Antecedent Interventions
What is an antecedent?
Any stimulus or event that occurs immediately before a behavior.
Provide 2 types of preference assessments.
Paired choice, free operant, single choice, MSW, MSWO
What is prompt dependency?
When a client won't (or can't) respond unless a prompt is provided.
This child led teaching method in ABA uses the learner's natural environment and interests to promote skill development.
Naturalistic teaching
What year did our clinic open?
2020
Your client frequently flops when given the instruction to transition. You give your client a 2-minute warning before transitioning. What is this an example of?
Priming
True or False: It is safe to assume that if you did a preference assessment on Monday, the client's preferences will be the same on Friday.
False
What is one common sign of prompt dependency?
Frequent eye contact prior to responding, withholding a response unless a prompt is provided, only completing a task when guided step by step
What are the four types of continuous measurement?
Frequency, duration, latency, IRT
What is the age range of clients we accept?
2-22
Your client often hits you when they want attention. What is an appropriate antecedent intervention you can use here?
Functional communication training
Provide 3 benefits of preference assessments
they're easy and can be done naturalistically, they determine potential reinforcers for our clients, they can open up our client's repertoire to toys and activities, they can be a form of pairing maintenance
Provide two ways to overcome prompt dependency.
Prompt fading, beginning with least to most, time delay, reinforcing independent responses, varying prompts
There are several types of differential reinforcement procedures. Provide 3.
DRO, DRA, DRI, DRL, DRD, DRH
How many clinics does Willow have?
3
Describe 3 benefits of session structure as an antecedent intervention
Reduces PB, improves cooperation, supports transition management, facilitates consistency,
Provide an example of why preferences may change throughout the day.
EX: Client is motivated by food prior to lunch, satiation on object, etc
Your BCBA wants you to begin with least to most prompting for a receptive ID target in hopes to avoid prompt dependency. What is the order of prompts you would use? (hint: 3 steps)
Gesture, partial, full
Define the following: positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, negative punishment
Adding to increase, removing to increase, adding to decrease, removing to decrease.
Who is our CEO?
Tanner Sierks
Antecedent interventions can include the use of these 4 strategies. Name 3.
FCT, set schedules/session structure, priming and choices
Demonstrate a MSWO with one of your teammates.
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Your client consistently waits for a gesture from you before performing a known task. What should you do next?
Fade the prompt and reinforce independent attempts.
What is the type of data collection that helps RBTs and BCBAs find the function of a behavior?
ABC data
Match the fact to the BCBA/management member:
This person can hold one eye shut and look like a broken baby doll
This person went ziplining through the Jamaican jungle when they were 12
This person ran 3 separate 5k's within a 24-hour period
This person has an irrational fear of hermit crabs. "it's the legs"
This person has a fear of frogs because when they were younger their brother threw frogs at them
This person was so obsessed with Pokémon they had prescription eyeglasses with Pokeballs on the ends of them.
This person has moved 11 times in 12 years
This person used to be a DJ at bars in college
Abby
Jandra
Kate
Nina
David
Kayla
Katie