important terms

Question 1

variable ratio

Answer 1

reinforcement occurs after a behavior is displayed a certain amount of times.

Question 2

fixed ratio

Answer 2

reinforcement occurs after a behavior is displayed a certain amount of times.

Question 3

fixed interval

Answer 3

reinforcement for a behavior after a fixed amount of time has passed.

Question 4

naturalistic intervention

Answer 4

ABA principals applied to daily activities to improve skills.

Question 5

stimulus fading

Answer 5

gradually decreasing intensity of stimulus that controls response.

Question 6

informational interview

Answer 6

ask learner what they like

Question 7

free operant

Answer 7

observing individual in environment where they have access to reinforcing items

Question 8

caregiver interview

Answer 8

asking those close with individual what they like

Question 9

preference assessment

Answer 9

procedures used to determine which item is preferred

Question 10

session momentum

Answer 10

rapid pace of discrete trial delivery

Question 11

massed trials

Answer 11

discrete trial intervention where target is presented over and over

Question 12

errorless learning

Answer 12

quick response provides correct responding

Question 12

least to most prompting

Answer 12

system that gradually increases intrusiveness of prompts to get correct response

Question 13

skill acquisition plan

Answer 13

procedures needed to teach the skills associated with each goal

Question 14

echoic

Answer 14

verbal operant repeating what someone has said

Question 15

random rotation trial

Answer 15

discrete trial mixing

Question 16

Tact

Answer 16

Verbal operant that is a label or comment

Question 17

probe

Answer 17

trials to test if client can respond on own

Question 18

mand

Answer 18

verbal operant that is a request

Question 19

fluency

Answer 19

accuracy plus speed

Question 20

stimulus generalization

Answer 20

response previously used can be invoked by different stimulus

Question 21

intraverbal

Answer 21

verbal operant that is a response to a verbal stimulus

Question 22

motivating operation

Answer 22

variables that affect value of reinforcer to learner

Question 23

inter-trial interval

Answer 23

time between end of session and start of next one

Question 24

How to implement Discontinuous Measurement?

Question 25

What is Discontinuous Measurement?

Question 26

abc recording

Answer 26

writing down an antecedent, the behavior, consequence.

Question 27

antecedent

Question 28

behavior

Question 29

consequence

Question 30

stimulus generalization

Question 32

type 2 punishment

Answer 32

taking something away to reduce a behavior

Question 33

Discrete trial instruction

Answer 33

highly structured intervention based on specific and individualized goals, composed of many discrete trials and community used in ABA.

Question 34

type 1 punishment

Answer 34

adding stimulus/condition that serves to reduce future occurrence of behavior.

Question 35

discrete trials

Answer 35

small highly structured unit of instruction consisting of a short instruction, feedback tied to response.

Question 36

operant conditioning

Answer 36

process where individuals learn to behave in ways that get them reinforcers and less punishment

Question 37

rate

Answer 37

how many times a behavior occurs within a given amount of time.

Question 38

Early Behavior Intervention (EIBI)

Answer 38

Intensive program consisting of discrete trials and other ABA based strategies delivered for up to 40 hours a week.

Question 39

restitution overcorrection

Answer 39

type of punishment used when someone disrupts the physical environment

Question 40

DTI Prompts

Answer 40

Hand over hand, partial physical, positional, verbal prompts, gestural, modeling, time delay, physical.