BCBA exam prep

BCBA exam prep Setting events - Stimulus events or contexts. They include complex antecedent conditions, events, etc. and tend to exert general control over behavior (as opposed to the more predictive control exerted by discriminative stimuli). (Alberto & Troutman, 2003, pp. 240-241; Catania, 1998, pp. 129,387; Cooper, Heron, & Heward, 1987, pp. 31-32; Kazdin, 2001, pp. 35-38; Michael, 1993, p. 59; Sulzer-Azaroff & Mayer, 1991, p. 254) Ex. going on another team's court...heart beating fast Antecedent control strategies include... - (not limited to) -manipulating EOs for desired behavior -presenting SDs for desired behavior -reducing response effort for desired behavior -removing EOs for undesired behavior -increasing response effort for undesired behavior. (Cooper, Heron, & Heward, 2007, pp. 374-409; Miltenberger, 2001, pp. 300-324) Ecological behavior change strategies involve... - antecedent manipulations such as setting up the environment or altering routines to promote the desired behavior changes. These may include: -reducing noise levels -increasing response effort -enriching the environment with toys or activities -changing schedules It does not include consequent strategies such as reinforcement and punishment. (Miltenberger, 2001, pp. 300-324) Difference between: Discriminative Stimulus Contextual Variable Reinforcing Event Establishing Operation - DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS—A stimulus in the presence of which a behavior has been previously reinforced CONTEXTUAL VARIABLE—setting event; exerts general control over antecedentbehavior interactions REINFORCING EVENT—follows a response and increases the future probability of that behavior ESTABLISHING OPERATION—alters the value of an event as a reinforcer and evokes behavior that has previously resulted in that event (Alberto & Troutman, 2003, pp. 240-241; Catania, 1998, pp. 129, 387; Cooper, Heron, & Heward, 1987, pp. 31-32; Cooper, Heron, & Heward, 2007, pp. 374-389; Kazdin, 2001, pp. 35-38; Michael, 1993, pp. 59, 136;) Role-playing vs. Modeling - Role-playing involves a trainee practicing the skill while someone else acts as if they are the target individual. Modeling involves a trainer demonstrating the skill. (Kazdin, 2001, p. 358)