22 Terms

Question 1

Analytic

Answer 1

Requires a believable demonstration of events; ideally through a functional relationship.

Question 2

Applied

Answer 2

Behaviour change of focus is socially significant or of immediate importance to the individual.

Question 3

Antecedent

Answer 3

A stimulus that occurs before the behaviour

Question 4

Avoidance

Answer 4

A behaviour (or response) that prevents or postpones a stimulus from occurring.

Question 5

Backward chaining

Answer 5

Teaching procedure where the last behaviour in the task analysis is taught first. Behaviors are added from the end of the chain as the learner masters them.

Question 6

Behavioural

Answer 6

Focuses on measurable behaviours and ensures measurement is valid and reliable.

Question 7

Conceptually systematic

Answer 7

Every ABA intervention should be based on the principles of behaviour.

Question 8

Conditioned reinforcer

Answer 8

A reinforcer that acts as such because it was paired with other reinforcers.

Question 9

Conditioned stimulus

Answer 9

The stimulus that elicits the conditioned response as a result of being paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

Question 10

Consequence

Answer 10

A stimulus change that occurs after a behaviour (or response).

Question 11

Continuous reinforcement schedule

Answer 11

Reinforcement is delivered after each correct response.

Question 12

Discriminative stimulus (or SD)

Answer 12

A stimulus that signals the availability o reinforcement.

Question 13

Effective

Answer 13

Outcome of treatment should be of pratical value to the individual.

Question 14

Extinction

Answer 14

Reinforcement is no longer provided for a behaviour that was previously reinforced.

Question 15

Escape

Answer 15

A behaviour (or response) that removes/terminates a current stimulus.

Question 16

Fixed interval

Answer 16

Reinforcement is delivered after a set amount of time has passed.

Question 17

Fixed ratio

Answer 17

Reinforcement is delivered after a set number of responses have occurred.

Question 18

Generality

Answer 18

Behaviour change that occurs over time. in different conditions, and with different people and stimuli.

Question 19

Intermittent reinforcement schedule

Answer 19

Not every instance of behaviour is reinforced.

Question 20

Interobserver agreement

Answer 20

When two observers independently record the same behaviour at the same time and compare their data collection.

Question 21

Maintenance

Answer 21

The time after treatment ends and the learner continues to perform the target behaviour.

Question 22

Negative reinforcement.

Answer 22

The removal of a stimulus that increases the likelihood that the behaviour (or response) that it follows will occur again under similar conditions.