Principles of Behavior
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Teaching New Behavior
Behavior Management
100

This principle of behavior always increases the future frequency of behavior 

Reinforcement 

100

DTT

Discrete Trial Training 

100

BX

Behavior 

100

This is something that a trainer provides in addition to an SD.

A prompt

100

A behavior analysts might conduct this to identify variables that could be maintaining problem behavior. 

A Functional Behavior Assessment 

200

This principle of behavior always decreases the future frequency of behavior 

Punishment 

200

FCR

 Continuous Schedule of Reinforcement 

200

SDp

Discriminative Stimulus for Punishment 

200

This is a procedure to prevent a learner from making repeated errors. 

Most to least prompting procedure or errorless learning. 

200

This is a procedure that might be implemented to teach a student a replacement behavior after they engage in an interfering behavior. 

Shaping 

300

Jane stopped giving her student his favorite toy every time he cried. It took a while but now he does't cry when he want a toy. Jane put this behavior on______.

Extinction

300

SD

Discriminative Stimulus 

300

FBA

Functional Behavior Assessment  

300

When teaching a new behavior it's best to have a _____ schedule or reinforcement. 

Thick or Continuous 

300

When a teacher withholds a student's favorite toy after they engage in aggression, they are using this_____. 

Tangible Extinction 

400

Every time Mary's student joined her peers in play, Mary gave her a tickle and provided loud verbal praise. In reviewing the data, the BCBA noticed the frequency at which Mary's student initiated play had greatly decreased. Mary likely _____ her student's peer initiating behavior. 

Punished

400

FCT

Functional Communication Training 

400

MTS

Momentary Time Sampling 

400

For mastered skills it is best to have a _______ schedule of reinforcement. 

Thin or intermittent

400

When a teacher purposely does NOT attend to an interfering behavior she/he is likely implementing______.

Planned Ignoring

500

Brent reported to the BCBA that his student Jay would do anything to get to play with his Rubix Cube. In fact he was using it during discrete trial training. When the BCBA observed a session she noticed Jay was not attending and was making several errors. When it was time for Jay to access his Bubix Cube Brent prompted him to request it. Jay did request it but relinquished it within 10 seconds. It's likely the issue is ________.

A lack of motivation

500

SBT

Skill Based Treatment 

500

PFA

Practical Functional Assessment 

500

Every time Jacob's student Gregg gives a correct response Jacob removes a token. When all the tokens are removed Gregg gets to play his favorite game. Jacob is implementing_____.

Negative Reinforcement 

500

Removing a token after a student throws a toy is an example of _______. 

Response Cost or Negative Punishment