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Reinforcement
Behavior Management
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ABA Terms
Prompting
100
A reinforcer
What is something that is given after a behavior and makes that behavior more likely to occur again in the future?
100

An RBT sets a timer for 2 minutes. When the timer goes off, the RBT looks up to see if their client is sitting in their seat. What measurement procedure is this?

 Momentary time sampling

100

This is a method of communication in which you have to exchange a picture with someone when you want to request an item.

What is PECS?

100
Frequency data
What is a method of measuring behavior in which you record every instance of the behavior (how often the behavior is occurring)?
100
Full physical prompting
What is providing full hand over hand guidance for the person to complete the skill?
200
A way to identify possible reinforcers for your student
What is preference assessment?
200
This behavior occurs in order to gain attention (either positive or negative) from adults or peers.
What is attention maintained behavior?
200

List at least 3 examples of functional communication...

What is…. Gesturing, PECS, Signing, AAC Device, Verbal Communication, Communication Boards

200

A behavior occurs just because it “feels good” and is likely to happen even when the person is alone.

What is automatic reinforcement?

200
This type of prompting is used only when you want a verbal response from the student.
What is verbal prompting?
300
This is a way to show your student how fun you are and to establish yourself as a reinforcing person!
What is pairing?
300

Which of the following scenarios best displays negative reinforcement: Giving the child screen time after completing their homework or taking an excedrin to relieve a migraine?

What is taking an excedrin to relieve a migraine

300
This is another term for requesting, with a particular focus on requesting spontaneously - without being asked any questions and eventually without the item in view.
What is manding?
300
This term means that we stop providing the reinforcer that is maintaining a behavior - for example if the behavior is escape maintained we should avoid letting the student get out of a task, or if the behavior occurs to get attention then we should ignore it.
What is extinction?
300
This type of prompting gives physical guidance to get your student started with the skill, but then the student completes the rest of the skill independently.
What is partial physical or faded physical prompting?
400
This is when behavior increases because of the removal of an aversive stimulus (for example, you are more likely to clean your room because your mom stopped nagging you when you did it - or you are more likely to put on your seat belt in the car because it stops the car from beeping).
What is negative reinforcement?
400

An RBT sets a timer for 2 minutes. When the timer goes off, the RBT looks up to see if their client is sitting in their seat. What measurement procedure is this?

Momentary time sampling

400

What does the abbreviation FCT stand for?

Functional Communication Training

400

What type of preference assessment involves observing what the learner engages in during their down time in their environment and documenting the item and how long they played with it?

What is Free operant preference assessment

400
This is a list of prompts that may be used for a certain program, in order from most to least intrusive.
What is a prompt hierarchy?
500

What can be used to determine existing nonsocial and social reinforcers?

A preference assessment

500
Replacement behavior
What is an appropriate behavior that serves the same function as the target behavior?
500

What is a key feature of NET?

It is largely child-directed and performed in natural settings

500

If a Behavior Technician measured the length of time that it took the client to respond to someone calling the client, the Behavior Technician would be measuring the?

Latency

500
This term means decreasing prompting as quickly as possible.
What is prompt fading?