Acronyms
ABA
Applied Behavior Analysis
A technique to help from and maintain rapport with a child by combining the learning environment and the BT with reinforcing items and activities
Pairing
What happens after a behavior takes place
Consequence that follows a responce that increases the likelihood of that behavior occurring in the future
Reinforcement
Teaching method where a skill is gradually taught by differentially reinforcing successive approximations of the target behavior
Shaping
R/BT
Registered/Behavior Technician
The ability to make movement's using small muscles in our ands and wrists
Fine Motor Skills
What happens before a behavior takes place
Antecedent
An assessment that was created by Dr. Mark Sundberg that focuses on verbal language to get a snapshot of a clients verbal abilities, strengths and deficits
VBMAPP Assessment
A strategy used to correct the learner and still increase learning; it us placed after the instruction and before the response
Prompt
Sd
Discriminative Stimulus
A teaching method where skills are taught within the child's natural setting
Natural Environment Teaching (NET)
Actions that an individual performs that result in a physical injury to the body
Self-Injurious Behaviors (SIB)
Coordination and movement of bigger body muscles
Process of teaching meaningful communication in a natural way. This is an antecedent strategy that teaches a functionally equivalent replacement behavior.
Functional Communication Training (FCT)
BCBA
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
A teaching method that involves breaking down a skill into smaller components consisting of- delivery of Sd, response, consequence (error correction or reinforcement). Usually conducted table top with multiple trials.
DTT (Discrete Trial Teaching)
Self-initiated, often repetitive movements that can be val or mootoric
Stereotypic/Repetitive Behaviors ("stimming"/"stims")
Withholding reinforcement for a previously reinforced response, resulting in a reduction of that behavior
A teaching method used to break down complex tasks into a sequence of smaller steps
Task Analysis
BACB
Behavior Analyst Certification Board
Establishing clear expectations for behavior in a paired, cooperative, therapeutic relationship
Instructional Control
What are the 4 functions of behavior?
Escape
Access to attention
Access to tangibles
Automatic Reinforcement
Directing a client to demonstrate behaviors that they demonstrate easily to increase the likelihood of completing new or high effort tasks
Behavioral Momentum (High P Sequence)
The rules that control the timing and frequency of reinforcement delivery
Reinforcement Schedule