ABA definitions
when a behavior is reinforced in the presence of a particular antecedent stimulus and is not reinforced in the absence of that stimulus. Therefore the behavior is more likely to occur in the presence of that stimulus is called what?
stimulus control
Define attention seeking behavior?
what does ABA stand for?
applied behavior analysis
what are the 3 core deficits of autism
1. social interactions
2. communication
3. restricted and repetitive behaviors
a count of every instance of a behavior
frequency
anything a person does or says
behavior. How do we define a behavior?
define tangible seeking behavior
gaining access to a specific item or activity
what does ABC stand for?
antecedent behavior consequence
what treatment has been supported by decades of scientific research to help individuals with ASD?
ABA Therapy
a measure of how long a behavior occurs
duration
a stimulus that occurred in a person's environment immediately before a behavior
antecedent
define escape maintained behavior
avoid or delay from doing something that is unpleasant
what does BIP stand for
behavior intervention plan
In what year did JABA first publish an article
1968
the measure of time between an SD and a response
latency
a stimulus that occurs in a person's environment immediately following a behavior
consequence
define sensory (automatic) seeking behavior
providing a preferred sensory experience that the person can engage in themselves.
discrete trial instruction
True or false: ABA is only used with children with ASD?
false
a measure of how severe a behavior is
intensity/magnitude
an antecedent that changes the potency of a consequence as a reinforcer, and can be divided into two types; establishing and abolishing
motivating operations
name all four functions of behavior
access, escape, automatic, and attention
what does "WTF" stand for in ABA
what's the function
general philosophical statements for ABA
1. everyone with ASD is capable of learning
2. right to an effective treatment
3. the learner is always right
4. least intrusive treatment
a measure in which a behavior is recoded as an instance if it occurs for any part of the predetermined interval.
partial interval recording