Week 5 SAFMEDS

Question 1

Experimentally arranging antecedents and consequences representing those in the person’s natural routines so that their separate effects on problem behavior can be observed and measured

Answer 1

Functional Analysis

Question 2

An environmental variable that (a) alters (increases or decreases) the reinforcing or punishing effectiveness of some stimulus, object, or event; and (b) alters (increases or decreases) the current frequency of all behavior that has been reinforced or punished by that stimulus, object, or event

Answer 2

Motivating Operation

Question 3

A specific experimental setup within a functional analysis where a particular environmental variable (like attention, escape, or tangible items) is manipulated to observe if it influences the occurrence of a target behavior

Answer 3

Test Condition

Question 4

A specific experimental setup within a functional analysis where an individual has free access to social attention, preferred items/activities, and no demands are present

Answer 4

Control Condition