Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) - Answer The application of behavioral
concepts to socially relevant challenges to produce meaningful and quantifiable
change.
Behaviour theory - ANSWER Explains what people do and why they do it using
visual and auditory cues.
Behavior - ANSWER Anything that a live being does.
Deprivation state: ANSWER The individual cannot have everything they want
whenever they want it.
Three-Term Contingency (ABC): ANSWER Antecedent, Behavior, and
Consequence
Discriminative stimuli: ANSWER Cues that influence operant behavior by
signaling the most likely outcome (reinforcement or nonreinforcement) of a
ANSWER.
Two explanations for conduct - ANSWER Escape and Gain
Motivating Operations MO - ANSWER An environmental variable that (a) changes
(increases or lowers) the reinforcing or punishing effectiveness of a stimulus,
object, or event; and (b) changes (increases or decreases) the present frequency of
all behaviour reinforced or penalized by that stimulus, object, or event.
IDD - Answer Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Functional Communication Training (FCT) - Answer Addressed difficult
behaviours by teaching the individual how to communicate instead.
Verbal Behavior Training - ANSWER Addresses critical communication skills
based on the many purposes of language. Following orders, requests, commands,
tacts, and social aspects of language are all examples of intraverbal communication.
Task Analysis - ANSWER Is accomplished, and the steps are defined; each is
taught and reinforced.
Pivotal talents - answer Individuals have skills that allow them to learn other skills
more easily.
Joint attention - ANSWER When two people attend on the same stimulus
simultaneously.
Behavioral molding - answer Used to gradually promote desired habits. Certain
behavioral goals may be too tough to achieve given an individual's existing levels
of functioning. It is difficult to travel from point A to point Z without passing
through everything in between.
ANSWER: Differential reinforcement Used to reduce behavior while enhancing
specific behavior, providing reinforcement for the appropriate conduct. An example
would be to speak normally rather than yell.
Every ANSWER is followed by a continuous (CRF) ANSWER reinforcer.
Fixed Ratio (FR) - Answer A reinforcement schedule that calls for a set number of
answers.
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