Measurement
Acronyms
Supervision
ABA Concepts
100

This type of measurement records how long a learner engages in a target behavior

Duration

100

ABA

Applied Behavior Analysis

100

This is the minimum percentage of client hours that must be supervised by a BCBA each month, per the BACB

5%

100

Consequence or stimulus delivered after a behavior that increases the likelihood of that behavior happening again in the future

Reinforcer

200

This type of measurement records how many times a learner engages in the target behavior during a session

Rate
200

RBT

Registered Behavior Technician

200

This is the minimum number of supervision sessions (contacts) you must have each month, per the BACB

2

200

Happens immediately before a behavior

Antecedent

300

This type of measurement divides a session into equal chunks of time and records how many of those 'chunks' contain a particular target behavior

Interval recording

300

BCBA

Board Certified Behavior Analyst

300

This is the minimum number of supervision sessions (contacts) with a client required each month, per the BACB

1

300

Happens immediately after a behavior

Consequence

400

This type of measurement records how long it takes the learner to respond to an SD

Latency

400

BACB

Behavior Analyst Certification Board 

400

This is the generally accepted "best practice" minimum target percentage for IOA data

80%

400

Temporarily decreases the effectiveness of a reinforcer or punisher, reducing the frequency of behaviors that previously produced it.

Abolishing Operation (AO)

500

This type of measurement records how much time occurs between two instances of a target behavior

Inter-response time (IRT)

500

FBA

Functional Behavioral Assessment

500

BONUS - DAILY DOUBLE

This is the number of professional development hours required for RBTs every 2 years, starting in 2027 

12

500

Temporarily increases the value of a reinforcer and makes the behavior that produces that reinforcer more likely to occur

Establishing Operation (EO)