Increasing Behavior

Question 1

what is the key goal of increasing behavior in ABA

Answer 1

To increase overall skill repertoires that are individually needed for survival and social interaction

Question 2

what are some common challenges for individuals with autism

Answer 2

1. Children with autism may not acquire typical behaviors like talking, eating, or socializing by observation alone
2. Direct interventions are needed to teach missing skills for daily life and success in different environments

Question 3

what are common behaviors to increase?

Answer 3

1. adaptive & self-care skills
2. Attending & social referencing
3. cognitive skills
4. language & communication
5. play & leisure skills
6. Social skills

Question 4

How do we Increase behavior

Answer 4

1. 3-term-contingency model (ABC)
2. Reinforcement
3. Antecedents
4. Discriminative stimuli (SD)

Question 5

What are strategies for success in increasing behaviors?

Answer 5

1. Minimize distractions to help behavior occur
2. Proximity: Be near the learner when giving directions
3. Reinforcement: Make rewards visible and clear to encourage correct responses

Question 6

what are motivating operations (MO)

Answer 6

environmental factors that affect the value of a reinforcer

Question 7

what does consistency and routine mean in relation to MOs?

Answer 7

predictability helps reduce anxiety and increase focus

Question 8

what does expectations mean in relation to MOs?

Answer 8

teach and reinforce behavior expectations

Question 9

what do supervision and acknowledgement mean in relation to MOs?

Answer 9

1. High supervision increases on-task behavior and reduces undesirable actions
2. Reinforce desirable behaviors immediately to increase future occurrences

Question 10

how do we identify behaviors to increase?

Answer 10

1. Analyze the learner’s current abilities and struggles
2. Identify target behaviors for increase using behavioral assessments

Question 11

what do behavioral function mean/include

Answer 11

1. All behaviors serve a purpose, whether desirable or not
2. Behaviors typically aim to gain something or escape something
3. Intervention focuses on teaching replacement behaviors that serve the same function but are more acceptable

Question 12

What are replacement behaviors

Answer 12

1. Functionally equivalent behaviors that replace inappropriate behaviors
2. Effective interventions teach the individual a way to meet their needs appropriately

Question 13

what is function skills training (FTC)

Answer 13

1. Replaces problem behaviors with communication
2. Steps - identify behavior function - select communication method - teach & reinforce

Question 14

What is verbal behavior?

Answer 14

1. teaches communication for various purposes
2. methods include speech, sign language, and augmentative communication

Question 15

what are daily living skills?

Answer 15

1. Teach independence-promoting skills
2. use task analysis to break down complex tasks

Question 16

what is learning to learn?

Answer 16

1. Focus on skills that help learners acquire other skills faster

Question 17

what are social skills?

Answer 17

1. Teach skills for interactions
2. Joint attention is key to developing other social behaviors

Question 18

what are shaping behaviors?

Answer 18

Gradually increase behavior by reinforcing successive approximations

Question 19

what is differential reinforcement?

Answer 19

Reinforcing alternative, incompatible, or other behaviors to increase desired behaviors and reduce problem behaviors

Question 20

what are the types of differential reinforcement

Answer 20

1. (DRI) Incompatible behavior - reinforce a behavior that cannot occur with the problem behavior
2. (DRA) Alternative behavior - reinforce an alternative behavior
3. (DRO) Other behavior - reinforce any behavior other than the target undesired behavior