ABA Jeopardy

Basic Concepts

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initial data collection which serves as a basis for comparison

baseline

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where something is provided after a specific amount of time has passed, regardless of behaviors occurring

(often used to reduce behavior)

non-contingent reinforcement

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discontinuing reinforcement of previously reinforced behavior 

extinction

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teaching a behavior that serves the same purpose, or function, a problem behavior

alternative/replacement behavior

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method of teaching a skill in simplified and structured steps

DTT

What's the Function?

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A- playing with friends, friend takes a toy your friend is playing with

B- your friend kicked the other friend in the face

C- therapist ignores

access to tangibles

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Stevie engages in hand flapping in the absence of any specific antecedent or consequence stimulus.

Automatic

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When Stevie cries,
his mother gives him a
pacifier.

Access

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Johnny screams every instance that his mother walks away from him. When he engages in this behavior, his mother returns to him and asks, “What’s wrong Johnny?”

Attention

5

Ms. Smith puts a math worksheet
on Johnny’s desk, he rips up the paper and throws it on the floor. As a result, Ms. Smith does not make him do his math homework.

Escape

ASD Facts

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5 times more likely to be diagnosed

boys

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more common than childhood cancer, AIDS, and diabetes

ASD

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up to a third of children with autism develop this disorder, making it 10 times more likely for them to have this

seizure disorders

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children with autism are 160 times more likely to do this than typical children

drown

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up to 35% of adults with ASD do not get this or post-graduate education 

having a job

What's the behavior?

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Any instance or attempt at Johnny opening his mouth and placing it on another individuals body, while closing his mouth. Teeth do not have to make contact with another individuals skin to consider an instance.

Biting

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Any instance or attempt at Mowgli running or walking more than 6 feet from therapist without prior permission to do so

elopement

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Any instance or attempt of Woody ripping, bending, snapping or breaking an item that is not meant to be broken into 2 or more pieces.

property destruction

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Any attempt or instance of Buzz making contact with  his own body with an open or closed hand, loud enough to make a sound

self-injurious behavior

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Any instance of Missy opening her mouth and closing it around objects, making or not making contact with their tongue

mouthing

History of ABA

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 Edward Thorndike, B.F Skinner and O. Ivar Lovaas

who invented ABA therapy

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developed operant conditioning, which emphasizes reinforcement to increase desired behaviors

B.F. Skinner

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when did ABA therapies become popular as a treatment for developmental disabilities such as autism spectrum disorder

50's/60's

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what specialization in psychology is based on the idea that behavior can be analyzed, learned and changed through reinforcement

ABA

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organization created to assess professional and ethical development of those certified to provide/outline ABA services

BACB