ABA Terms Flashcards
Contingency
can be either a reinforcement or punishment that occurs after a behavior has been expressed by an individual or group.
Three Term Contingency
Antecedent/Motivating Operation & Trigger - Behavior - Consequence also known as ABCs of Behavior.
A/M.O&T - Bx - C
ABC Data Collection
In which you record what happened before the behavior occurred (antecedent), record what the behavior looked like (behavior), & record the what happened immediately after the behavior (consequence).
Antecedent (A)
A thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another; known as the Trigger.
Trigger (T)
Also known as the Antecedent (A), is what happened immediately before the behavior to cause it.
Can be divided into three categories: Environmental triggers include factors such as noise, lighting, or specific objects in the environment. Social triggers involve interactions with others, such as attention or social demands. Internal triggers refer to physiological or emotional factors that may influence behavior.
Motivating Operation (M.O)
The function or what was driving the behavior (Bx).
It fulfills the consequences & motivates the subject to reach contentment.
Three States of M.O
Satiation, Contentment, & Deprivation
Satiation
➕ Too much or tired of it. It’ll decrease the value of an idea/stimulus. (Don’t want to reach this state)
Contentment
🟰 The state in which every subject wants to achieve.
Deprivation
➖ Wanting something, not enough or empty, the lack of something.
Five Functions of M.O
Attention, Automatic, Avoidance, Escape, & Tangible.
Attention
Can be specific or any; showing off or being the center of attention.
Automatic
Emotions & Sensory. A private event that cannot be seen by any other person, thoughts, feelings, illness, pain, starvation, etc…
- Can be just Automatic without a state of M.O
Avoidance
Is before anything happens then left before it does.
- Cannot be in deprivation because when they avoid what they are going to do, it is fulfilled automatically.
Escape
Is in the middle of something, then leaving.
Tangible
Items or activities; anything that can be accessed people, food, drink, toys, outside, home, wanted/needed items, etc…
Behavior (Bx)
What the person did.
What was the behavior.
Anything client does.
Consequence (C)
- What was the consequence the client received (reinforced/punishment).
- What happened personally to subject.
- What happened immediately after.
- Going to fill the M.O, (ex: Tangible fulfilled)
Fulfilled & Maintained
Fulfilled - If the M.O was completed.
Maintained - If the M.O kept going.
Environmental Consequences (EC)
- Measurement of intensity of the behavior in the environment.
- What changes were there in the environment.
- This determines the intensity of the behavior.
Example: moving everything out of the room, someone getting hit, what the tech told the subject.
Contriving an M.O
Task Demand
A set number of times the Bx must be performed before they are reinforced.
Ratios
Schedules based on set amount of responses.
Ratio
Schedules based on time period that has elapsed before providing a reinforcer.
Intervals
_______ schedules show when a client needs to be reinforced.
Consequence
What are the 5 continuous measurements?
Frequency, Duration, Latency, Rate, & IRT
What are the 4 Consequence Schedule Terms?
F - Fixed/Doesn’t Change
V - Variable/Varied
R - Ratio/Trials
I - Interval/Time
What is Continuous Reinforcement?
A schedule in which the therapist reinforces every correct response of the target Bx.