BEHP 5013, Units 7-9 Flashcards
The effect of a stimulus on a specific response may be learned, due to the experiential history of the individual organism in the environment
Ontogenic provenance
Good goals are:
- _____ but _____
- under _____ ______
- _____
- difficult but achievable
- under performer control
- specific
The operational definition of treatment conditions (IV) should be (4)
clear, concise, unambiguous, objective
List 7 types of antecedent-based interventions for staff
- job description
- supervisor presence
- job aids
- task clarification
- checklists
- task analysis of a job duty
- placing the tasks in order of occurrence
List 4 situations to consider using group contingencies
- group of persons share the same problem
- unrealistic to set up individual programs
- difficult to identify the person responsible for x behavior
- singling out one person to reward may cause problems with peers
BARS stands for:
Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale
Other individuals who benefit from behavior change in clients
indirect consumers
List 3 questions to ask when designing a token economy:
- What do you want the individual to ___?
- What kind of _____ will you use?
- What will help _____ the individual?
do, token, motivate
Members cannot predict which group members, target behaviors, settings and/or times on which the reward will be contingent. Can be used with independent, dependent or interdependent group contingencies. Can be a powerful strategy for promoting generalization and maintenance.
Indiscriminable group contingencies
How many tokens are needed before the individual can exchange
Exchange ratio and system
Increase performance monitoring when:
Data is being collected on a vital skill or dangerous problem behavior
New plan is implemented
Problems are noticed
State the advantage of using a group average during a group contingency
Group members may continue to work hard to meet criterion even when they see peers failing to meet the criterion
A behavior is functional only to the extent that it …
produces reinforcement for the learner
Bx not followed by reinforcers on at least some occasions will not be maintained
How much something costs
cost
List 5 strategies to reduce reactivity:
Monitor \_\_\_\_\_ Self-\_\_\_\_\_ Monitor \_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_ monitoring Use reactivity to your \_\_\_\_\_
frequently monitoring results covert advantage
A nontechnical term for behavior that has come under the control of a stimulus class that is too broad. That is, the learner emits the target behavior in the presence of stimuli that, although similar in some way to the instructional examples, are inappropriate occasions for the behavior.
Overgeneralization
Highly preferred backup reinforcers (in a token economy) function as an _____ _____ for _____ _____
They _____ the _____ of tokens as reinforcement
_______ backup reinforcers function as an _____ _____
- establishing operation for positive reinforcement
- increase, effectiveness
- non-preferred, abolishing operation
The management of an individual employee or group of employees through the application of behavior principles
Performance management
Job aids can be used when …
formal retraining is not warranted
List 5 components of the DeRisi contracting model:
- Date contract begins and ends
- Behavior
- Amount and kind of reward
- Signatures of all involved
- Schedule for review of progress
An effective teacher has students ____ targeted skills in different ____ and with different ____, ____, and _____ before concluding with confidence that the student has acquired and generalized a skill
perform
settings, instructors, cues, materials
A rule specifies a _____
contingency
Steps for setting goals:
- Set the goal and ….
- Obtain _____ _____ for the goal
- Consider _____ if significant improvement is required
- mark it on the graph
- employee input
- sub-goals
Any place or stimulus situation that differs in some meaningful way (not necessarily location) from the instructional setting and in which performance of the target behavior is desired
Generalization setting