🎬 Movies & TV
In Finding Nemo, Marlin constantly hovering over Nemo most closely demonstrates this reinforcement schedule.
What is continuous reinforcement?
A basketball coach removes running drills once the team improves free-throw accuracy.
What is negative reinforcement?
You check your phone more often because sometimes there’s a notification, sometimes there isn’t.
What is a variable ratio schedule?
The “why” behind a behavior.
hat is function?
This BACB task list item tells you what to measure before deciding how to intervene.
What is operationally defining behavior?
In The Office, Michael giving Dwight attention every time he misbehaves is strengthening behavior through this function.
What is attention-maintained behavior?
A baseball player only gets a bonus after every 5 home runs.
What is a fixed ratio schedule?
A parent gives a child a cookie every time they stop crying, accidentally strengthening crying behavior.
What is reinforcement of problem behavior?
This assessment manipulates variables to identify function.
What is a functional analysis?
A teacher says, “He does this just to be bad.” The BCBA immediately reframes this using this core ABA principle.
What is behavior is lawful (determined by environmental variables)?
When Elsa sings “Let It Go” and stops suppressing her behavior, she is experiencing this motivating operation.
What is an abolishing operation?
A referee consistently enforcing rules prevents fouls before they occur.
What is antecedent intervention?
Your motivation to escape a boring meeting increases as the meeting drags on.
What is an establishing operation?
Teaching a replacement behavior that serves the same function.
What is functional communication training?
A client performs well in therapy but not at home. This problem is best described as a failure of this concept.
What is generalization?
In Mean Girls, peer approval maintaining behavior is an example of this type of reinforcer.
What is social (conditioned) reinforcement?
An athlete’s behavior decreases after receiving a fine for unsportsmanlike conduct.
What is positive punishment?
Ignoring a tantrum until it decreases is an example of this procedure.
What is extinction?
When treatment is effective but socially unacceptable, it lacks this.
What is social validity?
You realize your data collection system is too complex and staff aren’t using it correctly. The best ABA move is to improve this.
What is treatment integrity (procedural fidelity)?
In The Lion King, Scar gains power and attention from the hyenas after manipulating them, increasing his controlling behavior. This best illustrates behavior maintained by this function.
What is social positive reinforcement (attention/access to power)?
When a coach fades verbal prompts so players respond independently, this procedure is being used.
What is prompt fading?
Taking data on how long a tantrum lasts is this measurement method.
What is duration recording?
A behavior change that lasts over time, across settings, and with new people.
What is generalization and maintenance?
An intervention is effective, ethical, and data-based—but the family hates it. According to ABA, the biggest issue is here.
What is social validity?