Foundations, Concepts and Principles of Behavior Analysis Flashcards
6 critical attributes of behavior analysis
- Biological Phenomenon
- Involves movement (actions)
- Living organism
- Observable
- Measurable
- Involves interactions with the environment
Behavior is mediated by the ____ system
nervous
Non examples of behavior
Being aggressive, self-injurious behavior, property destructions…these are too broad. However, in ABA we may use them if we define what they mean for specific client.
_______ behavior is behavior that can be observed by others even though special instruments may be required at times.
Public behavior
_____ behavior is behavior that cannot be observed by others; it is only accessible to the organism who is engaging in the behavior.
Private behavior
______ event
a broader term for private behavior as it includes private behavior and private environmental events.
Private event
Sensed conditions of the body, is a
private event
Feelings are…
private events
Imagining is…
Private events
Thinking is…
Private events
Problem solving is
a private event
Taking a shower is an example of a
public event (it can be observed by another person)
Your heart beating is a
Public event (it can be observed with a special instrument)
Seeing the waves crashing at the beach, is an example of a
private event (only you know that you are seeing it)
Watching the waves crashing at the beach, is an example of
a public event
A ______ is a specific instance of behavior
response (e.g.,if walking is the behavior- every step one takes is a response)
A _______ refers to the beginning middle and end of a response
response cycle
Behavior as a collective term means that
behavior refers to more than one occurrence of a specific behavior (multiple responses)- it is plural. You do not need to put an (s) on the end.
e.g., he engaged in bell-ringing behavior OR he rang the bell 25 times.
NOT- he engaged in 25 bell-ringing behaviors.
Behavior is not behavior(s)
True or false: The term “response” is interchangeable with the term “behavior”
False
A ______ is a fundamental quality of a natural phenomenon
property
Name the fundamental properties of behavior
Temporal locus
Temporal extent
Repeatability
Temporal Locus
A single response occurs in time
Temporal Extent
A response occupies time
Repeatability
A response can re-occur
Define Dimensional quantity
a quantifiable aspect of a property
Measures (quantifies) a fundamental property
List the Dimensional Quantities
- Latency
- Duration
- Countability (BACB task list calls frequency)
- IRT
- Rate (AKA frequency)
- Celeration
Latency
Define:
State the fundamental property:
A dimensional quantity
The amount of time between a stimulus and a response
FP: Temporal Locus
Duration
Define:
State the Fundamental Property:
A dimensional quantity
The amount of time between the beginning and the end of a response cycle
FP: Temporal Extent
Countability
AKA:
Define:
State the Fundamental Property:
A dimensional quantity
Measured as the number of responses or number of cycles of the response class
AKA: count or on the BACB task list- frequency
FP: Repeatability
Inter-response time
Define:
Fundamental Property :
A dimensional quantity
The time between two successive responses; usually the time elapsed between the end of the response cycle and the beginning of the next response cycle.
FP: Repeatability & Temporal Locus
Rate
AKA:
Define:
Fundamental Property:
A dimensional quantity
AKA: frequency
The ratio of the number of responses over some period of time. (# of responses/time)
FP: Repeatability & Temporal Locus
_____ is the fundamental datum in the study of operant behavior
Rate
What is the unit of measurement for rate
cycles per unit of time
Celeration
Define:
Dimensional Quantity
a change in one of the other quantities of behavior over time
(Cycles/unit of time/unit of time)
FP: Repeatability & Temporal Locus
Topography
Configuration, form, shape of the response
Function
The effect or results of the response on the environement
Magnitude and intensity are_____ of a response class
topographical properties
Response class
a grouping of individual actions that share those commonalities included in the class definition (either topographical or functional)
Response classes can be _____ or _____
topographical or functional
Topographical response class
A collection of two of more responses that share a common form
Bobby bites to escape school, bites to get attention, bites to communicate he is in pain…this is an example of
a topographical response class
Functional Response class
A collection of two or more topographically DIFFERENT responses that all have the same effect on the environment, usually producing a specific class of reinforcers
Bobby bites a peer and is sent home from school, spits on his teacher and is sent home from school, breaks his teachers coffee mug and is sent home from school…these are examples of a
functional response class
The term “behavior” can be used interchangeably with the term __________
But behavior can not be used interchangeable with
Response class - if they are defined the same way
Responses
