Antecedent Strategies
Providing options for the client to select from.
What is Choices?
The failure or refusal to comply and/or conform and adapt one's actions to a rule or necessity.
What is Non-Compliance?
Referring back to a client's schedule to show them when reinforcement will be available.
What is a Visual Schedule?
Self-stimulating. This behavior functions to give the child some kind of internal sensation that pleases them or removes an internal sensation they don’t like.
What is Sensory/Automatic Function?
A reinforcement system in which conditioned reinforcers are delivered to the client for desirable behaviors. - these are later exchanged for backup reinforcers.
What is Token Economy?
What is Mouthing?
A procedure in which the therapist physically intervenes as soon as the learner begins to emit a problem behavior to prevent completion of the targeted behavior.
What is Response Block?
The concept that some children engage in behavior so that they can gain access to a desired item or activity.
What is Tangible Function?
A schedule that will provide a representation of the order in which tasks need to be completed.
What is First/Then Statements?
Any occurrence of the following for any period of time: Lying on the floor when it is not apart of the activity, screaming, crying (with or without tears) for any period of time.
What is Tantrums?
Involves physically or verbally interfering with the behavior, or prompting the learner to engage in a more appropriate behavior.
What is Redirection?
The concept that some children are trying to get away from something or avoid it altogether.
What is Escape Function?
Used to set the stage for a desired response, or to reduce the likelihood of a challenging response. Used to prepare children for a situation or task by providing them with relevant information beforehand.
What is Priming?
A behavior that is aimed at causing harm or pain to a person. Hitting, Kicking, Biting, Etc.
What is Aggression?
A form of negative punishment. The contingent loss of reinforcers, producing a decrease of the frequency of behavior.
What is Response Cost?
The concept that a child is trying to gain the attention of a nearby adult or another child.
What is Attention Function?
The presentation of a reinforcer, independent of the presence of a specific behavior. The learner receives reinforcement on a set schedule instead of for a positive response.
What is Non-Contingent Reinforcement (NCR)?
A behavior designed to hurt one self, cause any wound, but NOT to cause one's death. Head banging, Biting, Scratching, Hitting Self, Etc.
What is Self-Injurious Behaviors (SIB)?
An application of DRA. Reinforce use of communication (words, sign, PECS) which is believed to be functionally equivalent to problem bx.
What is Functional Communication Training (FCT)?
The acronym for the functions of behaviors:
What is SEAT?