Measurement
Assessment
Skill Acquisition
what's the function
Terms
100

the time from the offset of one response and the onset of the next response.

inter-response time

100

type of assessment that identifies the type of reinforcement maintaining a behavior

Functional Analysis 

100

A system where conditioned reinforcers (tokens) are earned by engaging in specific behavior(s).

Token Economy

100

What are the four functions of behavior?

Sensory, Escape, Attention, and Tangibles

100

correlates with increased availability of reinforcement 

SD- Discriminative stimulus 

200

AMOUNT OF TIME (in seconds, minutes, etc.) of the behavior.

Durration

200

assessement which identifies preferred stimuli, and sometimes ranks them hierarchically

Preference Assessment

200

An adult-led teaching method with ~5 distinct parts, very exactly structured, has precise contingency design, is often taught multiple times with short gaps between opportunities in a contrived setting.

Discrete Trial Training (DTT)

200

mike bounces his leg and hums while sitting quietly in a room.  

Sensory 

200

Changes the value of a consequence and increases the chance of a behavior that produces that consequence.

Motivating Operation (MO)

300

the amount of time between one event and another event

Latency

300

preference assessment where multiple stimuli are presented in each trial; each time an item is picked, it is removed from the array.

Multiple Stimulus Without Replacement (MSWO) Preference Assessment

300

A procedure used to transfer stimulus control by gradually modifying or removing a prompt (e.g., changing color, size, or intensity) from a target stimulus, allowing the individual to respond correctly to the natural cue

Stimulus Fading

300

gabby drops to the floor and screams in the grocery store, her husband gives Her a candy bar to make her stop.  

Tangible

300

A behavior-reduction technique that stops reinforcing a previously reinforced behavior, causing it to decrease or disappear over time

Extinction

400

data collection system where some dimension (or dimensions) of a behavior is recorded each time the behavior occurs, such as frequency, rate, etc.

Continuous measurement

400

preference assessment where stimuli are available on each trial - generates a list that reflects an individuals most-preferred stimuli, when all options are available

Multiple Stimulus (MS) Preference Assessment

400

Stimulus control is transferred over time from the prompt to the targeted antecedent

prompt fading

400

what is the function: 

Abi is presented with a math worksheet, she screams and the teacher sends her into the hall.  

Escape

400

In behavior analysis, the term for physical records left behind following a behavior (often used as an indirect measurement of that behavior) is...

Permanent product

500

What type of data collection does this describe?

"Samantha collected the total number of times Edward slapped the table and said "Well how about that!" during Thanksgiving dinner"


Frequency

500

preference assessment where the client freely engages with items in a set area, and duration of engagement is measured to judge relative preference

Free Operant (FO) Preference Assessment

500

teaching tools where successive approximations of a behavior are differentially reinforced while less preferred behavior contacts lesser or no reinforcement (extinction) as behavior is gradually changed in the desired direction.

Shaping Procedures

500
Shannon says a bad word at school. every time a student uses profanity the teacher stops the class and gives a 2 min lecture on why we dont use that language. Shannons use of profanity increased over the last 2 weeks. 

Attention

500

When a stimulus is REMOVED from the environment, and the behavior of interest INCREASES OVER TIME, this is referred to as what type of operant contingency?

Negative reinforcement

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