FUNCTIONS OF BEHAVIOR
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 does DRO, DRA, and DRI stand for?
Differential Reinforcement of Other, Alternative, and Incompatible Behaviors
Your BCBA creates a new program and you do not know how to implement it. What should you do in this situation?
Talk to your BCBA and ask them to model the program.
The client engages in throwing paper. The RBT teaches the client to throw the paper into the trash like a basketball. This is an example of what?
Differential Reinforcement of Alternative Behaviors (DRA)
An event that occurs after a behavior and changes the likelihood of that behavior.
What is a consequence?
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?
What does "ABC" mean?
Antecedent, Behavior, and Consequence.
Tom, the RBT is trying to teach his client to wash his hands. Tom hand over hand prompts the client all the steps of handwashing but the final step (Throwing the paper towel away). This is an example of what?
Backward Chaining
The client engages in crying behaviors during DTT's. The RBT reinforces the client for completing the work. This is an example of what Differential Reinforcement?
Differential Reinforcement of Other Behaviors (DRO)
The process of reinforcing successive approximations to a target behavior.
What is shaping?
Data collected on behavior, setting events and events following, used to identify the function of behavior.
What is ABC data?
What does "MO" mean?
Motivating Operations
The measure of time between an SD and a response.
What is latency?
The client engages in physical aggression during nonpreferred activities. The RBT teaches the client "quiet hands" (interlocked fingers) during nonpreferred activities. This is an example of what?
Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible Behaviors (DRI)
The procedure in which a consequence is ADDED AFTER a behavior and the likelihood of that behavior INCREASES.
What is positive reinforcement?
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?
What does "FI", "FR", "VR", and "VI" stand for?
Fixed Ratio, Fixed Interval, Variable Ratio, Variable Interval
Federal law that protects client sensitive information
What is HIPAA?
In ABA, what does Negative, Positive, Reinforcement, and Punishment mean?
Remove, Add, Increase, and Decrease
The procedure in which a consequence is ADDED AFTER a behavior and the behavior DECREASES.
What is Positive Punishment?
During a nonpreferred group game, the client engages in nail biting right before each time the client has a turn. This is an example of what function?
Escape and Sensory/Automatic
What does "PECS" stand for
Picture Exchange Communication System
Term used with child learns something in one environment and can independently apply it in another
What is generalization ?
True or False: The client writes their name and the RBT reinforces with high energy verbal praises paired with psychical interaction. The next time the client is told to write their name. They throw the pencil from the table. The praising was reinforcing.
False
Event or stimuli that occurs BEFORE behavior and contributes to the elicitation of the behavior.
What is an antecedent?