ABA 101
An event that occurs after a behavior and changes the likelihood of that behavior.
What is a consequence?
A count of every instance of a behavior
What is Frequency?
Teaching stimuli used to systematically provide learners with the appropriate response. Proactively faded to transfer stimulus control to SD.
What are prompts?
Student engages in property destruction in classroom. Teacher sits student down and talks to him for 5 minutes about why it is wrong to break toys. Student increases instances of property destruction. Identify the function.
What is attention?
What is Applied Behavior Analysis
Event or stimuli that occurs BEFORE behavior and contributes to the elicitation of the behavior.
What is an antecedent?
A measure of how severe a behavior is
What is intensity?
Proactive technique used to interrupt an interfering or inappropriate behavior and guide the learner toward a more functional, socially acceptable alternative
Redirection
Student engages in closed hand striking. Therapist allows student access to his favorite piano toy. Therapist prompts "my turn" and student engages in more closed hand striking. Identify the function.
What is access to tangibles?
A person that learns a persons functions of behavior and creates a plan
What is Behavior Analyst ?
Example: Pick up plate, bring to kitchen, put in sink, do the dishes
Behavior Momentum
A measure of how long a behavior occurs.
What is duration?
Term used with child learns something in one environment and can independently apply it in another
What is generalization ?
Client begins to arrange their toy cars in a straight line, with each car parallel to each other and facing the same direction. Client chooses to not use the toy ramp.
What is sensory?
Federal law that protects client sensitive information
What is HIPAA?
Technique used to teach the client a replacement behavior that is physically conflicting with the target behavior
Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible Behavior (DRI)
A count of every instance of behavior per a set amount of time
What is Rate?
Historically the primary instructional method used in ABA intervention for children with ASD
What is discrete trial?
Teacher uses instructional voice in order to gain attention of the class. Student runs away and covers his ears in response to this aversive stimulus. Identify the function.
What is escape?
Paraprofessional certification in behavior analysis certified by the BACB to work directly with clients
What is RBT?
The temporary and unexpected reappearance of a behavior previously reduced/eliminated through extinction
Spontaneous Recovery
The measure of time between an SD and a response.
What is latency?
Repeated, purposeless, and seemingly involuntary movement, posture, or utterance with a sensory function.
What is stereotypy/stimming?
Mom walks in to son biting on their toys alone in their room. Mom instructs him to stop. The son looks at mom and continues to bite on their toys while smiling at his mother.
What is sensory and attention?
This is the number of years we must retain past documentation ____, and this is the maximum dollar value of gifts behavior analysts can gift/receive ____.
7 and $10