Chapter 1 Flashcards
What are the 7 dimensions of ABA?
Generality, Effective, Technological, Applied, Conceptually systematic, Analytic, Behavioral
What is the acronym to remember the 7 dimensions?
GET A CAB
What does applied mean?
Make sure behaviors you’re trying to change are SOCIALLY SIGNIFICANT & benefit the person
What does behavioral mean?
The selected behavior you want to modify has to be OBSERVABLE & MEASURABLE & SPECIFIC
What does analytic mean?
Showing a functional relationship between the behavior & environment & vice versa
What does technological mean?
The procedure is clear and concise enough for others to replicate it
What does conceptually systematic mean?
Selecting interventions/treatments based off of science
What does effective mean?
Notable changes in behavior within settings the patient is frequently in
What does generality mean?
The behavior change lasts over time and shows up in environments patient is not frequently in
What are some common misconceptions about behavior modification?
- relies on punishment
- uses bribes
- leads people to control each other
- only works with kids and people with intellectual delays
What is behavior?
Anything a person says or does
What are the 4 PHYSICAL dimensions of behavior
Frequency, Duration, Intensity, Latency
What does frequency mean?
Each time the behavior occurs
What does duration mean?
How long behavior lasts
What does intensity mean?
The physical force involved in the behavior
What does latency mean?
How long did it take for the behavior to start since “event”
What is an overt behavior? Name an example.
Behavior that can be OBSERVED like punching, screaming, drinking
What is a covert behavior? Name an example.
Behavior that cannot be observed by others (private events) like thoughts, feelings, all things internalized.
Use the 4 physical dimensions of behavior in this situation: Martha sits at her computer and types a letter to her parents.
Frequency: How often does Martha type letters to her parents
Intensity: How soft or rough, fast or slow does she type
Duration: How long it takes her to type the letter
Latency: How long it takes her to start typing the letter
What is the target behavior?
The behavior you chose to modify
What is a behavior excess?
The behavior you want to decrease because it happens an EXCESSIVE amount
What is a behavior deficit?
The behavior you want to increase because it doesn’t happen often
What is experimental behavior analysis?
The scientific study of behavior
What is applied analysis of behavior?
Scientific study of human behavior to help people change behavior in meaningful ways
Behavior has an effect on the ____ and ____ of the environment
Social & Physical
Behavior modification is the field of psychology concerned with the ___ and ___ of human behavior
Analyzing & Modifying
Who was the first to describe the conditioned reflex/respondent conditioning (dog salivating)
Ivan P. Pavlov
Who demonstrated the law of effect (cat in a cage experiment: hitting the lever produced a favorable effect on the environment)
Edward L. Thorndike
Who started the movement called behaviorism
John B. Watson
Who laid the foundation for behavior modification, expanded the field of behaviorism, and is considered the father of behavior
B.F. Skinner
