Final Exam Flashcards
Tool Box Steps
Identify Problem Plan a baseline Specify goals and objectives Plan intervention Monitor and Modify program Terminate program
3 Problem types
Information problem-do they know how it was
Skill problem- do they know how to do it correctly
Management problem- do they try to use the information and skills they have
Feedback definition
the process by which information comes back to you telling you how what you have just said/did was received
Can be verbal or non verbal
Why is feedback important?
it tell us how to do a task or how to adjust so that the task can be completed correctly
A behavior can be….. 3
seen, observed, and counted
Baseline definition
the process of observing and evaluating behavior before any training
What does the baseline do?
tells you in NUMBERS what a person can and cannot do.
Data definition
the numbers generated by counting behavior
A reward must be 3/4
Tabgible- can see it
Social- activity with others
Physical stimulation
Money
Give reward definiton
Do something good, get a reward
Give punishment definition
Do something bad, something bad is given
Take punishment definition
Do something good, something bad is taken away
Avoidance definition
Do something good, something bad is avoided
Cue definition
Something that happens before a behavior that cues that behavior
Behavior definition
any observation and measurable action that follows a cue
Consequence definition
immediately follows a behavior, feedback
Shaping definition
reinforcing a small part of a behavior excluding or ignoring all other parts of the behavior. includes rewards
Fading definition
the gradual change from continuous reinforcement schedule to an intermittent reinforcement (reward)
Chaining definition
the linking together of the small segments of behavior
Modeling definition
people learn by observation and imitation of models. It is found that those who frequently give reinforcement are more likely to be imitated than those who do not give reinforcement.
Four ways to define normality
Cultural
statistical
Medically/Psychologically
Mental Health experts define it as 11 things
Define cultural normality
based on societies goals