Continuous Measurement
Taking exact measurements
Continuous Measurement
Estimating the actual occurrences of behavior
Discontinuous Measurement
Presenting one item at a time and recording how long they engage with it
Single Choice
Technician-led learning
- Running multiple trials back to back
- MO-SD-Prompt-Reinforcement
Discrete Trial Teaching
Providing reinforcement to desired behaviors while withholding reinforcement from undesired behaviors
Differential Reinforcement
How many times the behavior occurs
Frequency
Does the behavior occur at any point during the interval
Partial Interval
Presenting two choices at a time
Forced (Paired) Choice
Client-led learning
- Following their natural motivation
- A good opportunity to generalize skills
Naturalistic Teaching
Differential reinforcement of alternative behavior
i.e. prompting a client to say "excuse me" instead of hitting you to get your attention
DRA
How long the behavior lasts
Duration
Does the behavior occur throughout the whole interval
Whole Interval
Observing how long they naturally play with something
Free Operant
Breaking a complex behavior into smaller steps
1. Forward: begin teaching first step
2. Backward: begin teaching the last step
3. Total: teach all of the steps
Chaining
Differential reinforcement of other behavior
- engaging in the same behavior but one is appropriate
- i.e. giving a client a chewy to use instead of biting their hand
DRO
The time between SD and the behavior starting
i.e. how long does it take them to respond to a demand
Latency
Does the behavior occur in the moment
Momentary Time Sampling
Maintaining the same number of items in the array
MSW (Multiple Stimulus With Replacement)
Reinforcement of successive approximations
- Over time, the behaviors get closer and closer to the target
- Once they master a small step, then you move on to the next step and only reinforce the step you are currently teaching (nothing less)
Shaping
Differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior
- engaging in differential behaviors
- i.e. redirecting a client to give you a high five instead of scratching you
DRI
The time between two behaviors
i.e. how long between screaming
IRT (Inter-Response Time)
What is the difference between continuous and discontinuous measurement?
Continuous measurement takes exact measurements, discontinuous measurement takes an estimate
The number of items in the array will decrease
MSWO (Multiple Stimulus Without Replacement)
Most-Least...
- Full Physical
- Partial Physical
- Model
- Gestural
- Verbal
- Visual
Prompting
No longer reinforcing previously reinforced behavior
Extinction