Behaviour change
A procedure that decreases behaviour by withholding the reinforcer.
What is extinction
The name for an antecedent in a discreet trial.
What is the discriminative stimulus (or SD)
The term for Antecedent, behaviour, consequence in behaviour analysis
What is the 3 term contingency
Have a number of items in an array in front of a student when they choose an item it is put away
What is multiple stimulus without replacement
The pupil engages in a behaviour because it feels good to do so.
What is automatic reinforcement
Teaching a child to ask for a break or to gain your attention by tapping you on the shoulder
What is a replacement behaviour
The procedure you use when a child answers a question incorrectly.
What is error correction
An event that occurs immediately prior to a behaviour occurring
What is the trigger
Paired choice
When 2 items are presented to a pupil
Jenny is at dinner, she finishes everything but her carrots. Mum says eat your carrots Jenny cries and mum says ok you can leave the table.
What is escape
First pick up your toys and then you can go outside to play
What is the Premack principle
When you take data on a behaviour only once a day
What is first trial or probe data
3 things to remember when you are recording ABC data
What is Measurable, observable and objective
Prior to working with a new student you would talk to their parents to get an idea of items they would prefer to play with
What is an interview
The 4 functions of behaviour
What is Automatic, tangible, escape, and attention
Adding a stimulus to the environment that decreases behaviour in the future
What is positive punishment
The term for the behaviour in the 3 term contingency
What is a response
This is one of the reasons why we collect ABC data
What is to determine the possible function of behaviour
3 ways preferred items can be determined
What is formal preference assessment, interviews and observation (will accept 3 types of formal assessment as well.
Jimmy knows that he is going to be teased if he goes into the playground at break, therefore he says he feels ill and the teacher lets him stay in class.
What is avoidance
After a child successfully gets dressed independently he gets to have 2 minutes on the iPad
What is positive reinforcement
When you take data every time you ask the pupil a question
What is trial by trial data
Hunger, lack of sleep, late for school
What are possible setting events
When do we know a preferred item has become a reinforcer
What is when behaviour increases.
Brandon asks to use the computer and he is logged on by his tutor. Every time he wants to go on the computer he asks.
What is tangible