Reinforcement
Something that is given after a behavior and makes that behavior more likely to occur again in the future?
Reinforcement
This behavior occurs in order to get out of a task or to get away from a person or interaction.
What is escape maintained behavior?
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?
Method of measuring behavior in which you record every instance of the behavior (how often the behavior is occurring)?
What is frequency data?
Providing full hand over hand guidance for the person to complete the skill?
What is Full physical prompting?
A way to identify possible reinforcers for your student
What is preference assessment?
This behavior occurs in order to gain attention (either positive or negative) from adults or peers.
What is attention maintained behavior?
This communication skill should be taught to students who are engaging in problem behavior to get out of a task.
What is requesting a break?
Method of measuring behavior in which you indicate for each interval whether the behavior occurred at all during that interval?
What is Partial interval data?
This type of prompting is used only when you want a verbal response from the student.
What is verbal prompting?
This is a way to show your student how fun you are and to establish yourself as a reinforcing person!
What is pairing?
Behavior that occurs in order to gain access to a desired item or activity?
What is Behavior with a "tangible" function
This is another term for requesting
What is manding?
This term means that we stop providing the reinforcer that is maintaining a behavior
What is extinction?
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?
This is when behavior increases because of the removal of an aversive stimulus
What is negative reinforcement?
This behavior occurs just because it "feels good" and is likely to happen even when the person is alone.
What is automatically reinforcing behavior?
This is one benefit of using sign language.
Manding
Method of finding out the function of a problem behavior?
What is a Functional Behavior Assessment
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?
This means that you are giving a reinforcer for every response.
What is continuous reinforcement/ FR1
Appropriate behavior that serves the same function as the target behavior?
What is Replacement behavior?
Tools and strategies that help people communicate when they have difficulty with speech or writing
What is Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)?
Breaking down a skill into a chain in order to teach the skill - for example tooth brushing or entry routine.
What is task analysis?
This term means decreasing prompting as quickly as possible.
What is prompt fading?