What's the Function? (WTF?)
DR What?
Antecedent Interventions
Extinction and Chaining
Prompts
100
Anabel used up all of her allowance, but sees a nail polish color she really likes at Target, so she SHOPLIFTS the nail polish.
What is access to tangible
100
Teaching and praising someone for asking for help rather than getting frustrated and throwing things across the room.
What is DRA
100
Moving a desk and chair so that it is much harder for a student to elope.
What is environmental modifications
100
The initial spike in behavior after starting a treatment
What is extinction burst
100
Vocally telling the client what to do
What is verbal prompt
200
Sarah's parents are video recording her singing her favorite song. Her little brother jumps in front of the camera and starts singing his favorite song. Sarah SCREAMS AND PUSHES HIM OUT OF THE WAY. Her brother cries and runs to his room.
What is escape
200
Teaching and praising someone to keep their hands in their pockets instead of chewing their fingernails.
What is DRI
200
Giving a client 3-5 quick and easy instructions, followed by an instruction they don't typically like doing.
What is behavior momentum
200
A BCBA teaches Mia how to make a sandwich by having Mia perform the first 2 steps independently and then doing the rest for her.
What is forward chaining
200
Pointing to the correct answer
What is gestural prompt
300
Billy is the 'new kid' at his high school and doesn't know anybody. He notices a lot of the guys hang out at a skate park after school. He starts GOING TO THE PARK every week and makes several new friends.
What is attention
300
You tell your significant other that if they can refrain from smoking for one week, you'll take them to their favorite expensive restaurant.
What is DRO
300
Ray has been peeing on the floor of his room to get his parents' attention. To decrease this, his parents implement "Ray Time" 2-3 times per day, in which they play any game or activity he wants with him.
What is NCR
300
Kevin is learning how to put on a shirt, and only needs help putting his head through the neck hole. A BCBA has Kevin run through the entire task and provides him with help (a prompt) only with this step.
What is total task chaining
300
Bringing attention to the correct answer by making it stand out somehow
What is positional
400
Jim smokes a cigarette for the first time and likes the way it makes him feel calmer. He continues to SMOKE CIGARETTES in the future (even though he's not particularly stressed out).
What is sensory
400
James, who used to be shy, now talks to his peers all the time, including during class. He talks to peers about 10 times in one class period. The teacher decides to give James extra computer time only if he talks to peers five times or less during the class period.
What is DRL
400
A BCBA teaches Matt to say "I'm hungry" when he wants something to eat, rather than climbing on the kitchen counters to access food.
What is FCT
400
The biggest advantage of backward chaining is that it ___________________.
What is provides immediate reinforcement (for completion of a task)
400
Demonstrating what to do for the client
What is model prompt
500
Sammy gets into a fight with another kid at school. His father (who works a lot) gives him a long lecture and his brother gives him a hi-5 because he doesn't like the other kid. Sammy gets into more fights in the future.
What is attention
500
On average, Jane reads 2 pages out of her history textbook per night. Her mother wants her to read more so she tells Jane that she will give her $1 for each night she reads at least 4 pages.
What is DRH
500
Sam hates doing homework, so his mom asks him "do you want to do your math or English homework first?"
What is providing choices
500
Withholding reinforcement for previously reinforced behavior
What is extinction
500
Making contact with the client's limbs and guiding them through the action
What is physical
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