What's the function?
A child hums because they like the sensation.
Timing how long a tantrum lasts
What is a duration?
A child asks "can I have a cookie?"
What is a mand?
A strategy that changes antecedents to prevent problem behavior before it occurs.
What is antecedent intervention?
Counting every time a student raises their hand.
What is frequency?
Before starting services, a BCBA must obtain this from caregivers.
What is informed consent?
A comprehensive plan that outlines functions, strategies, reinforcement systems, and safety procedures for decreasing challenging behavior.
What is a Behavior Intervention Plan?
A student throws papers on the floor right before a math worksheet is handed out.
What is escape?
Recording whether behavior occurred at any point during an interval.
What is partial interval recording?
A student answers “blue” when asked, “What color is the sky?”
What is an intraverbal?
Reinforcing alternative, appropriate behavior while withholding reinforcement for the problem behavior.
What is DRL (Differential Reinforcement of Low Rates)?
The time between the presentation of a demand and the learner beginning the response.
What is latency?
This procedure reduces behavior by withholding the reinforcer that previously maintained it.
What is extinction?
Recording behavior only at the exact moment an interval ends.
What is momentary time sampling?