rbt Flashcards
Acquisition task
A current target being taught
antecedent
an environmental condition or stimulus change existing or occurring prior to a behavior of interest
Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)
a science in which strategies acquired from the principles of behavior are applied to improve socially significant behavior
Assessment
A tool used to assist with an evaluation
Assessment of Basic Language and Learning (ABLLS)
A curriculum based assessment tool to evaluate 25 skill areas
autism spectrum disorder
 DMSV: persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple context
Baseline data
A measurement of an individuals behavior or skill before intervention
behavior
The activity of a living organism that is observable and measurable
behavior analyst certification board (BACB)
A nonprofit 501 corporation established in 1998 to meet professional credentialing needs identified by behavior analysts, governments, and consumers of behavior analysis services
behavior contracts
A written agreement that is used to establish the expected behaviors or tasks to be completed and the reward the client earns upon the completion of the agreement.
Behavior contrast
this is associated with multiple schedules of reinforcement which often occurs between different settings.
The difference between Behavior Contrast and the Matching Law is that behavior contrast involves 2 separate schedules of reinforcement across 2 separate environments for 1 behavior.
Behavior intervention plan (BIP)
A treatment plan designed to change or modify a target behavior
board certified assistant behavior analyst (BCaBA)
A professional with an undergraduate level certification and behavior analysis or related field. The BCaBA provides behavior analyst services under the supervision of a BCBA.
chaining
a teaching method to learn multiple steps of a skills
consequence
Occurs immediately after the behavior and affects future behaviors
Continuous Schedule of Reinforcement (CRF)
During CRF, reinforcement is provided every time a behavior is emitted
Data
Factual information such as measurements used as basis for making clinical decisions.
Data Collection
A method of gathering information
Discrete Trial Training (DTT)
A teaching strategy that applies simplified and structured steps
Discriminative stimulus (Sd)
An instruction that evoked a response
Echoing
A verbal behavior where one speaker repeats the word of another speaker
Echolalia
Unnecessary repetition of a phase or sound an individual heard from another speaker
Ethics Code
A set of moral principles that guide a professionals behavior, practice, and decisions
Error Correction
A procedure used when a learner engages in an incorrect response
Errorless Learning
A teaching strategy that guarantees that the learner will respond correctly
Evidence Based Practice (EBP)
A decision making model in which the best available evidence is incorporated in order to provide services to learners
Expressive Communication
A verbal behavior used to communicate with others
Extinction
When a previously reinforced behavior is no longer reinforced
Extinction Burst
occurs during an extinction process where the target behavior increases in frequency or intensity temporarily
Fine motor skills
focuses on the coordination and movement of small muscles of the hand
Fixed Interval (FI)
an interval schedule is when a response is reinforced after a certain amount of time since the last reinforcement. a fixed interval is whe reinforcement is provided after a constant amount of time. Characteristics are moderate response rate with significant pauses after reinforcement
Fixed Ratio (FR)
this means that reinforcement that is delivered after a fixed number of correct responses. Characteristics are results in high, steady responding until the reinforcement is delivered; good to use when teaching a new behavior; leads to a brief response pause after reinforcement, but responding time quickly resumes
Functional Analysis (FA)
a standard for assessment in ABA to determine the cause of the target behavior. Environmental conditions are manipulated to evoke challenging behavior. For conditions are used: three test conditions (social positive; social negative; alone) and control condition, play. Test conditions are presented one at the time and an alternating sequence so the assessor can identify which conditions predictable results in problem behaviors like tantrums. This can lead to determine the function of the behavior (example: social positive, social negative, sensory)
functional analysis screening tool (FAST)
Questionnaire designed to identify what influences the target behaviors ( for example Aggressive behaviors).
functional behavior assessment (FBA)
A process designed to identify the target behaviors, what factors supports the behaviors, and the purpose of the behaviors. There are three main categories: observational, indirect (questionnaires), and Functional Analysis. During an FBA a variety of data is collected about when an identified behavior to evaluate the conditions in the context for the behavior is already occurring. The BCBA/QBA assessor will evaluate the data and form a hypothesis about the function
Generalization
The ability of a learner to perform a skill under different conditions across multiple settings, people, and materials
goal
The proposed outcome of an intervention
Gross motor skills
Focuses on the coordination movement of the large muscle groups
IEP (individualized education program)
A written document that is developed to defined the students educational needs in the goals to achieve those needs
Intermittent schedules of reinforcement (INT)
INT is when some, but not all, instances of a behavior are reinforced. Example schedules can be a ratio or interval schedule.
intraverbal
A verbal behavior where the speaker verbally responds to another speaker example: speaker one “ 1 … 2 …” responder “3”
