SAFMEDS 2 Flashcards
The time period in which and observer observes and records the behaviour of a client participating in a behaviour modification program.
Observation period
Occurs when two observers independently observe and record a person’s behaviour at the same time and agree on the occurrence of the behaviour.
Inter-Observer Agreement
Assessment that relies on information from others. The information on the problem behaviour, antecedents, and consequences is not derived from direct observation but from retrospective report in interviews and questionnaires.
Indirect Assessment
A type of direct observation data collection in which the client observes and records his or her own behaviour as it occurs.
Self-Monitoring
Measurement of the target behaviour in behaviour modification. May also refer to measurement of antecedents and consequences of the target behaviour.
Behavioural Assessment
Behavioural assessment involving direct observation and recording of the behaviour as it occurs.
Direct Assessment
The phenomenon in which the process of recording behaviour causes the behaviour to change even before treatment is implemented for the behaviour.
Reactivity
A behaviour-recording procedure in which the observation period is divided into intervals, and the behaviour is recorded during a part of each interval.
Time Sampling Recording
The occurrence of the behaviour is marked in an interval only when the behaviour occurs throughout the entire interval.
Whole-Interval Recording
A type of behaviour recording procedure in which the observation period is divided into number of consecutive time intervals and the behaviour is recorded as occurring or not occurring in each interval.
Interval Recording
The condition or phase in which no treatment is implemented.
Baseline
A type of recording procedure in which some aspect of the behaviour is recorded each time the behaviour occurs.
Continuous Recording
The observer provides instructions or arranges for specific events or activities to occur during the observation period.
Structured Observation
An observation setting that is part of the client’s normal daily routine.
Natural Setting
A variation of time sample recording in which the behaviour is recorded only if it occurs at the exact instant the interval ends.
Momentary Time Sample Recording
A recording method in hich the number of times the target behaviour occurs is recorded within consecutive intervals of time during the observation period.
Frequency-Within-Interval Recording
The observer scores the interval if the behaviour occurred during any part or the interval.
Partial-Interval Recording
A type of behaviour recording in which the outcome or permanent product of the behaviour is recorded as an indication of the occurrence of the behaviour.
Product Recording
A recording method in which you record the exact time of each onset and offset of the target behaviour in the observation period.
Real-Time Recording
No specific events, activities, or instructions are given during the observation period.
Unstructured Observation
An observation setting that is not part of the client’s normal daily routine. Typically involves a setting such as a separate room where all stimuli and activities are controlled by the examiner.
Analogue Setting
The response that is elicited by an unconditioned stimulus (US).
Unconditioned response
The process in which the unconditioned stimulus and conditioned stimulus are presented at the same time in respondent conditioning trials.
Simultaneous Conditioning
When a stimulus is intense or easily detected by the individual.
Salient
A process in which a neutral stimulus is paired with an unconditioned stimulus. The US elicits an unconditioned resposne.
Respondent Conditioning
The process by which, when a neutral stimulus is paired with a conditioned stimulus a number of times, the neutral stimulus becomes a CS that will then elicit the same conditioned response.
Higher-Order Conditioning
Behaviour that acts on the environment to produce an immediate consequence an, in turn, is strengthened by that consequence.
Operant Behaviour
Behaviour that can be observed and recorded by a person other than the one engaging in the behaviour.
Overt Behaviours
Occurs when a behaviour in a particular situation is followed by a reinforcing consequence, thus making the behaviour more likely to occur in similar circumstances in the future.
Operant Conditioning
In respondent conditioning, it is elicited by a conditioned stimulus.
Conditioned Resposne
A type of conditioned response in which an emotional response such as fear, anger, or happiness is elicited by a conditioned stimulus in the process of respondent conditioning.
Conditioned Emotional Response
