unit 8 Flashcards
Phylogenic provenance
The effect of a stimulus on a specific response
may be innate, due to the evolutionary history of
that species
Ontogenic provenance
The effect of the stimulus on a specific response
may be learned, due to the experiential history of
the individual organism in the environment
A rule specifies a contingency
It may evoke or abate behavior without the
behavior having to directly experience the
contingency
Rule-governance
A sub-discipline of ABA, which is the application
of the science of behavior
Guided by the single theory of human behavior
and has historically emphasized identification
and modification of the environmental variables
that affect directly observable or verifiable
employee performance
Organizational behavior management (OBM)
Performance management (PM)
Behavior systems analysis (BSA)
Behavior-based safety (BBS)
Pay for performance
Components of OBM
The management of an individual employee or a
group of employees through the application of
behavior principles
Performance management
Goal setting Feedback Job aids Token systems Lottery systems
Interventions used in PM
Anything a living organism does
Behavior
What is left after a behavior
Result
Implementing behavior plans, collecting data,
implementing emergency procedures
Clinical tasks
Antecedents
Equipment and processes
Knowledge and skills
Consequences
Variables affecting performance
Procedural integrity (IV integrity) Monitoring effectiveness of behavior plan (DV integrity)
Performance monitoring
Monitoring is hidden
Staff don’t know why they are being monitored
Monitoring is done impolitely
Results of monitoring are not shared
Problems with conducting monitoring
Used primarily for punishment, typically delayed
punishment
Incorrect use of monitoring data
Reinforcement and corrective feedback for the
staff member
Minimum of 4:1 instances of reinforcement to
corrective feedback
Reinforcement every chance
What to do with data
Problematic definitions Unclear roles Insufficient materials Insufficient training Complexity of intervention Failure to generalize Competing contingencies Staff dissatisfaction
Why data collection doesn’t sustain
Observation
Permanent product
Self-report
Types of integrity
Pinpoint- Specify what it is the staff are supposed
to be doing
Develop a tool that contains each component
The observer collects data as the staff
implements a behavior plan
Determine if the staff meets a specified level of
criteria
Often the target behavior can be collected
simultaneously
Steps to effective performance monitoring
Observable
Measurable
Reliable
Pinpoints
Create a data sheet Designate space for identifying information List the key components for successful implementation and make room to note Have a space to take notes
Develop a tool
80% agreement for most plans
At least once per week
How often to monitor
Increase monitoring if
Data is being collected on a vital skill/dangerous
problem behavior
New plan
Problems are noticed
When collecting data on deceleration
Arrange observations when problem behavior is
most likely
More worried about low agreement
Integrity is more important in some procedures
as opposed to others
A change in behavior when being observed
Reactivity