PROMPTING
FUNCTIONS OF BEHAVIOR
PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING
1:1 THERAPY
TEACHING TECHNIQUES
100

WHAT IS SHAPING?

TEACHING A NEW BEHAVIOR IN A SERIES OF APPROXIMATIONS 


WHAT BEHAVIORS CAN BE SHAPED ?

100

ATTENTION 

DESIRE ATTENTION FROM PEERS/ADULTS

100

WHAT IS ANTECEDENT?

THE EVENT THAT HAPPENED PRIOR TO BEHAVIOR 

100

WHAT IS PAIRING?

THE PROCESS OF ATTACHING YOURSELF TO A CHILD'S FAVORITE ITEM OR ACTIVITY TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT IN THE FUTURE 

100

DISCRETE TRIALS 

1:1/KNEE TO KNEE THERAPY 

FOCUS IS SKILL ACQUISTION

200

WHAT IS CHAINING?

TEACHING A COMPLEX SKILL INTO SMALL SEQUENTIAL STEPS


200

TANGIBLE

DESIRE FOR ITEM/ACTIVITY 

200

WHAT IS BEHAVIOR?

THE RESPONSE 

200

WHAT EFFECTS REINFORCEMENT?

MOTIVATION 

REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE 

RATE OF RESPONSE

SATIATION/DEPRIVATION  

200

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT TEACHING 

TEACHING SKILLS IN PLAY BASED ENVIRONMENT 

300

WHAT ARE TWO TYPES OF CHAINS?

BACKWARDS CHAINING AND FORWARD CHAINING 

300

ESCAPE 

DESIRE TO LEAVE PERSON TASK OR ENVIRONMENT 

300

WHAT IS CONSEQUENCE?

THE EVENT THAT FOLLOWS THE RESPONSE 

300

WHAT IS PREFERENCE ASSESSMENT?

THE PROCESS USED TO DETERMINE THE INTEREST OF THE CHILD  

300

VERBAL BEHAVIOR ( FUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATION TRAINING ) 

TEACHING COMMUNICATION SKILLS THROUGH PECS,GESTURES, VOCAL APPROXIMATION, SPEECH DEVICE 

400

LEAST TO MOST PROMPT HIERARCHY 

VISUAL 

VERBAL

GESTURAL

MODELING

PARTIAL

FULL PHYSICAL 


400

SENSORY 

DESIRE TO FEEL GOOD 

400

TWO TYPES OF CONSEQUENCE?

SR+ (REINFORCEMENT) 

SP+ (PUNISHMENT)

 

400

TYPES OF PREFERENCE ASSESSMENT

FREE OPERATE 

SINGLE STIMULUS 

PAIRED STIMULUS

MULTIPLE STIMULUS ASSESSMENTS 

(MSW/MSWO)

400

SOCIAL SKILLS 

TEACHING SKILLS INVOLVING PEERS 

500

WHAT IS PROMPT FADING?

HOW TO PROMPT FADE?

THE GRADUAL REMOVAL OF A PROMPT 


GRADUATING GUIDANCE 

PARTIAL GRADUATING GUIDANCE 

SHADOW 

500

WHY IS FUNCTION IMPORTANT?

TO UNDERSTAND REASON FOR BEHAVIOR IN HOPES OF TEACHING REPLACEMENT BEHAVIORS 

500

WHAT IS MO? 

TWO TYPES OF MO

A CONTINGENCY THAT CONTRIBUTES TO MOTIVATION

ABOLISHING/ESTABLISHING 

500

WHAT IS DIFFERENTIAL REINFORCEMENT?

REINFORCING A SPECIFIC RESPONSE IN A PARTICULAR CONTEXT 

500

SELF HELP ( ADAPTIVE ) SKILLS 

TEACHING INDEPENDENT SKILLS THAT INCREASES QUALITY OF LIFE ( POTTY TRAINING,DRESSING TOOTHBRUSHING,GROOMING )

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