Intro to ABA
What does ABA mean?
Applied behavior analysis
ABC's
Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
Frequency is measured by
Recording the number of times a response occurs
What is ABC data collection?
The process of recording what occured before a specific behavior and the consequences that occurred after the behavior.
Seely buys her patient a new Paw Patrol toy for his birthday. The patient is very excited and plays with the toy for the rest of the day. What ethical code did Seely violate?
RBT's are not to give or accept gifts from patients.
What is behavior?
Anything a person says or does that can be observed and measured.
No longer reinforcing a response that was previously reinforced
Extinction
Latency, duration, IRT, and frequency are all methods of...
continuous measurement
True or False: RBT's are permitted to conduct functional assessments without the supervision of a BCBA.
False
Carla has just become an RBT and is working towards her BCBA. Carla has offered to provide services for a family friend's kiddo but does not work in a clinic and is not regularly supervised. What ethical code did she break?
RBT's must practice under the close supervision of a qualified supervisor.
What are the two types of reinforcement?
Positive and negative reinforcement
The amount of time between the delivery on an Sd and a patient's response.
Latency
RBT's may be asked to_______ data at the end of a session.
graph
Multiple stimulus without replacement, paired stimulus, and free operant are all types of
Preference assessments
Jessica is an RBT and has been having a tough day with her kiddo. Her kiddo has kicked, bitten, and yelled at her several times and Jessica is getting tired. Jessica's kiddo then begins engaging in stripping behavior while outside the clinic. Jessica decides to ignore the behavior because no one else is around and she is tired. Did Jessica violate the RBT code of ethics?
Yes Jessica did not maintain client dignity.
What are the 4 functions of behavior?
Sensory (automatic), escape, attention, tangibles
Duration
Whole interval recording is done by
Recording the number of intervals in which a patient engaged in a target behavior for the entire interval.
When you are unable to ask a patient directly about their preferences you can...
Interview friends, family, or anyone close to the patient.
Hannah wants to take a photo with one of her favorite clients so she can show her friends who she works with. Is this a violation of the RBT code of ethics?
RBT stands for
Registered behavior technician
The amount of time between the end of one and the beginning of another functionally similar behavior.
IRT
When graphing data time is placed on the
X axis
What is a developmental assessment?
An assessment that maps the child's performance against the performance of typically developing children from the same age group.
Mark finds his patient's mom very attractive and would like to ask her out on a date. He decides that is a good idea and asks her if she would like to go out for a drink after Friday's therapy session. Is Mark's behavior appropriate?