Unit 1 Quiz Flashcards
Activity Reinforcer
The reinforcement when the student gets to do the activity
Antecedent Conditions
Conditions that precede problem behavior.
Consequences
The events that follow the behavior and increase the likelihood it will occur.
Consumable Reinforcer
The kind of reinforcement that can be eaten by the student
Direct Assessment
Involves looking at actual samples of student work produced in our programs
Exchangeable Reinforcer
Reinforcement which is an item that can be traded for a primary reinforcer such as money, poker chips, or points for completing an assignment.
Function
The purpose a behavior serves.
Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA)
Relates to the behavior change strategies that are based on the data gathered during the FBA and are directly linked to the function of the behavior.
Function-Based Intervention
A process used to determine why a specific behavior is occurring
Indirect Assessment
Gathering evidence through means other than looking at actual samples of student work
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
A piece of American legislation that ensures students with a disability are provided with Free Appropriate Public Education that is tailored to their individual needs
Negative Reinforcement
Something you presumably did not like or want to do is avoided or taken away and the behavior that helped you avoid or escape that situation is increased.
Operant Behavior
A behavior which is learned and maintained by the consequences they produce and are assessed and treated like any other learned behavior.
Positive Reinforcement
You get something and the behavior that helped you get it increases.
Primary Reinforcer
Reinforcers that meet a basic biological need.
Reinforcement
Involves using a reinforcer to increase the rate of behavior.
Reinforcer
Any event that follows a behavior and increases the probability of that behavior.
Target Behavior
The specific behavior selected for change.
Secondary Reinforcer
A reinforcer that is learned or has gained their reinforcing value, through their association with primary reinforcers or other secondary reinforcers such as a dollar bill can lead to a soda.
Social Reinforcer
Activities or events that are social in nature such as standing next to a friend, a teachers praise or a smile from a coworker.
Tangible Reinforcer
A physical reward given following a behavior such as a toy, clothes or a pencil.
Sensory Reinforcer
A reinforcer which uses sensation such as light or touch.
Replacement Behavior
The behavior the observer decides the animal should do instead of the problem or target behavior.
Consumable Reinforcer
A reinforcer that can be eaten such as a cookie.
