ABA Behaviors
A target behavior is?
A behavior selected for change.
Interresponse time is a measure of what?
The amount of time that passes one occurrence of a behavior and the second.
What does MO stand for in ABA?
Motivating operations.
Momentary time sampling, partial interval recording and whole interval recording are all examples of _______.
Discontinuous measurement
Skinner used the term ‘operant conditioning’ to describe what?
Rats pressing a lever to receive food until they were full.
The most widely used measure in ABA is?
Token economy programs evolve and are revised depending on? A) Teacher discretion B) Student performance C) Time implemented D) All of the above.
D) All of the above.
What does SD stand for in ABA?
Discriminative stimulus.
What is the most common form of graph used in ABA?
Line graph
What is the role of an RBT?
Direct implementation of skill acquisition and behavior reduction plans.
It is observable and measurable.
A behavior.
Training by asking for what you want.
Mand training.
A process by which one systematically and differentially reinforces successive approximations to a terminal behavior.
Shaping.
True of False. Events such as natural disasters should NOT be documented.
False.
What are the 3 components of active listening?
What we do, what we say, what we observe
A purpose or meaning of a behavior.
Function.
Forward chaining and backward chaining are commonly used to teach which behaviors? A) Complex behaviors B) Simple behaviors C) Individualized behaviors D) Applied behavior.
A) Complex behaviors
Refers to a if ___, then ___ relationship between a behavior and a consequence.
Contingency.
True or False. The RBT is NOT responsible for making procedural changes to the behavior plan.
Having a student engage in preferred tasks prior to presenting a non preferred task to gain ______?
Behavioral Momentum
What is the reason for conducting a functional behavior assessment?
The gradual elimination of a stimulus prompt as the behavior continues to occur in the presence of the SD.
Prompt fading.
Expansion of a student’s capability of performance beyond those conditions set for initial acquisition.
Generalization
An observation recording system in which an observation period is divided into equal intervals; the target behavior is observed at the end of each interval.
Time sampling.
Which of the following is a dimension of ABA as outlined by Baer, Wolf & Risley (1968)? A) Empirical B) Generality C) Evidenced D) Scientific.
B) Generality