Acronyms
SR+ stands for this term
What is reinforcement
This term refers to the activity of living organisms that is external or internal observable
What is behavior
This is the first type of verbal operant anyone learns
What is a mand
This learning strategy involves providing reinforcement freely
What is non-contingent reinforcement
This is when reinforcemenet is givien on a continuously
What is FR1
NCR stands for this term
What is non-contingent reinforcement
This intervention involves manipulating the environment prior to a target behavior occurring. This environmental manipulation increases or decreases the likelihood of someone engaging in a target behavior.
What is antecedent intervention
This is term used for repetition of vocal response that has point-to-point correspondence
What is echoic
This learning strategy involves reinforcement being delivered for the first response after an average amount of time has passed.
What is variable interval
This is when reinforcement is given sporadically
What is intermittent reinforcement
MO stands for this term
What is motivating operation
This is an environmental variable that temporarily changes
What is motivating operation
Teacher: "Copy Me" represents this type of verbal operant
What is imitation
This learning strategy is a teaching method where a therapist repeats the exact same instruction or question multiple times in a row to help a learner master a new skill
What is mass trials
This a strategy used in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy designed to increase compliance by beginning with a series of easy, high-probability (high-p) behaviors.
What is behavior momentum
EO stands for this term
What is Establishing operation
This is the initial process where a therapist establishes a safe, trusting, and positive connection with a client before introducing any structural demands or learning tasks
What is building rapport
This verbal operant is used within discrimination training
What is LRFFC
This strategy involves combining two or more basic schedules of reinforcement
What is compound schedule
These are the four functions of behavior
What is access to tangibles, escape, attention and automatic reinforcement
AO stands for this term
What is abolishing operation
This is a particular type of motivating operation that we use to increase the value of something by depriving someone of something they like.
What is establishing operations
This is term used for matching and pattern programs
What is VPMTS
This learning strategy involves a stable amount of responses
What is fixed ratio
This is a targeted training exercise where a therapist teaches a learner how to make a direct request for something they want or need based on their current motivation
What is a mand session