ABA final Flashcards
what is a UMO
○ Are MOs that have been naturally acquired without being taught a value to them
what is an example of a UMO
thirst, hunger, tired
what is a CMO
○ MOs that one learns to place a value. Previously neutral states that have value after being paired with CMO, reinforcement, or punishment.
what are examples of CMO
a car key to turn on a car
what is a cmo-t?
transitive○ Makes something else into a reinforcement but does not change itself.
what is an example of cmo-t?
a pen and a piece of paper
what is a cmo-s?
○ Has the same effect as the MO it was paired with has
what is an example of cmo-s?
a baby being put to sleep paired with a fuzzy robe and mom
what is a cmo-r?
○ A condition or object that acquires its effectiveness as an MO by preceding a situation that either is worsening or improving (warning sign)
what is an example of cmo-r?
■ A student having an experience in a classroom when a teacher said, “lets get to work” it would serve as a warning signal and could evoke escape behavior due to the threat of difficult work to follow
what is the 4 term contingency?
eo>sd>r>sr
what are the dimensional quantities of behavior
repeatability
temporal extent
temporal locus
repeatability
instances of behavior can occur repeatedly through time
temporal extent
How much time a behavior takes up
temporal locus
At what point in time does the behavior occur
event recording
counting the number of times a specific behavior occurs within a specific time frame
duration recording
measuring the amount of time a specific behavior occurs within a specific time frame
interval recording
dividing a specified observation period into intervals of equal duration and recording if the behavior occurs during the interval
time sampling recording
dividing a specified observation period into equal intervals and recording if behavior occurred at the end of the interval
dimensions of aba
Behavioral: observable and measurable
Analytic: decisions are based on data
Technological: written description
Conceptually systematic: literature
Applied: socially significant behavior
Generality: lasts over time
Effectiveness: practical results
attitudes of science
Determinism: lawful and orderly place
Empiricism: observation and measurement
Experimentation
Replication
Parsimony: use simple and logical explanations first
Philosophical doubt: always question truthfulness
independent variable
the thing we measure and manipulate (intervention)
dependent variable
the thing we observe (behavior to change)
respondent behavior
antecedent stimuli elicits behavior