Consequence Strategies
What are 2 of the 3 key consequence strategies used in ABA?
What is ...
Reinforcement
Punishment
Extinction
When should reinforcement be given after a desired behavior has occurred?
Immediately
What is a tact
What is
To label or describe the environment
During pairing, is the session client led or therapist led?
What is...
Client led
What are 2 examples of proactive strategies (antecedent) for behavior reduction?
Identify the function
Identify/select a replacement behavior
Provide reinforcement each time the replacement behavior is present
Make learning fun and natural
What is positive punishment?
What is a consequence that involves...
adding stimuli to reduce a behavior
What is a motivating operation?
What is...
An MO changes how much a person "wants" something (value) and how hard they will "work" to get it.
What is an Intraverbal
What is
Providing a response to another person's spoken words without echolalia
What are 2 "Do's" during pairing?
What is...
1. Limit demands
2. Non-contingent access (free access)\
3. Engagement - pair yourself; parallel play
4. Preference assessments
What are 2 examples of reactive procedures for behavior reduction?
DAILY DOUBLE
-Create behavior momentum
-Provide lower levels of reinforcement for the absence of maladaptive behaviors
-Disruptive behaviors result in the least amount of attention necessary
-Remain calm
-Follow all safety protocols
Also known as a secondary reinforcer, this type of reinforcer is learned and taught using stimulus-stimulus pairing.
What is...
Conditioned Reinforcement
How many responses are expected in a VR3?
After 1-3 responses, reinforcement is given.
Name 4 of the 6 verbal operants
What is..
Mand Intraverbal
Tact Imitation
Echoics Listener response
What are 2 "Don'ts" during pairing?
What is...
1. Don't turn a fun activity into a test or structured lesson immediately.
2. Saying "no"
3. Avoid being a "nagger"
4. Place high demands
5. Ignore the client- little engagement
6. Implementing error correction procedures
What are 2 appropriate alternatives to forced compliance?
What is...
Autonomy- don't grab or pick up the clients (prompt them another way)
Offer choices
Antecedent interventions (i.e. first/then)
Prompt communication
2 part question: True or False.
1. After an undesirable behavior occurs, is removing access to item(s) a type of punishment?
2. The RBT can make the decision to implement punishment procedures without consent?
What is ...
1. True
2. False
What is behavior momentum?
DAILY DOUBLE
-Student engages in highly preferred task(s) or high probability responses
-Instruction to engage in a non-preferred task or low-probability response following a given amount of time/responses
-Provides more reinforcement increasing the likelihood of the low-probability response or non-preferred task
What is the purpose or goal of LRs
What is..
To follow, discriminate between and understand language
What are 2 reasons we do not run DTT while pairing?
Destroys rapport
Skews the data
Can cause premature escape and avoidance behaviors
Focus on building instructional control
Define target behavior.
What is..
the behavior identified for reduction
What are some unwanted effect of not following a reinforcement schedule?
What is...
Ratio strain
Low to no motivation
Confusion and frustration with the client
Rapid extinction of progress
What are 2 reasons we consistently complete preference assessments.
What is...
Increasing skill acquisition
Reducing challenging behaviors
In the category of ______, what is the difference between Receptive ID and Receptive Instructions?
What is ...
LR; receptive id = selecting an item or image when directed and instruction = completing an task or action
What is the process called that we use to develop a new reinforcer?
What is...
Pairing (stimulus-stimulus pairing)
Mollification (or avoidance) prevents the development of a child's ability to tolerate ______, which is essential for thriving in the real world.
What is ...
Frustration --> leads to inability to self-regulate and tolerate non-preferred events