Dimensions of ABA
This dimension implies that the sought after behavior change must have social significant or importance.
What is Applied
Food, Drink, Shelter
What are primary reinforcers?
This occurs when a stimulus is presented after a behavior and the behavior decreases.
What is Punishment?
Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
What is the 3-term contingency?
After careful observation, data collection, and interviews of staff, this feature can be presumed and included as an important feature in the treatment plan.
What is the function of the behavior?
This dimension implies that the targeted behavior must be observable and measurable.
What is Behavioral.
DAILY DOUBLE!
This is the term to describe that a reinforcer should should NOT be given freely, to avoid losing its reinforcer value and to avoid satiation.
What is deprivation?
A verbal reprimand is give following a behavior and the behavior decreases in the future.
What is positive punishment?
This occurs after a behavior, and determines whether the behavior will be repeated again.
What is a consequence?
An example of this function could include: Kicking staff and throwing toothpaste in the trash during toothbrushing routine.
What is escape?
This dimension implies that a change in behavior must be determined to have been caused by the intervention itself (and nothing else)
What is Analytic?
Money, hugs, candy, tokens
What are secondary reinforcers?
A child looses recess after hitting a classmate, and the behavior (hitting) decreases in the future.
What is negative punishment?
Something that can be observed by multiple people. A dead man cannot do it.
What is a behavior?
An example of this function could include: Kicking staff and throwing toothpaste in the trash during toothbrushing routine and laughing while making eye contact with the staff.
What is the attention function?
This dimension implies that the intervention must make changes in a behavior that will continue after treatment is finished and it must also apply in other settings.
What is Generality.
Giving or adding something (a stimulus) after a behavior occurs that increases the chances the behavior will increase.
What is positive reinforcement?
This is the type of behavior we teach and reinforce, while we are using punishment for a targeted behavior.
What is replacement behaviors?
This occurs before a behavior and can "set the stage" for the behavior.
What is an antecedent?
An example of this function could include: Taking a roommates coke during dinner.
What is obtaining function? (or tangible)
This dimension insists that the technique be based on behavior theory (and not an eclectic view/mix of theories)
What is Conceptual?
This occurs when reinforcers are given freely.
What is satiation?
This group of people review punishment procedures as well as violations of rights within a treatment plan.
What is the Human Rights Committee?
Stimuli are referred to as this, when there is a history of reinforcement and the stimuli will now reliably trigger the behavior.
What is Discriminative Stimuli? (SD)
An example of this function could include: Pacing in the front room because of an upcoming meeting with a supervisor.
What is self-stimulatory function?