ABA 101
ABA Stands for?
Applied Behavioral Analysis
What is Frequency?
A count of every instance of a behavior
What does ABC stand for?
Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
What are the Functions of Behavior?
Sensory
Escape
Attention
Tangibles
When you have used the last of the Toilet paper in the bathroom stall, What should you do?
A. Walk out and leave no toilet paper in the stall.
B. Throw the trash away and restock the toilet paper back onto the toilet paper holder.
C. Put the toilet paper on the floor or back of toilet.
B. Throw the trash away and restock the toilet paper back onto the toilet paper holder.
Provide 3 examples of how to maintain client dignity...
Any 3 Appropriate Answers...
A measure of how many times a behavior occurs during a specific time frame.
What type of measurement is this?
Rate
What does NET stand for?
Natural Environment Teaching
Student engages in open hand hitting while demanding for a gold fish snack. Therapist gives the gold fish snack and the student stops hitting.
tangibles
When should you fill out, look over and sign inventory sheets and what should you put on them?
When bringing client back from lobby, between switching therapists and at the end of the day.
Items brought in from home that need to leave with them at the end of the day, including description of clothing worn.
What is POSITIVE Reinforcement?
The procedure in which a consequence is ADDED AFTER a behavior and the likelihood of that behavior INCREASES.
A measure of how long a behavior occurs.
What type of measurement is this?
Duration
What is Shaping?
The process of reinforcing successive approximations to a target behavior.
The client engages in inappropriate behavior such as cursing to get a reaction out of the BT.
What is the function?
Attention
What spots around clinic can you hang out in while off the clock or to use your phone?
Break Room, Copy Room or outside the clinic
Event or stimuli that occurs BEFORE behavior and contributes to why the behavior occurred?
What is the term for this definition?
What are the 3 types of discontinuous measurements?
Whole Interval Recording
Partial Interval Recording
Momentary Time Sampling
What is Stimulus Control Transfer?
We want to transfer control over a response from one SD (discriminative stimuli) to another.
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.
Escape
Give 3 Examples of things you can do while floating...
Restock Restrooms
Fold and Wash Laundry
Organize and clean toys
Sanitize highly touched areas around clinic
Clean and organize DTT Boxes and Backpacks
Organize Diaper Closet
Organize Cubbies in restrooms
The term DISC Stands for?
Deprivation/ Satiation
Immediacy
Size
Contingency
What are 4 types of continuous measurement?
Frequency
Rate
Duration
Latency
IRT Inter-response Time
Term used when child learns something in one environment and can independently apply it in another
generalization
While sitting at the table doing arts and crafts client begins to rock back and forth in chair.
What is the function of this behavior?
Sensory
Who should you consult about RTO dates being available or not per the calendar?
Sydnee
Julia
Kim