ABA definitions
functions of behavior
ABA acronym
autism and ABA
measure
100

when a behavior is reinforced in the presence of a particular antecedent stimulus and is not reinforced in the absence of that stimulus. Therefore the behavior is more likely to occur in the presence of that stimulus is called what? 

stimulus control

100

Define attention seeking behavior? 

receiving visual, verbal, or physical acknowledgement from someone
100

what does ABA stand for?

applied behavior analysis

100

what are the 3 core deficits of autism

1. social interactions

2. communication 

3. restricted and repetitive behaviors

100

a count of every instance of a behavior

frequency

200

anything a person does or says

behavior. How do we define a behavior? 

200

define tangible seeking behavior

gaining access to a specific item or activity

200

what does ABC stand for?

antecedent behavior consequence

200

what treatment has been supported by decades of scientific research to help individuals with ASD? 

ABA Therapy

200

a measure of how long a behavior occurs

duration 

300

a stimulus that occurred in a person's environment immediately before a behavior

antecedent

300

define escape maintained behavior 

avoid or delay from doing something that is unpleasant

300

what does BIP stand for

behavior intervention plan

300

In what year did JABA first publish an article

1968

300

the measure of time between an SD and a response

latency

400

a stimulus that occurs in a person's environment immediately following a behavior

consequence

400

define sensory (automatic) seeking behavior

providing a preferred sensory experience that the person can engage in themselves. 

400
what does DTI stand for

discrete trial instruction

400

True or false: ABA is only used with children with ASD? 

false

400

a measure of how severe a behavior is

intensity/magnitude

500

an antecedent that changes the potency of a consequence as a reinforcer, and can be divided into two types; establishing and abolishing 

motivating operations

500

name all four functions of behavior

access, escape, automatic, and attention

500

what does "WTF" stand for in ABA

what's the function

500

general philosophical statements for ABA

1. everyone with ASD is capable of learning 

2. right to an effective treatment 

3. the learner is always right

4. least intrusive treatment

500

a measure in which a behavior is recoded as an instance if it occurs for any part of the predetermined interval. 

partial interval recording