BCBA Applied Behavior Analysis – SAFMEDS
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A-B design a two-phase experimental design consisting of a
pretreatment baseline condition (A) followed by
a treatment condition (B)
A-B-A design a three-phase experimental design consisting of
an initial baseline phase (A) until steady state
responding, an intervention phase (B) in which
the treatment condition is implemented until the
behavior has changed and steady state
responding is obtained, and a return to baseline
conditions (A) by withdrawing the independent
variable to see whether responding "reverses" to
levels observed in the initial baseline phase
abative effect (of a motivating A decrease in the current frequency of behavior
operation) that has been reinforced by the stimulus that is
increased in reinforcing effectiveness by the
same motivating operation. For example, food
ingestion abates (decreases the current
frequency of) behavior that has been reinforced
by food.
,Abolishing operation A motivating operation that decreases the
reinforcing effectiveness of a stimulus, object, or
event. For example, the reinforcing effectiveness
of food is abolished as a result of food ingestion
Accuracy (of measurement) The extent to which observed values, the data
produced by measuring an event, match the true
state, or true values, of the event as it exists in
nature
Alternative schedule (ALT) Provides reinforcement when the response
requirements of any of two or more
simultaneously available component schedules
are met.
anecdotal observation (ABC Recording) a form of direct, continuous
observation in which the observer records a
descriptive, temporally sequenced account of all
behavior(s) of interest and the antecedent
conditions and consequences for those
behaviors as those events occur in the client's
natural environment
antecedent An environmental condition or stimulus change
existing or occurring prior to a behavior of
interest.
, antecedent intervention A behavior change strategy that manipulates
antecedent stimuli based on (A) motivating
operations (evocative & abative effects) (B)
stimulus control and (C) contingency-
independent interventions (protective
equipment, restraint)
Applied Behavior Analysis The science in which tactics derived from the
principles of behavior are applied to improve
socially significant behavior and experimentation
is used to identify the variables responsible for
the improvement in behavior.
arbitrary stimulus class antecedent stimuli that evoke the same response
but do not resemble each other in physical form
or share a relational aspect such as bigger or
under (e.g., peanuts, cheese, coconut milk, and
chicken breasts are members of this if they evoke
the response "source of protein"
artifact an outcome or result that appears to exist
because of the way it is measured but in fact
does not correspond to what actually occurred
ascending baseline A data path that shows an increasing trend in the
response measure over time.
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Answers) 2026/27 | Graded A+
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Terms in this set (190)
A-B design a two-phase experimental design consisting of a
pretreatment baseline condition (A) followed by
a treatment condition (B)
A-B-A design a three-phase experimental design consisting of
an initial baseline phase (A) until steady state
responding, an intervention phase (B) in which
the treatment condition is implemented until the
behavior has changed and steady state
responding is obtained, and a return to baseline
conditions (A) by withdrawing the independent
variable to see whether responding "reverses" to
levels observed in the initial baseline phase
abative effect (of a motivating A decrease in the current frequency of behavior
operation) that has been reinforced by the stimulus that is
increased in reinforcing effectiveness by the
same motivating operation. For example, food
ingestion abates (decreases the current
frequency of) behavior that has been reinforced
by food.
,Abolishing operation A motivating operation that decreases the
reinforcing effectiveness of a stimulus, object, or
event. For example, the reinforcing effectiveness
of food is abolished as a result of food ingestion
Accuracy (of measurement) The extent to which observed values, the data
produced by measuring an event, match the true
state, or true values, of the event as it exists in
nature
Alternative schedule (ALT) Provides reinforcement when the response
requirements of any of two or more
simultaneously available component schedules
are met.
anecdotal observation (ABC Recording) a form of direct, continuous
observation in which the observer records a
descriptive, temporally sequenced account of all
behavior(s) of interest and the antecedent
conditions and consequences for those
behaviors as those events occur in the client's
natural environment
antecedent An environmental condition or stimulus change
existing or occurring prior to a behavior of
interest.
, antecedent intervention A behavior change strategy that manipulates
antecedent stimuli based on (A) motivating
operations (evocative & abative effects) (B)
stimulus control and (C) contingency-
independent interventions (protective
equipment, restraint)
Applied Behavior Analysis The science in which tactics derived from the
principles of behavior are applied to improve
socially significant behavior and experimentation
is used to identify the variables responsible for
the improvement in behavior.
arbitrary stimulus class antecedent stimuli that evoke the same response
but do not resemble each other in physical form
or share a relational aspect such as bigger or
under (e.g., peanuts, cheese, coconut milk, and
chicken breasts are members of this if they evoke
the response "source of protein"
artifact an outcome or result that appears to exist
because of the way it is measured but in fact
does not correspond to what actually occurred
ascending baseline A data path that shows an increasing trend in the
response measure over time.
