Reinforcement
Behavior Management
Functional Communication
ABA Terms
Prompting
100
A reinforcer
What is something that is given after a behavior and makes that behavior more likely to occur again in the future?
100
This behavior occurs in order to get out of a task or to get away from a person or interaction.
What is escape maintained behavior?
100

This is a method of communication in which you have to exchange a picture with someone when you want to request an item.

What is PECS?

100

Method of measuring behavior in which you record every instance of the behavior (how often the behavior is occurring)?

What is Frequency Data?

100

Providing full hand over hand guidance for the person to complete the skill?

What is full physical prompting?

200
A way to identify possible reinforcers for your student
What is preference assessment?
200
This behavior occurs in order to gain attention (either positive or negative) from adults or peers.
What is attention maintained behavior?
200

This communication skill should be taught to students who are engaging in problem behavior to get out of a task.

What is requesting a break?

200

Method of measuring behavior in which you indicate for each interval whether the behavior occurred at all during that interval?

What is Partial interval recording?

200

This type of prompting is used only when you want a verbal response from the student.

What is verbal prompting?

300
This is a way to show your student how fun you are and to establish yourself as a reinforcing person!
What is pairing?
300

Behavior that occurs in order to gain access to a desired item or activity?

What is access maintained/ tangible function?

300

This is another term for requesting

What is manding?

300

This term means that we stop providing the reinforcer that is maintaining a behavior 

What is extinction?

300

This type of prompting gives physical guidance to get your student started with the skill, but then the student completes the rest of the skill independently.

What is partial physical ?

400

This is when behavior increases because of the removal of an aversive stimulus 

What is negative reinforcement?

400
This behavior occurs just because it "feels good" and is likely to happen even when the person is alone.
What is automatically reinforcing behavior?
400

Benefit of using sign language.

Manding 

400

Method of finding out the function of a problem behavior?

Functional Behavior Assessment

400

This is a list of prompts that may be used for a certain program, in order from most to least intrusive.

What is a prompt hierarchy?

500

This means that you are giving a reinforcer for every response.

What is continuous reinforcement/ FR1?

500
Replacement behavior
What is an appropriate behavior that serves the same function as the target behavior?
500
An umbrella term that encompasses the communication methods used to supplement or replace speech or writing for those with impairments in the production or comprehension of spoken or written language.
What is Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)?
500

Breaking down a skill into a chain in order to teach the skill - for example tooth brushing or entry routine.

What is task analysis?

500

This term means decreasing prompting as quickly as possible.

What is prompt fading?

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