Antecedent Control

Question 1

What are antecedent control procedures?

Answer 1

Involve manipulating the physical or social environment to increase desired bx and decrease the competing undesirable bx

Question 2

Antecedent Control Procedures

Answer 2

Desirable Bx
-Present SD/cues
-Establishing Operations
-Decrease response effort
Undesirable Bx
-Remove SD/Cues
-Abolishing Operations (no contingent reinforcement- attention, escape; choice)
-Increase response effort

Question 3

Using Antecedent Control Strategies

Answer 3

-To increase desirable Bx, use differential reinforcement with ACP
-To decrease undesirable, use differential reinforcement & extinction
-Analyze three term contingency
-Team input and problem solving

Question 4

Analysis of three term contingencies for desirable & desirable Bx

Answer 4

-identify and define desirable/undesirable bx: can you increase/decrease response effort?
-analyze SDs/cues: what are they? Are they present in the environment? Can you manipulate them?
-identify reinforcers: are they contingent on bx? are they strong? Can you change MOs?