ABA Flashcards
LEARN to be a BCBA
Control
#Causation #FUNCTIONAL RELATION
Prediction
#hypothesis #correlation
Description
#describe #NO cause #FACTS # objective statements
What is determinism?
Cause and effect!
this DETERMINES that!
What is empiricism?
Facts. (Think of emporer) what are the objectives?
What is experimentation?
#experimental analysis #manipulations #what is the functional relation #control
What is replication?
#repeatability #reliability #believability
What is parsimony?
Simplicity. #simple explanations
What is philosophical doubt?
Healthy skepticism. #bullshit detector
Which dimension depicts control, replication, a functional relation, and stimulus control.
Analytic
Which dimension focuses on socially significant outcomes?
Applied
Which dimension focuses on clinically significant outcomes?
Effective
What dimension provides examples and non examples with a clear and concise objective that is complete that is observable and measurable?
Behavioral
What dimension promotes generality in behaviors across settings and subjects?
Generalization
This dimension emphasizes the basic concepts of ABA such as reinforcement, punishment, and extinction.
Conceptually systematic
This dimension is like an idiot-proof recipe that is detailed, precise, and specific to the point wherr it could be replicated.
Technological
What are the 4 branches of behavior analysis?
ABA
Behavior Service Delivery
Conceptual Analysis of ABA
Experimental Analysis of Behavior EAB
What does ABA include in the branch of behavior analysis?
What we do
Tasks of a BCBA
Fixing socially significant problems
Functional relations
What does behavior service delivery include in the branch of behavior analysis?
Practice GUIDED by behavior analysis
RBT, OBM, parents
Behavior technician
Using behavior principles in other settings such as school, home, hospital
What does conceptual analysis of ABA include in the branch of behavior analysis?
Philosophical thoughts
BEHAVIORISM
Mentalism
What does experimental analysis of behavior (EAB) include in the branch of behavior analysis?
Lab
Skinner box
2 primary types of Bx
Respondent Bx
Operant Bx
Phylogenic
Goes with respondent bx, it is something you are born with…think reflex!
Ontogenic
Goes with operant bx, something you learn over time.
Respondent bx
Watson
S-R response
ELICITED responses
Involuntary
Operant Bx
Skinner
S-R-S (A-B-C)
EVOKES voluntary behavior
Methodological behaviorism
Started with Watson
S-R contingency
Only looked at things observable
Radical behaviorism
Started with skinner
Considers private events and their effects on the individual.
3 types of mentalisms
Hypothetical constructs
Explanatory fiction
Circular reasoning
Hypothetical constructs
Theoretical terms such as #superego #freewill
Describing bx in reference to these constructs…#karma #intelligent
Explanatory Fiction
Explains with #fictitious variable
Why does the rat hit the lever? Cause he knows to do it.
Circular reasoning
Gets you know where
Way of viewing cause and effect without coming up without any actual items.
He has autism—>he stims
Stimulus classes
Formal, temporal, function
GCR
Generalized conditioned reinforcers
Reinforcers that have been paired with many other unconditioned and conditioned reinforcement.
2 types of negative reinforcement
Escape
Avoidance
Unwanted effect of reinforcement
Behavior contrast
5 types of positive punishment
Shock Overcorrection (2 types: restitutional overcorrection and positive practice) Reprimand Exercise Response blocking
Negative punishment
Response cost (loss of specific R+) --bonus response cost --direct fine Time out (from R+) --non-exclusionary --exclusionary
Unwanted effects of punishment
Bx contrast Effects maybe temporary You model punishment bx You can become a punishing agent #aversive Requires lots of supervision Prepare for an emotional outburst
Resurgence
When a bx that was put on extinction while a different alternative bx was differentially reinforced comes back bc the alternative bx was no longer reinforced.
Unwanted effects of extinction
Extinction induced aggression
Escape and avoidance
SD
Reinforcement is available
S◇ s-delta
No reinforcement available
Masking
A secondary or competing stimulus blocks the evocative effect of the original stimulus. #knowerNOTashower
(you know the answer)
Overshadowing
the presence of one stimulus condition interferes with acquisition of stimulus control by another stimulus.
(interrupting learning process)
7 ways to promote generalization
C-MINGLE Common stimuli Mediation Indiscriminable contingencies Non-examples General case analysis Loosely (teaching loosely) Exemplars (multiple exemplars)
Programming common stimuli
same stimuli in the real environment
Mediation
Maintaining bx (involving family and stakeholders)
Indiscriminable contingencies
natural environment, delayed reinforcement, intermittent schedules
Non-examples
stimulus discrimination, DON’T DO IT
General case analysis
analyze the case, what you need to program, generative learning, helps you create different strategies
Teach loosely
loose ponytail, vary insignificant elements
Multiple exemplars
sufficient stimulus examples, sufficient response example (promotes response and stimulus generalization)
Value altering effect
Establishing Operation, Abolishing operation
Behavior altering effect
Evocative effect, Abative effect
Establishing operation leads to…
evocative effect (ask yourself do I give F?)
Abolishing operation leads to…
abative effect (ask yourself do I give a F?)
Point-to-point correspondence
all parts of the word/ phrase match.
Ex: hello–>hello
Non-ex: hello–>hi
Formal similarity
Same FORM. Both vocal, both written, both signed.
Ex: vocal hi–> vocal hey
Non-ex: vocal hi->written hello
Codic
code, textual, transcription, point2point correspondence, NO formal similarity
Duplic
Duplicate, echoic, point2point correspondence, formal similarity
Verbal operants
Mand, tact, echoic, intraverbal, textual, transcription
3 dimensional quantities of measurement
temporal locus, temporal extent, repeatability
Temporal locus
Measuring IRT and latency -Everything happens at a point in time #point in time
Temporal extent
Used for high rates of BX ex: swimming, tantrums.
measures total duration per occurrence, total duration per session
#continuous behavior
Repeatability
When bx can be counted #countability 3 types of repeatability: -frequency/ count -rate -celeration
Derivative measures
percentage and trials to criterion
How many opportunities do you need when conducting percentage trials?
30 opportunities
Continuous measurement is used for..
Discontinuous behavior
Discontinue measurement is used for…
Continuous behavior
Continuous measurement includes
frequency rate IRT latency duration
Discontinuous measurement includes
partial interval recording
whole interval recording
momentary time sampling
