All Things Ethical
Laws protecting health information
HIPAA
Withholding reinforcement to decrease behavior, sometimes causing a burst
Extinction
the triggering event that happens before a behavior
Antecedent
A continuous measurement method counting how often a behavior occurs
Frequency
Method for teaching behavior chains starting with the first step
Forward chaining
when a client and therapist have multiple roles
dual relationship
Breaking down complex skills into teachable units.
What is a task analysis?
if a dead man can do it, it is..
not a behavior
A continuous measurement method measuring how long a behavior lasts.
Duration
when a client can demonstrate previously acquired skills.
Maintenance
the percentage of supervision per month required by an RBT to maintain their certification
5%
requests for things in our environment
Mand
Escape, Attention, Sensory, Tangible
what are the Four functions of behavior?
A ratio of behavior count over a specific period
rate
Behavior observed at specific time intervals
Momentary time sampling
we maintain this when something can cause embarrassment to our client
client dignity
Method for teaching behavior chains starting with the last step
backward chaining
this happens after a behavior occurs
consequence
Behavior observed at any point within predetermined intervals
Partial interval sampling/recording
Stimulus eliciting a specific response
SD or Discriminative Stimulus
a paraprofessional who practices under the close, ongoing supervision of an authorized BCBA
An RBT
Labeling things in the environment around us
Tact
Differential Reinforcement of other behaviors
DRO
Behavior observed throughout entire predetermined intervals.
Whole interval sampling/recording
When target behaviors occur outside of the learning environment
Generalization