Principles of ABA
Skill Acquisition
Behavior Reduction
Professionalism & Ethics
Measurement
100

What increases or decreases the value of a consequence?

Motivating operation

100

Increasing the likelihood that a behavior will occur in the future. 

Reinforcement 

100

Kayla has received attention from her mother in the past each time she engaged in screaming behavior. Her mother no longer provides attention contingent on screaming. Kayla's screaming behavior eventually stops because her behavior of screaming is no longer being reinforced.

Extinction

100

Having two different relationships with one client

Multiple relationship

100

Count of behavior per unit of time

Rate

200

Johnny completes his math homework after school and immediately his mother gives him ice cream as a reward. In the future, Johnny completes his math homework right after school.

Positive Reinforcement

200

Schedule of reinforcement that is used when first teaching a skill

Continuous, FR1, CRF

200

A clear, understandable description of what's to be observed and measured, such that different people taking or interpreting data will do so consistently

Operational definition
200

Which sentence describes Sally's behavior objectively:

Sally was cranky when her brother hit her 2 times with an open hand.

Sally wanted to have things go her way.

Sally cried for 7 minutes while laying on the floor because her brother hit her. 




Sally cried for 7 minutes while laying on the floor because her brother hit her.

200

Some dimension of the behavior is recorded each time occurs.

Continuous measurement

300

Sam is given a plate of vegetables to eat with his dinner. Sam screams and immediately his mother takes the plate of vegetables away. When Sam is given a plate of vegetables in the future, he screams.

Negative Reinforcement

300

Target behavior continues to occur in relevant situations after trainings

Maintenance

300

Michael engages in dangerous eloping behavior. He is given social praise when he is sitting down. Which differential reinforcement procedure is used?

(DRA, DRI, DRO, DRL, DRH)

DRI

Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible Behavior

300

You record how long it takes from when you say "Clean up" to when your client actually begins the process of cleaning up. What are you tracking?

Latency

400

Sensory, Escape, Attention, and Tangible 

The 4 functions of behavior

400

At school, Ben is working on taking deep breaths when he gets upset. He has now started taking deep breaths when he gets upset at home.

Generalization

400
Marvin tears papers when his teacher passes him a test. She then sends Marvin to the principal's office. What is the likely function of his behavior?

Escape

400

Scoring an interval if the behavior happens FOR ANY AMOUNT OF TIME during the interval

Partial Interval Recording

500

Identify the antecedent and consequence of Max's whining behavior in this scenario:

Max is hungry when he wakes up. Max walks to the kitchen and tries getting some candies out of the cupboard. His mom says "No candy right now" and takes them from him. He begins to whine and stomp his feet. His mom tells him "Eat your cereal. You can have candy at lunch time."

Antecedent: Being told "no", Item removed 

Consequence: Withheld item, Given "first-then" contingency

500

Ms. Wiley gives homework every day; however, yesterday, each student turned their homework in on time so Ms. Wiley does not give homework today. Students are now turning their homework in more frequently. 

Negative Reinforcement

500

What are the 4 functions of behavior?

Sensory

Escape

Attention

Tangible

500

Calculate the frequency of throwing and the duration of kicking:

Carmen asks Frank to sit down at the table at 5:01. Frank drops to the ground and kicks his feet for 2 minutes. He sits up and throws 2 blocks at Carmen. Frank cries for 10 more minutes, then starts crawling over to the table. He finally sits down at the table at 5:14.

Throwing: 2

Kicking: 2 minutes

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