Assessment Flashcards
(15 cards)
Preference Assessment
Helps to determine the reinforcers that work for each child
Free Operant
Engagement-based: access to multiple stimuli for a period of time, duration of engagement is recorded
Single Stimulus
Engagement-based: presented with 1 stimulus at a time for a specified period of time, duration of engagement is recorded
Paired Stimulus
Approach-based: makes a choice between 2 stimuli at a time
Multiple Stimulus without Replacement
Series of stimuli are presented to choose 1, chosen item is removed. Previously not chosen items are rearranged and presented again for next trial to begin
Multiple Stimulus with Replacement
Array of items is presented to choose 1, item chosen remains in the array after its chosen, the items not chosen are replaced with new ones for next trial
Individualized Assessment Procedures
Skill or curriculum-based assessments to determine if learner currently has a certain skill in their repertoire (VB-MAPP, AFLS, ABLLS, PEAK assessments)
Functional Assessment Procedures/Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)
Set of procedures to determine the function and maintaining variables of a target behavior
Descriptive Assessment
Solely direct observation and data collection within FBA
Indirect Assessment
Interviews, questionnaires, surveys, to support FBA
Experimental Functional Analysis
Explicitly arranging antecedents and consequences to determine the effect on behavior and hypothesize a function
Probing
Solely asking an individual to complete a task
ABCs
antecedent, behavior, consequence
Discriminative Stimulus (SD)
Signal that reinforcement is available; Child asks parent for candy (SD) and receives it
S-Delta
Signal that reinforcement is not available (child asks babysitter for candy and doesn’t receive it, babysitter is S-Delta)
