Exam 4 Flashcards
the specific movements involved in making the response
topography
the number of instances of a behavior that occurs in a given period of time
frequency/rate of behavior
the length of time that a behavior occurs within some period of time
relative duration of behavior
the degree of correlation between a stimulus and a response
stimulus control
the time between the occurrence of a stimulus and the beginning of that behavior
latency
the recording of every instance of a behavior during a designated observation period
continuous recording
logs the behavior as either occurring or not occurring during short intervals of equal duration during the specified observation period
interval recording
scores a behavior as occurring or not occurring during very brief observation
time-sampling recording
two independent observers might record observations of the same behavior of the same individual during a given session
interobserver reliability (IOR)
measure of behavior
dependent variable
treatment variable
independent variable
a study that convincingly demonstrates that the independent variable caused the observed change in the dependent variable has
internal validity
a study that can be generalized to other behaviors, individuals, settings, or treatments has
external validity
an experimental design consisting of a baseline phase followed by a treatment phase, followed by a reversal back to baseline conditions and followed by a replication of the treatment phase
reversal-replication design/ ABAB design
4 minimal components for a behavior modification program
screening phase
assessment phase
treatment phase
follow-up phase
establishing baselines for two or more of an individual’s behaviors followed by introducing the treatment sequentially across those behaviors
multiple-baseline-across-behaviors design
establishing baselines for a behavior of an individual across two or more situations concurrently followed by the introduction of the treatment to the behavior sequentially across those situations
multiple-baseline-across-situations design
establishing baselines for a specific behavior across two or more people concurrently followed by the introduction of the treatment sequentially to each person
multiple-baseline-across-people design
the control that a treatment exerts on an individual’s behavior is evaluated by introducing successive changes in the behavioral criterion for application of the treatment
changing-criterion design
alternating two or more treatment conditions, one condition per session, to assess their effects on a single behavior of a single individual
alternating-treatments/multielement design
a variety of procedures for attempting to identify antecedents and consequences for problem behaviors
functional assessment
the systematic manipulation of environmental events to experimentally test their role as antecedents or as consequences in controlling and maintaining specific problem behaviors
functional analysis
a written agreement that provides a clear statement of what behaviors of what individuals will produce what reinforcers and who will deliver those reinforcers
behavioral contract
a written agreement between the client and the behavior modifier that clearly outlines the objectives and methods of treatment, the framework of the service to be provided and the contingencies for remuneration that may be forthcoming to the behavior modifier
treatment contract
