Basics of ABA
Describe the A-B-Cs of Behavior
Antecedent: What occurred directly before a behavior
Behavior: Anything observable, is not a reflex, and effects the environment
Consequence: What happened immediately following the behavior
What is positive reinforcement? Give 1 example
The addition of a stimulus results in the increase in behavior
Labeled praise
What type of operant strategy is described below?
A student completes a writing assignment and receives a 5-minute cashout coupon.
Positive Reinforcement
What type of operant strategy is described below?
A student completes a writing assignment and receives a 5-minute cashout coupon.
Positive Reinforcement
What the 3 functions of behavior?
1. To avoid (A task, attention, a peer)
2. To access (A tangible item, attention
3. Automatic Feedback (Sensory stimulation)
Behavior modification mainly focuses on:
Increasing adaptive behavior & decreasing maladaptive behavior
What type of operant strategy is described below?
A child is crying because she didn’t get dessert, parents yell at her to “stop crying”. The next day when she didn’t get dessert, she does not cry.
Positive Punishment
Describe one positive reinforcement strategy you might choose for reinforcing the whole classroom.
Student points
Labeled praise
Gumballs
Cashout parties
Behavior modification strategies and Applied Behavioral Analysis are best described as approaches to:
Assessment and alteration of behavior
From an operant conditioning standpoint, punishment is:
The presentation of a stimulus/event following a response which decreases its likelihood
What type of operant strategy is described below?
A student turned in homework for the first time, so you remove their F grade. They start to hand in their homework every day.
Negative Reinforcement
Describe one strategy you may choose to use when reinforcing a particular student in class.
Bucks
Food/Candy
Labeled praise
Coupons
Shout Outs
Complete the ABC model below:
Antecedent: Staff instruction to a student to close their chromebook.
Behavior: ?
Consequence: Staff praises student for closing up their Chromebook
Complete the ABC model below:
Antecedent: Staff instruction to a student to close their chromebook.
Behavior: Student follows the direction and closes their chromebook.
Consequence: Staff praises student for closing up their Chromebook
In general, no longer reinforcing a response results in the eventual:
a. increase in the response
b. increase in maladaptive behavior
c. reduction or elimination of the response
d. reduction in symptoms of ADHD
C. Reduction or elimination of the response
What type of operant strategy is described below?
It’s cold outside and your hands hurt so you put gloves on. You do the same tomorrow.
Negative Punishment
Student was playing switch. Student was told that it was time to go back into the classroom. Student threw the switch controller on the ground and then took off his shoe and threw it at the wall. Student was given a destruction of property time out.
Antecedent: Student playing the switch
Behavior: Student threw the switch controller on the ground and then took off his shoe and threw it at the wall
Consequence: Student was given a destruction of property time out
1. A behavior is increased by: _______
2. A behavior is decreased by: _______
1. Reinforcement
2. Punishment