aba terms

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ABA

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A method of applying the principles of behavior in the real world while collecting data on specific behaviors.

The Environment is is modified to encourage appropriate behavior.

quality of life improved

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Three Term Contingency

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Antecedent
Behavior
Cosequence

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Antecedent

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A stimulus that happens right before a behavior.

Triggers/cues response

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Behavior

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Response that happens AFTER a stimulant

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Consequence

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What happens just after a behavior that affects future responses

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Reinforcement

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Something that comes AFTER a response and leads to increase in the future frequency of that or related behavior

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Punishment

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Something that comes AFTER a response and leads to a DECREASE in the future frequency of the behavior

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Functions of behavior

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why the behavior happens

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Positive Reinforcement

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The result of something being ADDED immediately after a behavior to gain access to something or attention to someone

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Negative Reinforcement

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the result of something being REMOVED after a behavior to avoid or escape and unwanted stimulus

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Automatic Reinforcement

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The result of the behavior that brings a sort of pleasure, no social attention

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Proactive Strategies

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ways to prevent a problem/unwanted problem

ACES teaches these

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Reactive Strategies

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ways to react to a problem or unwanted behavior

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Differential Reinforcement

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Reinforcing desired behaviors while not responding to undesirable or unwanted behavior

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Extinction

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the absence of reinforcement in order to decrease the frequency of the behavior

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Extinction Burst

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An initial increase of the frequency of behavior when an extinction procedure is first used

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Shaping

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Rewarding a client for a good try

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Chaining

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establishes complex behaviors by linking a series of simpler tasks

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Task Analysis

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Breaking down a complex behavior into smaller manageable

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Prompts

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Added cues to encourage specific behavior

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Physical Prompts

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involves actually touching the client

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Verbal Prompt

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A verbal instructions or cues

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Gestural

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using gestures to make it more obvious to respond

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Model

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Demonstration of appropriate response

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Least Intrusive Prompt

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the minimal amount of action needed for a client to engage in the desired behavior

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Generalization

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using learned behavior w/new material, ppl, and setting

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Maintenance

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Periodically checking previously learned skills

retaining info/skills