Chapter 3 Flashcards
Behavior Assessment
A form of assessment that involves inquiry methods to identify probable antecedent and consequent controlling variables.
What is behavioral assessment designed to do?
Behavioral assessment is designed to discover resources, assets, significant others, competing contingencies, maintenance and generality factors and possible reinforcer and/or publishers that surround the potential target behavior
What are the 5 phases of a behavioral assessment?
- Screen
- Define (desired achievement criteria)
- Pinpoint target behavior
- Monitoring
- Following up
What is a TARGET BEHAVIOR?
The response class selected for intervention; can be defined either functionally or typographically
What are the 4 major methods of obtaining assessment information?
Interviews
Checklists
Tests
Direct Observation
What do Behavior analysts primarily rely on?
WHAT & WHEN questions that focus on the environmental conditions that exists BEFORE DURING AND AFTER and behavior episode in order to understand the problem
What is a behavior checklist?
A checklists provides descriptions or specific skills and the conditions under which each skill should be observed
What type of scale do behavior checklist use?
Likert Scale
What is the limitation of the majority of standardized tests ?
The results cannot be translated directly into target behaviors for instruction or treatment
Anecdotal Observation
Direct and continuous observation In which the observer records a descriptive temporally sequenced account of all behaviors of interest and the anecdotal conditions and consequences for those behaviors as those events occur in the clients natural environment
Also called ABC Recording
What are the guidelines and suggestions for anecdotal observations?
Write down everything, Use Short Hand, Record only actions that are seen and heard, record temporal sequence of each response, record estimated duration of behavior, be aware that observation is obtrusive, observe over several days,
What is an ecological assessment?
Acknowledges complex interrelationships between environment and behavior
A method for obtaining data across multiple settings and persons
What factors may affect a persons behavior?
Physiological conditions, physical aspects of the environment, interactions with others, home environment, and past reinforcement history
Reactivity
Effects of observation and measurement procedures on the behavior being measured
Happens when procedures and obtrusive
What should practitioners consider when selecting target behaviors?
WHOSE behavior is being assessed, changed and why.
Habilitation
(Adjustment) Occurs when a persons repertoire has been changed. Short and Long Term Reinforcers maximized and Punishments minimized
What is the primary determinant of whether a new behavior will be maintained?
The likelihood that that new behavior will result in reinforcement after the behavior change program is terminated
Behavioral Cusp
A behavior that has sudden and dramatic consequences that extend beyond the idiosyncratic change itself because it exposes the person to new environments, reinforcers, contingencies responses and stimulus controls
Pivotal Behavior
A behavior that when learned produces corresponding modifications or co variation in other untrained behaviors
Normalization
The belief that people with disabilities should be physically and socially integrated into the mainstream of society.
To establish and/or maintain personal behaviors which are as culturally normal as possible
What two things must a practitioner do when planning to reduce or eliminate a behavior from a person’s repertoire?
- Determine an adaptive behavior that will take the maladaptive behaviors place
- Design an intervention plan to ensure that the replacement behavior is learned
What is the focus of chapter 3?
Selecting and Defining target behavior
