Measurement
Paper, pen, clickers, counters, your cellphone/iPad may all be required to facilitate this:
This document may include demographic data, potential target behavior, medical information, school history, probes and known skills.
What is Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)
George throws his pencil whenever asked to do homework because in the past this has resulted in the removal of the work. In regards to throwing his pencil, removal of the work is this type of consequence:
What is Negative Reinforcement
During a functional assessment, the BCBA notices that every time Stevie cries, this results in his parents rushing to his side and hugging him. The BCBA writes this as hypothesized function of behavior:
What is Attention
You save all of your client's reports on your personal computer. Adding this feature to your files is necessary to ensure that all private information is protected:
What is a Password
Jesse engages in SIB every time he is denied access to the television. Each time this occurs, you tally one mark on your data sheet representing this continuous measurement:
What is Frequency
Anything a living organism does that can be measured and observed.
What is Behavior.
Every time Keesha asks for candy, she receives candy. Keesha is on this type of reinforcement schedule:
Continuous (FR1) - fixed # of responses
In the past, Miguel's spitting behavior has resulted in escape. Miguel's BCBA now only reinforces mands for break, and places spitting on extinction. This is an example of this differential reinforcement procedure:
Differential Reinforcement of Alternative Behavior (DRA)
Behavior analysis service delivery, communication, and proper session documentation are all responsibilities of this role:
What is RBT
A client makes loud vocal statements frequently. To record this, you divide the session into short intervals. If the behavior occurs at any point during this interval, you record an occurrence. What discontinuous measurement procedure are you utilizing?
What is Partial-interval recording
In this type of preference assessment, the subject is given free access to stimuli and time allocated to each stimulus is measured.
What is Free Operant
Ayyoub used to complete his homework when given food contingent on completion. Ayyoub's behavior analyst paired praise with delivery of food, and over time, Ayyoub began to complete his homework contingent on verbal praise alone. Praise is now functioning as this type of reinforcer:
What is Conditioned (learned)
When implementing extinction, it is always wise to plan for this momentary increase/frequency/magnitude of problem behavior:
What is Extinction Burst
Speaking about a client privately, allowing privacy when toileting, and using age appropriate interventions are excellent ways to preserve client _____
What is Dignity
Billy's mom frequently alters the length of sessions. To adjust for this, when graphing his target behavior you calculate occurrences divided by time, converting the data to this continuous measurement:
What is Rate.
Behavior Analysts define behavior by topography (how they look) and always write their definitions in observable and ______ terms.
What is Measurable
A BCBA is teaching a new skill to a client. He begins by physically guiding the client, then fades to light physical prompt, then to a gestural prompt, then to a verbal prompt. The BCBA is using this type of prompting hierarchy:
What is Most-to-Least
A BCBA is conducting an FBA. The client has limited communicative repertoire and frequently claps his hands. The clapping often results in his parents playing with him and many other times they give him food. He also claps frequently when no one is around. The BCBA is unlikely to list this as a hypothesized function of behavior:
What is Escape
Accurate dates, noting changes in client medication, illness, and constructing a thorough narrative are all components of writing an effective one of these:
What is Session/Progress Note
You are studying for your RBT exam. The BCBA asks you to determine how many mock exams it takes you to complete before you achieve a 90% on your mock exam. What method of measurement would best capture this?
What is *Permanent Product*
You present Freddy with an array of stimuli and allow him to choose one. Each time he chooses, you put the item back in the array and allow him to choose again. You are conducting this type of preference assessment:
What is Multiple Stimulus with Replacement (MSW)
Training a skill in multiple environments, with multiple exemplars and incorporating common stimuli (e.g. the same stimuli used at home) can lead to this:
What is Generalization
A student frequently elopes from the classroom. The teacher moves the student away from the door places preferred stimuli near the student's desk, and relocates her own desk nearer to the door. These measures reduce the likelihood of elopement occurrences and are all examples of this:
What is Antecedent Manipulation
Being sure of what you observed, mentioning it to your supervisor and making an anonymous call to DFS are all important considerations when reporting this:
What is Abuse