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Describe the Echoic verbal behavior
To repeat something exactly
Name one way skills to be acquired are identified.
1) Assessment results
2) Needs of the client
3) Needs of the family
4) Professional recommendations
Name 2 types of behavior chains.
1) Forward Chaining
2) Backward Chaining
3) Total-task Chaining
Name one way to "be prepared" for beginning a program.
1) Have materials ready
2) Read over program before session
3) Practice trials with a supervisor or other instructor
Discuss the components of the 3 term contingency.
1) Antecedent
2) Behavior
3) Consequence
When would a speaker emit a mand?
When expressing a request or need
Name 2 methods of collecting data
1) Frequency
2) Duration
3) Rate
Describe a tact.
Naming of something in the environment
Verbal behavior does not necessarily suggest "spoken" language. What are 2 other ways someone can demonstrate verbal behavior?
1) Sign Language
2) Gestures
3) PECS
4) SGD
Who developed the theory of verbal behavior?
B.F. Skinner
Operational definitions must be ______________ and _______________.
Objective and Measurable
Program implementation demands new targeted skills be _________ ____________, meaning they will improve the quality of life of the client.
Socially significant
The verbal behavior theory suggests language is innate from birth. True or False.
False
Language is maintained by way of reinforcement from others.
Describe intraverbal behavior
Differential response to something just said...
1) Answering questions
2) Social exchanges
3) Offering a comment or opinion
How is verbal behavior defined?
Form or Function
Function
Name 2 ways to promote generalization and maintenance during instruction?
Instruct with a variety of...
1) Examples
2) Locations
3) Instructors
What 2 verbal behaviors must include written text?
Textual and Transcription
For what purpose is the 3 term contingency used in ABA?
To best theorize the function of the a behavior
What is the preferred strategy used to implement a task analysis procedure.
Behavior chain
How are target skills and teaching steps related?
Teaching steps are the individual components that lead up to a target skill
Behaviors can be described by their Function and Form. Describe each.
Function - Reinforcement achieved by behavior
Form - How the behavior looks
What type of reinforcement is specific to a mand?
Access to item or access to information
If a client's program data shows no progress, what should you (the instructor) do?
Report the data to the supervisor. Continue to run the program as is.
Conversations are typically recognized as which type of verbal behavior?
Intraverbal
Why is it important to have a single written procedure for skill acquisition programs?
To ensure consistency across therapists