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ABC Recording - Answer A form of direct continuous observation in which the observer
records a descriptive, temporarily sequenced account of all behaviors of interest and the
antecedent conditions and consequences for those behaviors as those events occur in the
client’s natural environment
Behavior Checklist - Answer An inventory that provides descriptions of different skills (usually
in hierarchal order) and the conditions under which each skill should be observed
Behavioral Assessment - Answer A form of evaluation that involves a full range of inquiry
methods to identify problematic antecedent & consequent controlling variables
Celebration - Answer The change in rate of responding over time, based on count per unit of
time
Discrete trial - Answer Any operant whose response rate is controlled by a given opportunity
to complete the response
Duration - Answer A dimension of behavior, specifically the time from the onset of the
behavior to the end of the behavior
Ecological assessment - Answer An assessment protocol that acknowledges complex
interrelationships between environment and behavior
Event recording - Answer A measurement procedure for obtaining a tally or count of the
number of times a behavior occurs
Free operant - Answer Any operant of behavior that results in minimal displacement of the
participant in time and space
Frequency - Answer A dimension of behavior; specifically the number of times a behavior
occurs in a specific time period
Interresponse time - Answer A measure of temporal locus defined as the elapsed time
between two successive responses
Magnitude - Answer The force or intensity of a given response
, Rate - Answer A ratio count per observance time, often expressed as count per standard unit
of time and calculated by dividing the number of responses recorded by the number of standard
units of time in which observations were conducted
Reactivity - Answer Effects of an observation and measurement procedure on the behavior
being measured
Response latency - Answer A measure of temporal locus; the elapsed time from the onset of a
stimulus to the initiation of a response
Target behavior - Answer The response class selected for intervention
Temporal extent - Answer Refers to the fact that every instance of behavior occurs during
some amount of time
Temporal locus - Answer Refers to the fact that every instance of a behavior occurs at a certain
point in time with respect to other events
Topography - Answer The physical form or shape of behavior
Trials-to-criterion - Answer A special form of event recording; a measure of the number of
responses or practice opportunities needed for a person to achieve a pre-established level of
accuracy or profiency
Analogue setting - Answer An observation setting that is not part of the client's normal daily
routine
Artifact - Answer 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.
Behavioral cusp - Answer An action that has sudden and dramatic consequences that extend
well beyond in idiosyncratic change itself, because it exposes the person to new environments,
reinforcers, contingencies, responses and stimulus controls
Direct assessment - Answer Behavioral evaluation involving direct observation and recording
of the behavior as it occurs