BCBA 5th edition task list
Description - is a collection of facts about an observed event.
Prediction - repeated observations reveal that observing other events can consistently
result in accurately anticipating an outcome
Control - a specific change in one event can be reliably produced by scientific
manipulation or variables.
Radical behaviorism - is a branch of behaviorism that includes thoughts and feelings in
addition to the observable events
Generality/Generalization - Behavior change that lasts over time, appears in
environment other than the environment which it was taught and spreads to other
behaviors not targeted by the intervention
Effective - behavior that changes in a practical manner that results in clinical or social
significance
Technological - all procedures of an intervention, data and results of an experiment or
study are cleared outlined in detail so they can be understood, replicated and
implemented by anyone
Applied - the commitment of effecting fimprovements fin fpeople's fbehaviors fto fenhance
ftheir fquality fof flife.
Conceptually fsystematic f- fall fprocedures fused fin fpractice fshould fbe frelated fto fthe
fbasic fbehavioral fprinciples fof fbehavior fanalysis ffrom fwhich fthey fwere fderived.
Analytic f- fwhen fthe fexperimenter fhas fdemonstrated fa freliable fchange fand ffunctional
frelation fbetween fthe fmanipulated fevents fof fa ftarget fbehavior.
Behavioral f- fObservable fand fmeasurable fbehavior fthat fmust fbe fthe fbehavior fin fneed fof
fimprovement.
7 fdimension fof fbehavior f- fGET fA fCAB
Behavior f- fan forganism finteraction fwith fthe fenvironment f"Dead fman's ftest"
Response f- fa fspecific finstance fof fbehavior
Stimulus f- fevents fin fthe fenvironment fthat faffect fthe fbehavior fof fan findividual
Stimulus fclass f- fa fgroup fof fstimuli fthat fare fsimilar falong fone for fmore fdimensions f(
ffor fexample, fthey flook for fsounds fsimilar, fthey fhave fa fcommon feffect fon fthe
fbehavior, for fthey fat fsimilar ftimes frelative fto fthe fresponse).
, BCBA 5th edition task list
Respondent fconditioning f- fa flearning fprocess fwherein fa fpreviously fneutral fstimulus
f(which fwould fnot falter fbehavior) facquires fthe fability fto felicit fa fresponse f(alter
fbehavior).
Operant fconditioning f- fconsequences fthat fresults fin fan fincrease for fdecrease fthe
ffrequency fin fthe fsame ftype fof fbehavior funder fsimilar fconditions f(remember foperant
fbehaviors fare fcontrolled fby ftheir fconsequences)
Positive freinforcement f- fa fresponse fis ffollowed fby fthe fpresentation fof fa fstimulus fthat
fresults fin fan fincrease fin fbehavior funder fsimilar fcircumstances
Negative freinforcement f- fa fresponse fis ffollowed fby fthe fremoval fof fa fstimulus fthat
fresults fin fan fincrease fon fbehavior funder fsimilar fcircumstances.
Fixed fRatio f(FR) f- fa fschedule fof freinforcement fwhere freinforcement fis fprovided fafter fa
ffixed fnumber fof fresponses foccur
Fixed fInterval f(FI) f- fa fschedule fof freinforcement fwhere freinforcement fis fprovided fafter
fa ffixed famount fof ftime felapses.
Variable fRatio f(VR) f- fa fschedule fof freinforcement fwhere freinforcement fis fprovided
fvariably fafter fan faverage famount fof fresponses fare femitted.
Positive fpunishment f- fthe fpresentation fof fa fstimulus f(punishment) ffollows fa fresponse,
fwhich fthen fresults fin fa fdecrease fin fthe ffuture ffrequency fof fthe fbehavior.
Negative fpunishment f- fthe fremoval fof fa fstimulus f(punishment) ffollows fresponse, fwhich
fthen fresults fin fa fdecrease fin fthe ffuture ffrequency fof fthe fbehavior.
Automatic fcontingencies f- fbehaviors fmaintained fby fautomatic fcontingencies fcan fbe
fsaid fto fproduce ftheir fown fconsequences, fwithout fanother fperson fchanging fthe
fenvironment fin fanyway fin fresponse fto fthe fbehavior finterest
Socially fmediated fcontingencies f- fcontingency fdelivered fin fwhole for fin fpart fby fanother
fperson.
Unconditioned freinforcer f- freinforcement fthat fworks fwithout fprior flearning fin f( fIn fother
fwords, fliving fthings fcame finto fthe fworld fwith fa fneed ffor fthese fthings f"built fin' fto ftheir
fbiology.
Conditioned freinforcer f- fa freinforcer fwhich fbecomes freinforcing fonly fafter fa flearning
fhistory.
Generalized freinforcer f- fa fconsequence fthat fhas fbeen fpaired fwith faccess fto fmany
fdifferent freinforcing fconsequences funtil fit ftook fon freinforcing fproperties
Description - is a collection of facts about an observed event.
Prediction - repeated observations reveal that observing other events can consistently
result in accurately anticipating an outcome
Control - a specific change in one event can be reliably produced by scientific
manipulation or variables.
Radical behaviorism - is a branch of behaviorism that includes thoughts and feelings in
addition to the observable events
Generality/Generalization - Behavior change that lasts over time, appears in
environment other than the environment which it was taught and spreads to other
behaviors not targeted by the intervention
Effective - behavior that changes in a practical manner that results in clinical or social
significance
Technological - all procedures of an intervention, data and results of an experiment or
study are cleared outlined in detail so they can be understood, replicated and
implemented by anyone
Applied - the commitment of effecting fimprovements fin fpeople's fbehaviors fto fenhance
ftheir fquality fof flife.
Conceptually fsystematic f- fall fprocedures fused fin fpractice fshould fbe frelated fto fthe
fbasic fbehavioral fprinciples fof fbehavior fanalysis ffrom fwhich fthey fwere fderived.
Analytic f- fwhen fthe fexperimenter fhas fdemonstrated fa freliable fchange fand ffunctional
frelation fbetween fthe fmanipulated fevents fof fa ftarget fbehavior.
Behavioral f- fObservable fand fmeasurable fbehavior fthat fmust fbe fthe fbehavior fin fneed fof
fimprovement.
7 fdimension fof fbehavior f- fGET fA fCAB
Behavior f- fan forganism finteraction fwith fthe fenvironment f"Dead fman's ftest"
Response f- fa fspecific finstance fof fbehavior
Stimulus f- fevents fin fthe fenvironment fthat faffect fthe fbehavior fof fan findividual
Stimulus fclass f- fa fgroup fof fstimuli fthat fare fsimilar falong fone for fmore fdimensions f(
ffor fexample, fthey flook for fsounds fsimilar, fthey fhave fa fcommon feffect fon fthe
fbehavior, for fthey fat fsimilar ftimes frelative fto fthe fresponse).
, BCBA 5th edition task list
Respondent fconditioning f- fa flearning fprocess fwherein fa fpreviously fneutral fstimulus
f(which fwould fnot falter fbehavior) facquires fthe fability fto felicit fa fresponse f(alter
fbehavior).
Operant fconditioning f- fconsequences fthat fresults fin fan fincrease for fdecrease fthe
ffrequency fin fthe fsame ftype fof fbehavior funder fsimilar fconditions f(remember foperant
fbehaviors fare fcontrolled fby ftheir fconsequences)
Positive freinforcement f- fa fresponse fis ffollowed fby fthe fpresentation fof fa fstimulus fthat
fresults fin fan fincrease fin fbehavior funder fsimilar fcircumstances
Negative freinforcement f- fa fresponse fis ffollowed fby fthe fremoval fof fa fstimulus fthat
fresults fin fan fincrease fon fbehavior funder fsimilar fcircumstances.
Fixed fRatio f(FR) f- fa fschedule fof freinforcement fwhere freinforcement fis fprovided fafter fa
ffixed fnumber fof fresponses foccur
Fixed fInterval f(FI) f- fa fschedule fof freinforcement fwhere freinforcement fis fprovided fafter
fa ffixed famount fof ftime felapses.
Variable fRatio f(VR) f- fa fschedule fof freinforcement fwhere freinforcement fis fprovided
fvariably fafter fan faverage famount fof fresponses fare femitted.
Positive fpunishment f- fthe fpresentation fof fa fstimulus f(punishment) ffollows fa fresponse,
fwhich fthen fresults fin fa fdecrease fin fthe ffuture ffrequency fof fthe fbehavior.
Negative fpunishment f- fthe fremoval fof fa fstimulus f(punishment) ffollows fresponse, fwhich
fthen fresults fin fa fdecrease fin fthe ffuture ffrequency fof fthe fbehavior.
Automatic fcontingencies f- fbehaviors fmaintained fby fautomatic fcontingencies fcan fbe
fsaid fto fproduce ftheir fown fconsequences, fwithout fanother fperson fchanging fthe
fenvironment fin fanyway fin fresponse fto fthe fbehavior finterest
Socially fmediated fcontingencies f- fcontingency fdelivered fin fwhole for fin fpart fby fanother
fperson.
Unconditioned freinforcer f- freinforcement fthat fworks fwithout fprior flearning fin f( fIn fother
fwords, fliving fthings fcame finto fthe fworld fwith fa fneed ffor fthese fthings f"built fin' fto ftheir
fbiology.
Conditioned freinforcer f- fa freinforcer fwhich fbecomes freinforcing fonly fafter fa flearning
fhistory.
Generalized freinforcer f- fa fconsequence fthat fhas fbeen fpaired fwith faccess fto fmany
fdifferent freinforcing fconsequences funtil fit ftook fon freinforcing fproperties
