BEHP 5015 Flashcards
Amount of a reinforcer provided
Reinforcer magnitude
Procedures to teach alternative responses and other skills
Teaching strategies/protocols
The last name of discriminative stimuli is:
the consequence which leads to the development of that discriminative stimuli
Can we neglect context?
no, behavior changes in relation to context
Create a stimulus hierarchy and gradually introduce stimuli from least to most likely to evoke/elicit
Graduated exposure/desensitization
List 3 considerations when using antecedent interventions:
- Only use as a _____ _____ _____
- Combine with _____ _____
- Include _______ or _____ if needed
- treatment plan component
- reinforcement procedures
- extinction or punishment
Mechanism of antecedent intervention which breaks/weakens the contingent relation between problem behavior and a reinforcer
Contingency-breaking effects
Model for treating problem behavior based on the function of the behavior
function-based treatment model
Name 2 types of time-based schedules
Fixed time and Variable time
Name a problem with using the everyday definition of the term “function”
Practitioners may use teleological explanations
A medication’s direct (but not intended) effect on behavior is known as a _____ _______
side effect
Are the functions of behavior only attention, tangibles, escape, and automatic reinforcement?
no, typical statements about function are oversimplifications
List 3 negative punishment procedures:
- time out
- response cost
- fines/penalties
R1 = SR R2 = EXT
Differentiation
A weakness of the topography-based DRI procedure
taught non-functional incompatible behaviors
List 2 consequent modifications to clarify FA results:
Type of attention delivered
Which behaviors receive consequences
Everyday usage of the term “function”
What an organism does and “why”
NCR schedule thinning procedure
Increase the passage of time required before delivering reinforcer
List 5 common ethical concerns about punishment:
- data collection (____-_____ _______)
- appropriate ________ for the _______
- _______ of procedures
- ________ environment
- _______ and approval
- data collection (long-term effects)
- appropriate procedure for the function
- legality of procedures
- supportive environment
- review and approval
Withholding escape from an aversive stimulus contingent on problem behavior is an ________ procedure for behavior maintained by _______ _______ _______
extinction, social negative reinforcement
A scientific usage of the term “function”
A mathematical relation between stimulus classes and response classes
Includes who, what, and where to train, length of training, and type of competency check
Training section of the BIP
Reinforcement delivered if a minimum amount of time has passed since the last response
DRL-T
List 3 considerations when selecting a functional communication topography:
- audience
- response effort
- behavioral repertoire
List 3 treatments for behavior maintained by social negative reinforcement:
- extinction
- differential reinforcement
- antecedent-based interventions
Terms defined by effects on behavior, other stimuli, and role in functional relations
functional terms
List 6 common DRI mistakes:
- selecting the wrong _______ ______
- failing to select a ______ _____
- using the wrong ______ ______
- failing to use ______ for problem behavior
- reinforcing a _____ of _____ ______
- failing to also reinforce ______ ______
- selecting the wrong incompatible behavior
- failing to select a competing reinforcer
- using the wrong reinforcement schedule
- failing to use extinction for problem behavior
- reinforcing a chain of problem behavior
- failing to also reinforce alternative behavior
Engaging client non-contingently in a systematic exercise program
Antecedent exercise
FCT - Stage 2
Train and differentially reinforce a communicative response
Extinction procedure for behavior maintained by escape
Continue the demand following the behavior until task is completed
For every behavior targeted for reduction, appropriate behavior is targeted for increase.
“Fair pair”
A procedure requiring the individual to restore the environment to its original state
Simple restitution
List 3 design modifications to clarify FA results:
Pairwise
Session duration
Extended alone
FA modification considerations for individuals with ASD:
- social escape
- sensory escape
- access to rituals/repetitive behavior, stereotypy
Another name for a “one-size-fits-all” approach
cookbook approach
Interventions which restrict an individual’s rights in some way
Restrictive procedures
List 4 characteristics of behavior analysis (vs behavior mod)
- individualized
- function based
- analysts
- basic principles at the core
Solution to inadequately trained staff for FA
Train others to conduct FA
Extinction procedure for behavior maintained by sensory effects (automatic)
Mask the sensory consequences of the response
List 4 possible unwanted effects of extinction
Extinction burst
Extinction-induced aggression
Behavioral contrast
Spontaneous recovery
List 4 characteristics of problem behavior:
- minimizes achieving _____ _____
- minimizes access to _______
- maximizes contact with ________
- may result in ______ ______ to community
- minimizes achieving meaningful outcomes
- minimizes access to reinforcers
- maximizes contact with punishers
- may result in restricted access to community
___ ______ are demonstrated when problem behavior is high in a condition when certain MOs are in effect
MO effects
Name 5 parameters of problem behavior:
- rate (too high)
- IRT (too short)
- duration (too long)
- severity/intensity (too high)
- wrong place, situation or time
Reinforcement delivered if target behavior is at or below the maximum responses in a given time period
DRL
Data sheets attached to the BIP help caregivers _____ _________ _______, definitions, program _______, etc
recall target behaviors, definitions, program components
Gradually reducing some preferred feature of restraints through fading
Transfer of appetitive features of restraints
Procedure in which an appropriate form of communication is taught to replace problem behavior
Functional Communication Training (FCT)
Establishing a routine or schedule to inform the individual of what’s next
Increasing predictability
A product of the response itself reinforces the response
automatic reinforcement
List 3 recommendations for using indirect assessments:
- use as part of _____ ______
- include _____ ______ questions
- use multiple _______
- direct observation
- open-ended
- informants
Punishment should be delivered at a ______ intensity
high
S1 - R1 = SR
S2 - R1 = EXT
Discrimination
Methodology for arranging environmental variables to compare levels of behavior in test and control conditions
Functional analysis
Two or more simultaneous, but independent, schedules for different responses
Concurrent schedules
Procedures to decrease problem behavior over time
Consequence-based interventions
List 9 common DRO mistakes:
- using DRO for a ____ ____ behavior
- setting the DRO interval _____ _____ ____
- failing to _____ _____ if problem behavior occurs
- inconsistent and extra ______ for problem behavior
- accidentally _______ other problem behavior
- reinforcing “_____ _____” behavior
- failing to select a ______ ______
- using the same reinforcer to ______
- failing to use ______ for problem behavior
- using DRO for a low rate behavior
- setting the DRO interval above average IRT
- failing to reset timer if problem behavior occurs
- inconsistent and extra criteria for problem behavior
- accidentally reinforcing other problem behavior
- reinforcing “dead person’s” behavior
- failing to select a competing reinforcer
- using the same reinforcer to satiation
- failing to use extinction for problem behavior
Providing escape contingent on the absence of problem behavior for a period of time
DNRO
List 4 sub-types of non-exclusionary time-out:
- planned ignoring
- time-out ribbon
- contingent observation
- withdrawal of a specific reinforcer
Antecedent interventions used to manipulate part of the contingency maintaining target behavior
Function-based interventions
A brief electrical stimulus delivered following problem behavior
Contingent electrical stimulation
Model for treating problem behavior based on the form of the behavior
topography-based treatment model
Name 2 types of structural terms
Setting events
Ecological variables
List 3 strategies to mitigate unwanted effects of extinction
Inform caregivers of the possibility of unwanted effects
Provide caregivers with procedures for unwanted effects
Withhold reinforcer if spontaneous recovery occurs
Basic information to list in the BIP
Client name, date of birth, date of plan, name/credential of plan author, current status of plan
Name 2 questions to ask about high-risk behavior before conducting an FA:
Do benefits outweigh the risks?
Are there protective measures to manage risk?
When a previously reinforced behavior no longer produces reinforcement
Operant extinction
List 5 tenets that distinguish behavior analysis from psychology:
- behavior as the basic ______ for the field rather than the psyche, self, etc
- continuity between ______ ______ and _____ ______
- prediction and control of the behavior of ______ rather than _____
- ______ ______ of behavior
- the study of behavior as a _____ _____
- datum
- public behavior / private events
- individuals / groups
- environmental explanations
- natural science
Placing demands in a context with Sds for reinforcement
Embedding demands
Reinforcement delivered for a response that competes with the target behavior
DRA
Behavior taught to displace problem behavior and help an individual meet a functional need
Replacement behavior
Increased responding in settings uncorrelated with extinction
Behavioral contrast
Loss of a specific amount of a positive reinforcer following problem behavior
response cost
List 2 solutions to common antecedent intervention mistakes:
- use functional rather than structural terms
- tie procedures to specific principles of behavior
Manipulation of a stimulus produces a reliable and predictable change in a response
Functional relation
Delivering demands when the individual is not engaged in a preferred activity
Altering timing of demands
Antecedent interventions used irrespective of the maintaining contingency
Generic (default) interventions
Approach used by behavior modifiers
topography-based behavior reduction
Section of BIP that describes the broad goal of services and why the individual needs them
Rationale
Name 2 FA best practices prior to analysis:
- rule out biological/medical events
- limit pre-session access to reinforcers
Providing frequent breaks on a time-contingent schedule
Time-contingent escape
Person-specific relations between environment and behavior
Person variables
Assessment of behavior that is removed in time and place from actual occurrence of behavior
Indirect assessment
List 4 categories of idiosyncratic variables:
Antecedents
Consequences
MO effects
Person variables
The data collection section in the step-by-step BIP …
gives precise instructions on data collection procedures
Name an antecedent intervention for problem behavior maintained by access to tangibles or activities
Time-contingent access to tangibles/activities
Amount of effort to complete a response
Response effort
Violent acts directed at the previous source of reinforcement
Extinction-induced aggression
What part of the BIP numerically qualifies behavior for tracking and evaluation over time?
Response measures
Noncontingent delivery of items found to compete with response products
Competing stimuli
List 4 ways to alter demands:
- Alter timing
- Embed demands
- Provide assistance
- Increase predictability
A punishment procedure requiring the individual to exert effort following problem behavior
Overcorrection
Random re-occurrence of previously reinforced behavior
Spontaneous recovery
List 5 necessary features of a BIP:
- indicate client and caregiver ______ ______
- based on _______ _______
- _______ _______
- fits with _____, ______ and _____
- includes _________ and _____ ______ procedures
- indicate client and caregiver behavior changes
- based on functional assessment
- conceptually systematic
- fits with values, resources and skills
- includes reinforcement and least intrusive procedures
List 3 characteristics of topography-based treatment procedures:
- delivered aversive and restrictive punishers
- used artificial and arbitrary reinforcers
- used thinned reinforcement schedules
Name 2 categories of antecedent interventions
Generic (default) and function-based
List 4 common mistakes when using antecedent interventions:
- Use of _____ ______
- Use of ___________ __________ terms
- Failure to identify _____ _____
- Failure to use ______ _____
- structural terms
- non-conceptually systematic
- underlying mechanisms
- generalizable effects
List 4 characteristics of functional relations
- probabilistic
- nonlinear
- complex
- allows for predictions
Indicates consent and authorization for implementing the plan
Signatures and consents
Withholding a specific reinforcer following problem behavior. Extinction process or procedure?
Procedure
The data collection section in the formal BIP…
outlines data processes by identifying how and to whom the data will be reported
List 3 DRA schedule thinning procedures:
- increase time between ______ and ______
- increase _______ of _______ required for reinforcer access
- dense to lean ______ _______ schedule
- increase time between response and reinforcer
- increase number of responses required for vreinforcer access
- dense to lean fixed interval schedule
List 4 characteristics of behavior modification/management (vs behavior analysis)
- cookbook approach
- topography based
- technologists
- procedures at the core
Precursors ______ the onset of the target behavior for reduction
predict
PREE
Partial reinforcement extinction effect
Manipulation of environmental events prior to the occurrence of problem behavior
Antecedent interventions
List 3 factors to consider when using extinction
Length of reinforcement history
Baseline schedule of reinforcement
Baseline parameters of reinforcement