Principals of Behavior
The primary effect of this is a decrease in the frequency of a behavior until it reaches its pre reinforced level OR ultimately ceases to occur
Extinction
VR3
Variable ratio 3; or provide reinforcement about every third response
This is the environmental stimulus change that comes immediately after a behavior
Consequence
Every time Jimmy screams the teacher tells him to leave the room and take a break. His screaming behavior is increasing. This might be the function of the screaming behavior.
Escape
SD or Discriminative Stimulus
When this is implemented it results in an increase of the future frequency of of a behavior
Reinforcement
Implement this schedule of reinforcement when teaching new behaviors
CRF; or continuous schedule of reinforcement; FR1
Sam was doing his work when all of the sudden he yelled out "I hate math!" The work task could be this part of the three term contingency.
Antecedent
Jen's finger picking is happening everywhere. It doesn't seem to matter what the activity is or what class she's in, she just picks her fingers all the time. Telling her to stop and giving her a break has not changed the frequency. It does seem to get a little better when she is allowed to draw, but she still does it. I think she is coming in contact with this type of reinforcement.
Automatic / sensory stimulation
The smell of popcorn is considered this
This results in an increase in future responding of a behavior when a stimulus is removed immediately after the occurrence of a that behavior
Negative reinforcement
FR5
Fixed ratio 5
The consequence for the target this is the stimulus change that occurs immediately after it
Behavior
When Oscar bolts from the playground he looks to see if someone is coming to get him. He always has a smile on his face and even says, "chase me." It's so scary that staff usually panic and yell at Oscar while running to get him. Once they catch up with him, they give Oscar a long explanation. Then they prompt him to ask someone to play chase. His bolting has increased over the past few weeks. It might be hypothesized that this variable is maintaining the behavior.
Attention
This dimension measures every occurrence of a target behavior
Frequency
The primary effect of this is a decrease in future responding of a behavior
Punishment
Implement this type of schedule of reinforcement for skills that are 80% - 100% independent
Intermittent
When collecting ABC data a stimulus is any thing that can be this.
Observed
Sometimes Emma gets reprimanded when she interrupts the teacher. Other times she is prompted to raise her hand. Emma is starting to interrupt the teacher more and more. This may be the function of her interrupting behavior.
Attention
Behavior Analysts improve behaviors that are this
Socially significant
This always increases the future responding of a behavior
Reinforcement
As a learner acquires skills, a trainer should move from a continuous schedule of reinforcement to an intermittent schedule of reinforcement, slowly increasing the response criteria before the learner accesses reinforcement. This is known as schedule _____ing.
Thinning
In order to accurately record target behavior, the observer must know what the behavior looks like, how long the onset and offset is and how to measure it. The observer needs this.
Operational definition of the behavior
Mrs. Smith's class has morning meeting first thing in the morning. Jill, a student in the class, has been bolting from the class just prior to morning meeting every day. She usually ends up in the nurses office complaining of various ailments. By the time she gets back to the classroom, morning meeting is over. This could be the function of Jill's bolting behavior.
Escape/avoidance
If you're not doing this, you're not doing ABA
Collecting data