - Functional Behavior Assessment ?
Event or stimuli that occurs BEFORE behavior and contributes to the elicitation of the behavior.
What is an antecedent?
The measure of time between an SD and a response.
What is latency?
Term used with child learns something in one environment and can independently apply it in another
What is generalization ?
Student finds PE aversive. When approaching the gym at school, Student will elope to the cafeteria. Student is allowed to stay in the cafeteria until PE is over. student continues to elope. Identify the function.
What is avoidance?
Reinforcement of any behavior other than the maladaptive behavior for a set period of time
What is DRO?