Reinforcement
What is Reinforcement?
What is a process where a consequence following a behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior occurring again in the future.
This type of prompt involves physically guiding a person through the desired action.
What is a physical prompt
Define Frequency
What does the A, B and C stand for?
Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
What is keeping client information private and only sharing it with authorized individuals?
Positive reinforcement example
What is
The process of gradually reducing the level of assistance is known as:
A child engages in aggressive behavior (hitting) during a session. You want to measure how long the aggression lasts from the time it starts until the client is calm. What behavior measurement would you use?
What is duration?
During snack time, a child points to the cookie jar and says, "cookie" (behavior). The teacher gives the child a cookie (consequence). What is the likely function of the behavior?
What is access to a tangible item?
Provide an example of how we can maintain client dignity
What is..
respecting privacy, promoting independence, communicating with respect, valuing their interests.
The teacher gave Robert a math worksheet and he began screaming. The teacher removed the worksheet. Next time it was time for math Robert started screaming.
What is negative reinforcement?
This prompting strategy begins with the most intrusive prompt and fades to less intrusive prompts over time.
What is most to least prompting
Explain partial interval recording
What is a type of time sampling method used in behavior analysis to track the occurrence of a behavior over a specific time interval.
The observation period is divided into short intervals (e.g., 10 or 30 seconds). During each interval, the observer records whether the behavior occurred at any point, even if it only occurred for a brief moment within the interval.
This is what happens immediately after a behavior and influences whether it will occur again in the future.
What is a
consequence
This document outlines the ethical guidelines that ABA practitioners must follow.
What is the BACB Ethics Code Guideline
Difference between conditioned and unconditioned reinforcers?
Unconditioned: These are reinforcers that are naturally reinforcing without the need for prior learning or conditioning. They are typically tied to basic survival needs.
Conditioned: These reinforcers acquire their value through pairing with unconditioned reinforcers or other conditioned reinforcers via a process called classical conditioning.
Provide an example of a visual prompt
Picture schedule, highlighted text, arrows, visual task analysis, laminated help sign, etc
A behavior technician observes a client during a 30-minute therapy session. The client engages in hand-flapping behavior 12 times. How would you measure the frequency of the behavior?
What is counting the number of hand-flapping episodes and recording it as 12?
Identify the Antecedent, Behavior and Consequence from the following scenario.
A therapist presents a worksheet for a non-preferred task. The child says, “I don’t want to!” and throws the worksheet on the floor. The therapist removes the worksheet and transitions to a different activity.
•Antecedent (A): Therapist presents a non-preferred worksheet task. (This occurred immediately before the behavior)
•Behavior (B): Child says, “I don’t want to!” and throws the worksheet. (Behavior- action the child engaged in)
•Consequence (C): The therapist removes the worksheet and transitions to a different activity. (What occurred immediately after the behavior)
An RBT notices that a child is receiving reinforcement inconsistently from another team member. The RBT discusses the concern with their supervisor. What ethical responsibility is the RBT demonstrating?
What is ensuring treatment integrity?
What is Differential reinforcement?
What is..
Reinforcement provided for desired behaviors while withholding reinforcement for undesired behaviors.
This strategy helps to increase appropriate behaviors and reduce problem behaviors.
The goal of errorless learning is to prevent this from occurring.
What is an error or incorrect response?
During a session, a client takes 2 minutes to complete a task when prompted. This measurement refers to the time it took from the prompt to the completion of the task.
What is latency?
Why do we collect ABC data?
What is helping determine the function of the behavior.
True or False: ABA therapists (BHT`s/RBT`s) should train and provide feedback to the teacher whenever possible.
False. The BCBA will train and provide feedback to the teacher.