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Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) - ANSWER-The application
of the principles of behavior to socially significant issues in
order to produce meaningful and measurable change.
Behavior theory - ANSWER-Explains what people do and why
they do it by using what can be seen and heard.
Behavior - ANSWER-Everything that a living organism does.
Deprivation state - ANSWER-The person cannot have
something that they want whenever they want it.
Three-Term Contingency (ABC) - ANSWER-Antecedent,
Behavior, Consequence
Discriminative stimuli - ANSWER-Cues that influence operant
behavior by indicating the probable consequences
(reinforcement or nonreinforcement) of a response.
Two reasons for behavior - ANSWER-Escape and gain
,Generalization - ANSWER-When a behavior that has been
shaped or changed has generalized, it is being displayed
under circumstances that are different from the training
environment.
Three types of generalization - ANSWER-Across people,
across settings, and across circumstances.
Generalization across people - ANSWER-Occurs when the
learner displays behavior in the presence of someone who
did not provide intervention to learn the behavior
Generalization across settings - ANSWER-Occurs when the
learner displays the behavior and allocation other than the
one where they learned how to perform the behavior.
Generalization across circumstances - ANSWER-Occurs
when the learner applies what they have learned to do for
one behavioral circumstances to a different behavioral
circumstance.
Data - ANSWER-Used to establish the basis for every
behavior intervention and skill acquisition program as well
as to monitor the effectiveness of the intervention
, Baseline data - ANSWER-Data collected before an
intervention
Operational defining - ANSWER-Process of defining target
behaviors using a precise definition that may include
examples
Rate - ANSWER-How many times a behavior occurs in a
given time. Example Luke threw seven sticks in a 10 minute
time frame
Duration - ANSWER-How long behavior last. Example Sarah's
tantrum lasted 43 minutes
Latency - ANSWER-The amount of time it takes from a
stimulus delivered for behavior to begin. Example: Tony
started his worksheet four minutes after his teacher told
him to get started.
Topography - ANSWER-The way the behavior looks. Example
Sarah kicks, screams, and throws toys when she has a
tantrum.