Measurement
A method for counting how often a specific behavior occurs during a set time period.
Frequency
A purpose or meaning of a behavior.
Function
Motivating operations
Any event that happens immediately after a behavior
Consequence
A request for something the person wants or needs, or to stop something they don't like
Mand
The length of time a specific behavior occurs from start to finish.
Duration
Refers to a behavior used to avoid or get out of an unpleasant, difficult, or overwhelming task or situation.
Escape from task demand
A process by which one systematically and differentially reinforces successive approximations to a terminal behavior.
Shaping
Any event, stimulus or circumstance that occurs immediately before a behavior.
Antecedent
Labeling or naming objects, actions, or events.
Tact
The time that elapses between a stimulus or request and the start of a response
Latency
This function of behavior does not need another person in order to receive the reinforcement.
Automatic/Sensory
The use of cues or assistance to help a learner perform a new skill
Prompting
It is observable and measureable
Behavior
Following directions given by others
Listener Responding
The amount of time that passes between two consecutive instances of a specific behavior
Inter-Response Time (IRT)
What is the reason for conducting a functional behavior assessment?
To find the function of the behavior
The process of building a positive relationship between a therapist and a child by associating the therapist with enjoyable activities, items, and experiences.
Pairing
A purpose or meaning of a behavior.
Function
A verbal response to another person's verbal behavior, such as answering a question or engaging in a conversation
Intraverbal
A data collection method where an observation period is divided into equal intervals, and the observer records whether a target behavior occurred at least once during each interval.
Involves the direct, systematic manipulation of environmental variables to see their effect on the behavior
Functional Analysis
The father of Applied Behavior Analysis
B.F. Skinner
The removal of a stimulus that decreases the future frequency of the behavior.
Negative punishment
a verbal response that imitates a preceding verbal stimulus
Echoic