Definitions and Concepts
Applied Behavior Analysis
What does ABA stand for?
What organization publishes the BACB Ethics Code?
Behavior Analyst Certification Board
Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
What does ABC stand for?
A document that helps address challenging behaviors with strategies to improve behavioral outcomes.
What is a BIP/BP
Anything an individual does that can be observed and measured
What is a behavior?
What should you do if you witness unethical behavior?
Report it to your supervisor or follow organizational reporting protocols
This is the number of times a behavior occurs
What is frequency data
When lack of trust and positive reinforcement occur.
What is risks of deviating from written plans?
This term is referred to as SD
What is discriminative stimulus
Having more than one role with a client or supervisee (e.g., friend and supervisor)
What is multiple relationship?
The time between the SD and the start of the behavior
What is latency
Talk with your BCBA right away, documenting your concerns, and seeking support from training supervisors.
What to do when you disagree with a plan?
A consequence that increases the future likelihood of a behavior
What is reinforcement?
True or False: It’s okay to share client photos in a private staff chat.
False
Interobserver Agreement; ensures reliability and accuracy of data
What is IOA?
Following programs exactly as written to protect the validity of data and client progress
What is program fidelity?
Withholding reinforcement for a previously reinforced behavior, leading to a decrease in that behavior.
What is extinction?
Name one ethical responsibility of a supervisor.
Provide supervision that benefits the supervisee and protects clients
This is varying reinforcement depending on how independent the client emitted a target response
What is differential reinforcement?
Avoids client confusion and missed steps that could cause invalid data, as well as , identifying antecedents and triggers.
What are program instructions?