ABA Lingo
WTF? (what's the function)
Name that Prompt
Prompt Hierarchy
Mystery Machine
100

It's not sensory, it's...

What is automatic reinforcement

100

A client elopes from the RBT, turns around and smiles.

What is attention

100

RBT points to object for client to touch.

What is Gestural Prompt

100

When washing hands, the RBT provides a gestural prompt to the soap for the client but the client does not respond. In LEAST TO MOST what is the next prompt step?

What is MODEL PROMPTING

100

First/Then

What is Premack Principle

200

VPMTS stands for...

what is Visual Perceptual Match To Sample

200

Client spits into the air throughout the entire session regardless of environmental factors. 

What is Automatic reinforcement

200

RBT says "stomp your feet!" while also performing the action of stomping feet. 

What is MODELING

200

Within the Least to Most prompting hierarchy, what is  less intrusive than a full physical prompt?

what is partial physical

200

Removing a stimuli to decrease an undesirable behavior

What is negative punishment

300

RBT debrief at end of session to caregiver:

Client was in HRE when working on skill acquisition of VPMTS targets.

What is the wrong time to use ABA terminology

300

RBT places demand and client drops to the ground and covers their face. 

What is escape

300

To help the client learn how to pull their pants down, you place both their hands on their waistband while giving the SD "Pants down" and gently guide their hands down as needed. 

What is full physical

300

Name the MOST TO LEAST prompting hierarchy

Full, partial, model, gesture, verbal, time delay, independent

300

What type of reinforcement/punishment is being used: Client wants to leave circle time and asks for a break and the RBT honors client's request. Client then asks again at circle time tomorrow.  

What is negative reinforcement. 

400

 _________________is the time that elapses between two consecutive instances of a behavior. It measures the duration from the end of one response to the beginning of the next.

what is Interresponse Time (IRT)

400
The client runs to their peer during lunch time and takes their fruit snacks. 

what is tangible

400

Giving your client 3-5 seconds to respond following an SD. 

Time delay/ Natural Cue / Expectant Pause: The environment itself or a brief pause prompts the action. This is the least intrusive following an independent response. 

400

To discourage verbal prompt dependency, [this level] of prompting is an easy to fade option

What is gestural prompting?

400

The time it takes for someone to respond following a given SD. 

What is Latency

500

IOA stands for...

What is interobserver agreement

500

The client is told they cannot have a high preferred item. They drop to the ground and begin crying and yelling, then peek to see if the RBT is still watching them after a minute passes. 

What is multifunctional (access/tangible & attention)

500

Teaching your client a new tacting target, you hold up the DTT card and after giving the SD "What is it?" before they can respond, you give them a full verbal prompt. 

What is errorless
500

Which is the hardest prompt level to successfully fade out?

What is Verbal prompting?

500

a compassionate, trauma-informed approach used to address severe challenging behaviors

What is SBT (skill-based treatment)