Identifying and Defining Behavior C-1

Question 1

Basic operation: Direct observation of:

Answer 1

Behavior and environmental events within environmental context

Question 2

Basic operation: Measurement:

Answer 2

Quantifying different dimensions of behavior and environmental events

Question 3

Basic operation: Graphed data:

Answer 3

Ongoing data charted on different types of graphical displays

Question 4

Basic operation: Environmental manipulation

Answer 4

Systematically altering antecedents and/or consequences

Question 5

Basic operation:

Systematic evaluation:

Answer 5

Using single-case designs to control for extraneous variables

Question 6

Single-case design: Individuals serve as:

Answer 6

Their own control

Question 7

Basic operation: Analysis and interpretation:

Answer 7

Examining data displays to identify functional relations

Question 8

Pragmatism:

Answer 8

Truth of theories evaluated based on the success of application

Question 9

ABA practice

Answer 9

Assess and improve socially significant human behavior with behavior analysis

Question 10

Outcomes: Functional Statements about

Answer 10

What a person wants to accomplish and attain in their life

Question 11

Response Cycle

Answer 11

Beginning, middle, and end of a response

Question 12

Target behavior

Answer 12

A behavior of interest defined by its topography or function

Question 13

Functional response definitions: Responses defined by

Answer 13

in relation to their occurrence in the presence of particular antecedents or consequences

Question 14

Topographical response definitions: Responses defined by

Answer 14

Physical features or form of the response

Question 15

Response Products

Answer 15

Observable changes in environment after a response

Question 16

Episodes are

Answer 16

Brief periods of responding

Question 17

Episodes include

Answer 17

Occurrence of one or more behaviors

Question 18

Good response definitions are

Answer 18

Objective, clear, and complete

Question 19

Complete definitions

Answer 19

Boundaries defined

Question 20

Clear definitions

Answer 20

1. Readable and unambiguous

2. Allow for replication

Question 21

Testing response definitions

3 questions

Answer 21

Can you count it?
Can someone else see it?
Can you break it down?

Question 22

Reasons for targeting behavior:

Development

Answer 22

Skill deficit or performance problem

Question 23

Reasons for targeting behavior:

Strengthening

Answer 23

Performs behavior, but lacks mastery or fluency

Question 24

Reasons for targeting behavior:

Weakening and/or replacement

Answer 24

Behavioral excess

Question 25

Reasons for targeting behavior:

Stimulus Control

Answer 25

Performs behavior at the wrong time or in the wrong place

Question 26

Reasons for targeting behavior:

Maintenance

Answer 26

Behavior change doesn’t persist after the program ends

Question 27

Reasons for targeting behavior:

Generalization:

Answer 27

Performs behavior under limited circumstances only

Question 28

Objective Definitions

Answer 28

Observable and can be reliably recorded by others