Selecting Interventions Flashcards

1
Q

Why do people engage in inappropriate behaviour?

A

Because, in their view, that is the best way of accessing a particular reinforcer

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2
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The strategies we use are not dictated by ____ of behaviour

A

topography

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3
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BAs help people develop more _____ ways of accessing the things they want

A

appropriate

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4
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Where possible, BAs reinforce appropriate behaviour using…

A

the reinforce maintaining inappropriate behaviour

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5
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What is the primary goal of BAs?

A

Teach appropriate behaviours - not just eliminate inappropriate behaviours

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6
Q

Give two other terms for intervention

A

Behaviour change strategy, treatment

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7
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What are the 3 components in a 3-step model?

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1) Identify the problem 2) Determine why it occurs 3) Design intervention

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8
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To identify the problem behaviour, you must write…

A

an operational definition

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9
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If a person has several behaviours that need changing, start with…

A

the most severe

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10
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Step 2 (determining why behaviours occur) is conducted using a…

A

functional behaviour analysis

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11
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FBAs allow us to determine… (2 answers)

A

The antecedents that evoke behaviour; The consequences that maintain behaviour

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12
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What are the three types of FBAs?

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Indirect/informant assessment; Direct/descriptive assessment; Experimental functional analysis

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13
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Give three problems that could occur due to skipping FBAs

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1) The intervention is less likely to be reinf’t based 2) Behaviour could get worse (reinforce unintentionally) 3) No behavioural change

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14
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The ____ we use should be linked to our ___ results

A

intervention; FBA

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15
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How do we know the type of reinforcement a person wants?

A

The FBA results

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16
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What is a function-based intervention?

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Behaviour change strategy that seeks to change the env. stimuli that cause or maintain behaviour