ABA Terms Flashcards
(20 cards)
Abolishing operation (AO)
Temporarily decrease the value of a stimulus
Abscissa
Horizontal or x-axis
Analytic
Evaluate functional relationships
Applied behavior analysis
Science that is used to improve behavior of social significance
Antecedent
Stimulus (change) that precedes behavior
Avoidance
Response prevents/postpones presence of an aversive stimulus
B.F. Skinner
Founder of the science of behavior
Backward chaining
Teach last step of a task analysis first
Baseline
Independent variable not yet implemented
Behavior
Anything a person does that can be observed and measured.
Behaviorism
Scientific approach to the study of behavior
Chaining
Teach steps of complex behavior
Conditioned reflex
Response occurs in the presence of a conditioned stimulus
Conditioned stimulus
Neutral stimulus paired with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits response
Consequence
Stimulus (change) that follows a behavior
Contingency
If-then relationship
Dependent variable
Effect, measured
Deprivation
Withholding stimulus temporarily increases reinforcer effectiveness
Determinism
Lawful
Differential reinforcement
Reinforcer delivered for a class of responses but not for others
