Measurement
Ratio of count per unit of time.
What is frequency?
The variable that maintains a behavior
What is the Function
FBA
Functional Behavior Assessment
A 3-Term contingency that describes the relationship between a behavior, its consequence, and the environmental context.
What is Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence (ABC)?
This initial plan contains prescriptive strategies and basic environmental modifications. Not all SOAR individuals will have one.
What is a Preliminary SOAR Intervention Plan (PSIP)?
Time between the onset of a stimulus and onset of a target behavior.
Example: Jessica tells Ketura to do her homework. Ketura begins 3 minutes later. OR
Ketura begins her homework at 5:05. At 5:10, she says that she's sick and cannot continue.
What is Latency?
Hypothesized function when individual exhibits behavior in the presence of others but not in their absence.
What is attention?
R+ or R-
What is Reinforcement?
R+ = Positive Reinforcement
R- = Negative Reinforcement
Identify the italicized part of the 3-term contingency:
G is driving to football practice when the traffic light turns red. G hits the brake and his car comes to a stop.
What is the antecedent?
The process by which a specialist gains information about the foster parent's home, schedule, successes and challenges with a youth.
What is a Routines-Based Interview (RBI)?
The length of time between the onset of a behavior and its termination.
What is duration?
Hypothesize the function:
Wilford wants to play on his iPad. Sara tells him he has to take a shower first. Wilford screams at Sara and threatens to hit her. Sara gives him the iPad
What is access to tangible?
DRO
Providing reinforcement in the absence of the target behavior.
What is Differential Reinforcement of Other behavior?
An operationally defined behavior is both _________ and _________.
What is observable and measurable?
The most critical component of an FBA.
Direct Observation; ABC data recording
A measurement of the behavior taken before interventions are started
What is baseline data?
Hypothesize the Function:
Angellica tells Mac it's time to leave for school. Mac tells her he's not going and locks himself in his room. Mac doesn't go to school that day.
What is Avoidance?
DRA
Reinforcing the replacement behavior identified for a target behavior.
What is Differential Reinforcement of Alternative behavior?
In an Intervention plan, this must always serve the same function as the target behavior.
What is a Replacement Behavior?
The preferred graphing type for behavior tracking.
Hint: It's the only graph we regularly use.
What is an equal interval line graph?
An interval recording method that can help you discover patterns related to a problem behavior and specific time periods
What is a Scatter Plot?
Hypothesized function for a behavior that occurs in both the presence and absence of others.
What is Automatic Reinforcement?
Hx
What is History?
This changes how much you want something or how much you are willing to work for it.
Example: I just ate a 2 Snickers bars. I no longer desire Snickers bars today.
What is Motivating Operation?
The sudden and temporary increase in the frequency of a previously reinforced response (instance of behavior) when reinforcement is no longer available.
What is an Extinction Burst?