ABA
Who is the "grandfather of ABA"? He is the psychologist who discovered operant conditioning and operant behavior.
B.F. Skinner
Setting events are things that contribute to the "big picture" of an individual's behavior. Setting events increase the likelihood that antecedents will "set off: a target behavior. Name at least 3 examples of a setting events...
Medication; Medical or physical problems (i.e., illness); Sleep patterns; Eating routines/diets; daily schedule; opportunities for choice making; number of people present (i.e., visitors, etc); staffing patterns and interactions
Which dimension "improves behavior in a meaningful, significant way and to a practical degree"?
Effective
The number of responses emitted during an observation period
Count / Frequency
What does RBT stand for?
Registered Behavior Technician
Who discovered classical conditioning?
Ivan Pavlov
What must be measurable and observable?
Behavior.
Which dimension has behavior change that lasts over time, appears across different environments, is demonstrated with multiple people, and across different materials. The behavior change may also spread to other behaviors not previously targeted for intervention.
Generality
The amount of time (or length) that a behavior occurs
What organization do you apply to for the RBT certification?
Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB)
What is ABA (simply stated)?
ABA is a science devoted to the understanding and improvement of human behavior (Cooper, Heron, & Heward, 2007).
Reinforcement and punishment are examples of what?
Consequences. Reinforcement and punishment come after the behavior.
Which dimension identifies that "all procedures are defined and described in detail and are clear"?
Technological
A time sampling method for measuring behavior in which the observation period is divided into a series of brief time intervals. The observer records whether the target behavior occurred at any time during the interval.
Partial Interval recording
The RBT training program needs to be a minimum of what duration (how many hours)?
40 hour training program
What is operant behavior?
Evoked, learned behavior controlled by antecedent and consequence events.
This comes before the behavior.
Antecedent
Which dimension indicates "the description of the procedures used should be based on the core principles"
Conceptually Systematic
A variation of momentary time sampling in which the observer records whether each person in a group is engaged in the target behavior at specific points in time.
Planned Activity Check (PLACHECK)
An RBT cannot independently practice ABA. An RBT must be supervised by a _______ or a _______.
BCBA or BCaBA
What is respondent behavior?
Elicited, involuntary and reflexive behavior. Not learned as a result of consequences.
Jason was watching a tv show, The Voice, with his wife. A commercial came on so Jason decided to run to the kitchen and get a snack and refill his drink. He made it back to the couch a few seconds before the Voice returned from commercial break, and was able to watch the rest of the show uninterrupted.
What is the antecedent, behavior, and consequence?
Antecedent - commercial break
Behavior - run to the kitchen for a snack and refill drink
Consequence - watch rest of show uninterrupted
Name all 7 dimensions of ABA.
Hint:
GET A CAB
Generality, Effective, Technological, Applied, Conceptually Systematic, Analytic, Behavioral
What are some discontinuous measurements?
Whole interval recording, partial interval recording, momentary time sampling, and planned activity check
What are the primary responsibilities of an RBT (scope of practice)?
Direct implementation of behavior analytic services
Tasks identified on the RBT Task List; a supervisor will determine if additional tasks are appropriate for each individual RBT to perform