Functions of Behavior
What are the four different functions of behavior?
Escape
Attention
Tangible/Access
Sensory/Automatic
What is a consequence intervention?
A response to a behavior/what happens right after
Manding vs FCT
Manding is asking for things that they want or need. FCT (functional communication training) is providing functional language in replacement to maladaptive behaviors (e.g. saying "go" instead of eloping).
Define Latency
The time it takes between a SD and a response to begin
(e.g. Tech tells the client to stand up and the client takes 5 sec to stand up)
What is the ABC of this scenario:
The client was playing with a toy that they could not get to work correctly. The tech was writing their note. The client hit the table and screamed. The tech looked at the client and helped them fix the toy. The client continued playing.
A: toy was not working
B: hitting table and screaming
C: access to toy
What is Behavior Momentum?
Using small easy mastered tasks to help build instructional control and gain attending
What is a fixed ratio schedule of reinforcement?
Providing reinforcement after a specific number of trials
(e.g. FR3)
Echoic vs Mand
Echoic is modeling a word after being told to do so vs a mand is saying a word to get a want or need met
Define Procedural Fidelity
What is the three term contingency AND what is the purpose of it?
ABC:
Antecedent: what happened right before
Behavior: what did the behavior look like
Consequence: what happened right after the behavior
Helps decide the function of a behavior
What is the Premack Principle?
First-then
Gives the learner an idea of what to expect and more likely to engage in the desired behavior
What is DRA?
Differential Reinforcement of Alternative behaviors.
Teaches them to do something in replacement of a maladaptive behaviors that meets the same function.
Ex: Using a chewy in replacement of mouthing
What is an Intraverbal?
A verbal behavior in response to a previous verbal stimulus (e.g. fill in phrases, questions, etc.)
Define Behavior Contrast
Engaging in certain behaviors in specific environments and around specific people and not around others
Why is it important to know the function of a behavior?
What is a Motivating Operation?
Factor that determines and alter the effectiveness of how valuable something is
So that you don't accidentally reinforce other behaviors; strengthens the correlation between the response and the reinforcement
What is a Tact?
Labeling an item/action/etc.
Define Contingency-Shaped Behavior
Building a behavior by contacting reinforcement and/or punishment.
(e.g. potty training a puppy to go outside; dog ringing bell to go outside)
(e.g. hitting by using one hand with an open palm)
What is a Promise Reinforcer?
A reinforcer being used to encourage appropriate behavior and is presented during that behavior rather than after like a typical reinforcer
What is Prompting AND what is the prompting hierarchy for least to most?
cueing the learner to the correct response;
LTM:
Verbal, Gesture/Model, Partial Physical, Full Physical
"I want to go"
"I need your help"
"Can I have crayons"
"I need a drink"
"I need some space"
The client is walking outside with their parent. The parent is texting on the phone. The client says "mom". The mom ignores and the client then yells "mom!". The parent still continues to text. The client then hits the parent. The mom yells back "no, we don't hit!". What is this an example of?
Extinction burst