Topic 1 Flashcards by ol Reid

How do we define behavior?

behavior involves actions
-static characteristic or label
-impacts the physical or social environment

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What are the four measurable dimensions?

Frequency
Duration
intensity
Latency

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What rules do behavior follow?

predictable rules, environment factors affect behavior in consistent ways

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What is the difference between overt or covert?

Overt: obvious, put your hand up, teacher calls on you)
Covert: internal/hidden (only affects the person who did the behavior)

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What is frequency?

How many times a behavior occurs

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What is duration?

how long a behavior continues to occur

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What is intensity?

how strongly a behavior occurs

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What is latency?

How long until a behavior occurs

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What is a target behavior?

behavior you want to change

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What is behavioral excess?

undesirable behavior you want to decrease

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What is a behavioral deficit?

desirable behavior you want to increase

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What is the difference between experimental analysis of behavior and applied behavior analysis?

the scientific study of behavior/ the study of behavior to help CHANGE that behavior

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What happens right before a behavior?

antecedents

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What happens right after a behaviour?

consequence

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Do behaviorist focus on the past?

no, only recent events in the environment as favored explanations for behavior

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Who was Edward Thorndike?

comparative psychologist
-focused on puzzle box experiments

What were the puzzle box experiments?

animals fed after leaving box, food strengthen association between situation and latch-opening response

What is the law of effect?

if a response is followed by a satisfying event

What movement did John B. Watson?

Established the behaviorism movement

What is indirect assessment?

measures target behavior with interviews questionnaires and/or rating scales after the fact (recall of an individual’s behavior

What is direct assessment?

target behavior is measured as it occurs

What is self-monitoring?

client is trained to observe their own target behavior

What is an operational definition?

description that specifies exactly how a term will be measured

What is remote monitoring?

recording device

What is the difference between structured observation periods and unstructured?

Structured: arranging for specific events or situations to occur Unstructured: simply observe behavior as it occurs without intervention

What is the difference between continuous recording and sample recording?

continuous: document every instance of the target behavior during the observation period Sample: document some of the occurrences of the target behavior

What is partial-interval recording?

document if the target behavior occurred during any part of the interval

What is whole-interval recording?

document if the target behavior occurs during the entire interval

What is frequency-within-interval recording

document frequency of the target behavior within consecutive intervals of time in the observation period

What is product recording?

recording tangible outcomes that result from the occurrence of the behavior but not the behaviour itself

What is reactivity?

when a person's behavior changes as a result of that behavior being observed

How to evaluate Interobserver agreement?

1. Two people independtely observe and record same target behavior during same observation 2. compare recordings.

Can A-B designs work to fully help someone?

(One baseline and one treatment phase) does not work as there is no replication

What are antecedents?

stimulis that alter the current probability of a behavior ( right now)

What is a consequence?

strengthens or weakens a behavior, behavior is more or less likely in the future

What is the difference between exploratory functional analysis and hypothesis testing functional analysis?

Explore: test a range of possible functions Hypothesis: test hypothesis from descriptive assessment