Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Fundamentals Flashcards
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What is 'chaining' in ABA?
Answer: Teaching a complex behavior by connecting individual steps in a task analysis
Chaining is a teaching procedure that links individual steps of a task analysis together so the learner can ultimately perform the entire complex behavior independently.
In backward chaining, which step is taught first?
Answer: The last step in the task analysis
In backward chaining, the learner is initially taught the last step of the task analysis, allowing them to experience the natural reinforcer at the end of each trial.
According to Skinner's verbal behavior framework, what is a 'mand'?
Answer: A request or demand for a specific item or action
A mand is a verbal operant controlled by motivating operations in which the speaker requests a specific reinforcer, such as saying 'juice' to get juice.
What is a 'tact' in Skinner's verbal behavior framework?
Answer: A label or comment about a stimulus in the environment
A tact is a verbal operant controlled by a nonverbal stimulus (object, action, or property) in which the speaker labels or comments on something in the environment.
Which verbal operant involves repeating what someone else says (vocal imitation)?
Answer: Echoic
An echoic is a verbal operant in which the speaker repeats or imitates the vocal verbal behavior of another person, such as repeating a word after a model.
What is an 'intraverbal' in verbal behavior?
Answer: A verbal response to another's verbal stimulus without point-to-point correspondence
An intraverbal is a verbal operant controlled by another verbal stimulus where the response does not match the controlling stimulus, such as answering 'blue' when asked 'What color is the sky?'
What is 'stimulus control' in Applied Behavior Analysis?
Answer: A situation in which a specific antecedent stimulus reliably evokes a particular behavior
Stimulus control exists when the presence of a specific antecedent stimulus reliably increases the probability that a particular behavior will occur, established through differential reinforcement.