PRAISE Behavior Flashcards
what does ABA stand for
Applied behavior analysis
Primary goals of behavior analysis are to (2)
- identify the variables that control & support behavior
- be able to use that to help improve the lives of ppl we support by using those variables to increase learning on skill areas and decrease problem behaviors
behavior is defined as …(2)
any muscular, glandular or neurolectrical activity
-essentially everything we do is behavior
only things not considered a behavior
things a dead man can do
A-B-C contigency (3)
- antecedent
- behavior
- consequence
how to write out A-B-C relationship
A; B->C
variables have ____ and ppl have ____
relations; relationships
the behavior is
the specific action of interest
consequence
the environmental change caused by the behavior
types of antecedent variables (2)
- Discriminative stimulus
- Motivation Operation
Discriminative Stimulus (SD) (3)
- the SD delivered as an instruction
- set up as an if-then instruction
- sets the occasion for the behavior to occur and lets the learner know that a reinforcer is avaialble
Motivating operation (2)
it changes the value of a particular outcome
-makes an outcome more or less desirable
Before condition
the state of opposites; the starting condition or state being different from the ending result
Name MO, Before Condition and SD in cookie example
MO: person is hungry
SD: cookie is present
Before Condition: no cookie present
reinforcer is used to… (2)
- increase a behavior
- once targeted behavior is occurring consistently you can scale back on distribution of reinforcer
set up for reinforcers
set them up in advance
4 basic types of contigencies
-reinforcement, punisment, penalty, escape
Reinforcement in relation to reinforcer or aversive condition (3)
- add reinforcer
- posiitive reinforcement
- increases behavior
Punishment in relation to reinforcer or aversive condition (3)
- add an aversive condition
- positive punishment
- decreases behavior
Penalty in relation to reinforcer or aversive condition (3)
- remove a reinforcer
- negative punishment
- decreases behavior
Escape in relation to reinforcer or aversive condition (3)
- remove an aversive condition contingent on behavior
- increase behavior
- aka negative reinforcement
Punishment definition
the immediate response contingent presentation of an aversion condition which results in a decreased frequency of the response
penalty definition
the immediate response contigent removal of a reinforcer resulting in a decreased frequency of the response
Escape
-the immediate response contingent removal of an aversive condition resulting in an increased frequency of the response
4 basic functions of behavior
attention, escape, access (to tangibles), self-stimulatory
Access maintained behavior
-having access to a tangible object
self stim behavior
- positive reinforcement contigency
- behavior maintained by sensory outcome produced by the behavior
interventions are always…
going to be function based
purpose of function
to know why a behavior is occuring
attention maintained behavior
what type of contigency
positive reinforcement contingency
function refers to…
the behavior that causes a change in the environment
topography refers to (2)
what the behavior looks like or how it would be described
ie what a behavior looks like
types of proactive plans for avoidance/escape (4)
priming, choice, positive reinforcement, tokens
types of proactive plans for access maintained behavior (3)
teach them to id when the item/activity is available, functional communication training, use the item as a reinforcer for behavior
types of proactive plans for attention maintained behavior
provide positive attention frequently and make it clear that good behaivor results in quality attention
types of proactive plans for self stimulatory maintained behavior (2)
if you know certain items trigger the behavior, integrate activities that are incompatiive with the behavior
key to reactive plans
remember the maintaining function and do not provide it!!!
types of reactive plans for avoidance/escape (2)
- Follow through with the task!
- do not allow them to avoid or escape the task
types of reactive plans for access maintained behavior (2)
- dont give in to them
- only give it to them when appropriate behavior is occuring and the item is available for them
types of reactive plans for attention mained behavior (3)
- withhold attention
- even scolding or verbal correction can be enough attention to maintain a behavior sometimes
- keep your cool and dont engage until appropriate behavior is occuring
behavior reduction
extinction
types of reactive plans for self stim maintained behaviors
redirect to an appropropriate behavior that is incompatible with the self-stim behavior
premack principle
requires an individual to first engage in a less desirable behavior in order to then be able to engage in a more desirable behavior
DRO
differential reinforcement of other behavior
DRO function
- decrease behavior
- reinforcing all the other behaviors besides the undesired one
- can engage in anything
- if engage in problem behavior will no longer receive the reinforcer at the end
Types of differential reinforcement (3)
- DRO
- DRA
- DRI
DRA what it stands for
-differential reinforcement of alternative behavior
DRI what it stands for
-differential reinforcememnt of an incompatible behavior
DRA (2)
- is a reinforcement contigency
- ie child signs for toys instead of screaming, as a result they get toys
DRI
-if having yelling maintained by getting toys, have them ask nicely and they are reinfoced
follow through will (2)
- increase your child’s compliance
- decrease your child’s inappropriate bheavior