Behavioral Concepts
A child asks for a cookie politely and is given a cookie, in the future the child always asks for a cookie politely
What is + reinforcement
Statements made by team members that help learners acquire a specific skill
What is verbal prompts
The number of occurrences of a behavior
What is frequency count
ex: food, shelter
What are examples of primary reinforcers?
Every time Liam sneezed I said bless you which he enjoys. Liam would then pretend to sneeze several times in a row. Eventually I stop saying bless you to Liam and he stops fake sneezing. What is this concept called?
What is Extinction?
I get constant emails reminding me to complete course evaluations. When I complete the course evaluation, the emails stop. Now I always complete course evaluations as soon as they are available in the system.
What is - reinforcement
Joey is having difficulty learning the steps to a dance routine. During the next rehearsal, Ms. Jenkins strategically positions Joey next to Aaron who performs the routine well.
What is modeling
Number of behaviors per unit of time
What is Rate
Under a ________________________ schedule of reinforcement, the target behavior is reinforced on the average of a specified number of correct responses.
What is a variable ratio (VR) schedule?
A system whereby participants earn generalized conditioned reinforcers to exchange them from a menu of backup reinforcers
What is token economy
A student receives a "red card" for swearing in class, he has never sworn again.
What is + punishment
Penelope comes home from school. After entering the house, her mom points to the hook in the hallway. Penelope hangs up her coat and backpack on the hook.
Gesture prompt
Elapsed time between the onset of a stimulus and the initiation of a response
What is response latency
The value of the reinforcer is learned (conditioned) through the process of pairing.
What are secondary reinforcers?
Breaking complex skills or a series of behaviors into smaller teachable units.
What is a task analysis?
A child was hitting his brother, his mother took away all of his toys and he never hit his brother again
What is - punishment
Amy is learning how to create and origami crane that has 10 folds. Her mother prompts her for the first 9 folds, then allows her to complete the last fold independently.
What is backward chaining
the total amount of time a behavior occurs
What is duration
A state in which the student has had too much of the reinforcer so that its use is not likely to be reinforcing
What is satiation?
The science in which tactics are derived from the principles of behavior are applied to improve socially significant behavior and experimentation is used to identify the variables responsible for the improvement in behavior.
What is Applied Bahaviour Analysis
Overcorrection
What is + punishment
Target behavior: Writing headings on assignments
1st prompt: What do all assignments need?
2nd prompt: What goes on the top of the page?
3rd prompt: Include a heading at the top of the page.
4th prompt: Write you name, subject, and date at the top of the page
What is a system of least prompts (least-to-most prompting)
A technique used to estimate the actual number of times or how long a behavior occurs
Interval recording or time sampling
Mr. B was reinforcing his Nancy on a FR2 schedule for submitting assignments. He changed over the weekend to a VR10 schedule which resulted in Nancy not submitting any assignments. In trying to thin the schedule, Mr. B went too quickly and the schedule suffered from ____________________________.
What is ratio strain?
A time sampling method for measuring behavior in which the observation period is divided into a series of brief time intervals. The observer records whether the target behavior occurred throughout the entire interval
What is whole interval recording?