Dimensions of Behavior
Which is NOT a dimension of ABA (Baer et al 1968)
A.Conceptually Systematic
B. Generality
C. Applied
D. Technological
E. Reinforcing
Reinforcing
Requires a previous learning history
Conditioned reinforcement
verbally-mediated behavior that is under the control of verbal antecedent stimuli; rules change the function of other neutral antecedent stimuli.
rule-governed behavior
Occurs when a limited number of stimuli occasion a response.
Discrimination
Acronym for dimensions of behavior analysis
GETACAB
Large enough effects to be practical for the subject, context, or behavior. Clinical rather than statistical significance
Effective
Which of the following is/are conditioned reinforcers?
A. Termination of extreme cold
B. Money
C. Tokens
D. Sleep
Money and tokens
Behavior acquired by direct experience with contingencies.
Contingency shaped
Following the removal of an intervention, the extent to which a response remains in an individual’s repertoire over time.
Maintanence
What are the dimensions of behavior?
frequency or rate, duration, latency, topography, locus, and force
Steps for intervention described in detail for all contingencies, replicable
What is this dimension of ABA?
Technological
Stimuli, such as food and water that are inherently reinforcing for individuals are called _______________ reinforcers.
Uncondtioned
behavior is changed without directly contacting contingencies
rule-governed behavior
A behavior specialist is teaching their client to put away their laundry. The client sort clothing by type (e.g., shorts, shirts, socks, etc.). The client sorts their clothing correctly without making any mistakes according to the clothing type. The client demonstrated
discrimination of clothing type
Extent to which a learner emits untrained
responses that are functionally equivalent to
the trained target behavior.
Response generalization
Garry, before beginning an intervention, conducted an assessment were he manipulated the antecedents and consequences to establish cause and effect relationship between the target behavior and the antecedents and consequences. This scenario indicates that Garry was following _____________ dimension of ABA
Analytic
Painful stimulation, extreme states of deprivation, signs of danger are all examples of _________
Unconditioned punishment
Kindergarten children participated in an experiment of "delayed gratification." Each child had a marshmallow placed in front of him and was told, "if you don't eat the marshmallow for 5 minutes, you can have 2 marshmallows." The behavior of the children who waited is an example of
rule-governed behavior
A direct support professional is conducting functional communication training with a client at a residential facility. The client begins to make requests with other direct support professionals who have not conducted formal training with them. This is
generalization across indiviudals
A behavior analyst is working with group of children with severe disabilities to improve their social skills. The behavior analyst targets and teaches skills such as playing with peers, asking peer to play with his or her, asking for help, saying "hello" when he or she meets others and making eye contact when spoken to. Which dimension of ABA does the above scenario most represent
Telling your dog "NO!" when they pee on the floor of your apartment is a ________
generalized punisher
A stimulus change that has been paired with numerous forms of unconditioned and conditioned punishers.
When I was younger, my dog who was a puppy was very intrigued by anything and anyone who had passed us on walks. I had learned to loop the leash around my hand more than once to have a steady grip on him so that if he were to pull or jump I would not lose the leash like I did when he was a puppy.
Looping the leash around my hand on walks with my dog is a _________
contingency shaped behavior
Caleb was taught to complete a job application during a life skills class. A few months later, he fills out a job application on his own.
This new skill has:
*more than 1 answer