Part One Flashcards
RBT Stands for…
Registered Behavior Technician
ABA Stands for…
Applied Behavior Analysis
Behavior is simply…
the movement of muscles and glands
An Antecedents in relationship to behavior….
precedes behavior
A Consequence in relationship to behavior…
follows behavior
A stimulus that precedes a behavior is known as
antecedent
A stimulus that follows a behavior is known as
consequence
What is the three term contingency, or ABC?
A- antecedent, B-Behavior, C-Consequence
Reinforcement is a consequence which …
increases the rate of behavior
The withholding of a stimulus that normally occurs after a behavior, resulting in a decrease of the behavior is called…
extinction
When someone is put through extinction you will get ..
new and novel behaviors (it will usually elicit tantrums and distress)
A frequency measure is…
The number of times a behavior occurs is
The Duration is…
how long a behavior is when it occurs
Fading is…
The gradual removal of prompts so that the SD comes to evoke the desired behavior is called
The gradual removal of prompts so that the SD comes to evoke the desired behavior is called …
Fading