Exam 2 edf 6226 study guide latest updated
4 functions of behavior - -attention, escape, tangible, alone
Social Positive Reinforcement SR+ is also known as - -attention
Automatic Positive reinforcement provides what? - -sensory stimulation
A behavior is assumed to be maintained by __________ __...
A behavior is assumed to be maintained by __________ _________ only after social
reinforcers have been ruled out - -automatic reinforcement
Behaviors that directly terminate aversive stimulation are therefore maintained by ________
_________ that is an automatic outcome of the response - -negative reinforcement
_________ ________ _________ can account for behaviors that are either appropriate or
harmful - -Automatic negative reinforcement
________ enables hypotheses about the relations among specific types of environmental
events and behaviors - -FBA
FBA's are designed to obtain information about the ________ (________) a behavior serves
for a person - -purposes; functions
What is used to identify the type and source of reinforcement for challenging behaviors as
the basis for intervention to decrease the occurrences of those behaviors? - -FBA
3 strategic approaches of an FBA - -Alter antecedent variables, alter consequent
variables, teach alternative behaviors
What is the overarching term for the type of assessment used to hypothesize the relations
among environmental events and behaviors? - -FBA
3 methods of an FBA - -Functional (experimental) analysis, descriptive assessments,
indirect assessment
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What is the ONLY method of an FBA that allows practitioners to confirm hypotheses
regarding functional relations between problem behavior and environmental events?
What method is being used when antecedents and consequences representing those in
the person's natural environment are arranged so that their separate effects on problem
behavior can be observed and measured? - -Functional analysis
functional analysis is also known as ______ - -Analog
In an FA, the _________ and ________ similar to those occurring in the natural routines are
presented in a _______ manner, but the analysis is not conducted in the context of naturally
occurring routines - -antecedents; consequences; systematic
4 conditions presented in a FA - -3 test conditions and 1 control condition
3 test conditions presented in an FA - -attention, escape, alone
What is happening in the control condition of an FA - -No demands placed and
reinforcement is freely available
Each test condition of an FA contains a ________ ________ and a potential source of
________ for problem behavior - -motivating operation; reinforcement
problem behavior is expected to be ______ in the "play" condition (aka the control
condition) - -Low
Limitations of FA's include - -strengthening undesired behaviors, limited
acceptability, some behaviors may not be appropriate for an FA, naturally occurring
variables go undetected, time and effort
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