Applied Behavior Analysis & Conditioning Flashcards
The length of time from a specific cue to the onset of behavior is the:
A) Interval
B) Latency
C) Frequency
D) Topography
B) Latency
What is the number of times a response occurs during an observational period?
A) Rate
B) Duration
C) Intensity
D) Frequency
D) Frequency
If a behavior occurs during 25 out of 200 sample intervals, what is the score for this one-zero sampling?
A) 0.125
B) 1.25
C) 12.5
D) 175
A) 0.125
What is one-zero sampling?
A method of recording if a behavior occurs in a specific time interval.
In X seconds, did the behavior happen or not happen? One if yes, or zero if no.
Which of the following involves the systematic manipulation of environmental contingencies?
A) Functional analysis
B) Behavioral accountability
C) Statistical function analysis
D) Contingent assessment tool
A) Functional analysis
Which of these is NOT a factor in affecting the aversiveness of a trigger?
A) Distance
B) Orientation
C) Animation
D) None of the Above
D) None of the Above
What is a Response Rate aka Rate of Responding?
How many times a behavior occurs within a specific unit of time.
The study of the functional relations between behavior and environmental events is
Behavioral Analysis
The definition of Behavioral Analysis is
The study of the functional relations between behavior and environmental events.
A Functional Relation is
The tendency of one event to vary in a regular way with one or more other events
“If X, then Y” - more accurately X and Y vary together in some regular way.
Example: I turn the key and my car starts. I pick up a leash and my dog excited for a walk.
Overt Behavior is
Behavior that can be observed by someone other than the person performing it.
Covert Behavior is
Cannot be measured/observed by a third party.
Behavior that can only be observed by the person performing it.
Example: Thoughts
Respondent Behavior is
Reflexive Behavior
Behavior that is most readily influenced by events that precede it.
Examples: Startle responses, Blinking your eye when a puff of air hits it, emotional physiological responses.
Operant Behavior is
Behavior that is influenced by events that follow it.
In it’s simplest form behavior modification/support looks at behavior from two directions
NOT ENOUGH BEHAVIOR
Goal: Increase Frequency
Antecedent: Adding a Cue
Consequence: Reinforcement
TOO MUCH BEHAVIOR
Goal: Decrease Frequency
Antecedent: Deleting a Cue
Consequence: Punishment
Source: Raising Canine
Setting Events are
Antecedents
The conditions in the environment related to when the behavior appears.
Internal: Wellness
External: Location, Stimuli, Cues
Establishing Operations in an Antecedent refers to:
Concept of filling or draining the “gas tank” to alter the value of the reinforcer that you’ll use.
Example: Starting with your dog slightly hungry to increase the value of treats
Example: Being very boring when you come in the door so you are less rewarding
What is the defining feature of Primary Reinforcers?
A) They acquire their reinforcing properties through learning
B) They are dependent on a history of pairing with other reinforcement
C) They are never dependent on learning
D) They are usually social in nature
C) They are never dependent on learning
Behavior is the result of
Antecedents - that set the stage for it
Consequences - the history of what has happened in the past that strengthened this action
We can change these two values
When doing a Functional Assessment you should start by analyzing the:
A) Antecedent
B) Behavior
C) Consequence
D) Distant Antecedents
B) Behavior
The Reification Fallacy is
An explanatory fiction.
When an abstract concept or idea is treated as a concrete thing.
Examples: My dog wants to be the leader of the pack. My dog is jealous when I talk on the phone. My dog is a Super Male.
Also known as Hypostatization
The problems with labels or constructs are that
They cannot be tested or observed.
A Behavioral Repertoire refers to
Everything the animal (or person) knows how to do at a particular point in time
Learning History is
The history of exposure to antecedents and consequences