Sometimes, we want to test the effectiveness of contingent reinforcement. This simply means, is our reinforcing what is maintaining the behavior or it is something else? We would want to know this so we could discontinuous a reinforcement procedure that was either difficult to implement or unnatural. This is important because behavior is more likely to be maintained if it…
Response generalization Behaviors look different but have the same function. We are not cavemen so it does not matter if we use stimuli in our responses! For example, Eating with a spoon is a behavior. A spoon is a stimulus but that DOES not matter when we are talking about generalization. Eating with a fork is a behavior. A fork…
2 Categories of Prompts Response and Stimulus A prompt MUST come between the SD and behavior. It has to work to be considered a prompt. Response prompts: (Act on the learner) Model- show them what to do. Example) SD: “Touch head” (Model touching your head) Learner touches their head. Verbal- tell them what to do. Example) SD: “When teaching imitation,…
Shaping is used when a behavior is NOT in a learner’s repertoire but we want to provide them reinforcement for their best attempt to engage in the behavior. For example, if we are working with a two year old child with severe language delay to request “bubbles,” it could take months or even years for them to be able to…
Extraneous variables Extraneous Variables: Aspects of the environment you CAN control that could affect the outcome of an experiment. (e.g. the time of the session, the lighting in the room (assuming lights work), the temperature in the room (assuming the thermostat works) ect. Confounding variables Confounding variables: Factors that you CANNOT control that could potentially influence the outcome of an…
Everyday, I help break down a confusing ABA term and put it in plain English! Whether you are studying for your BCBA exam, explaining ABA to parents or are a student, there is no reason to be so confused over ABA terms. While “behavioral language” is very confusing, these concepts don’t have to be. Today we will discuss a discriminative…
Everyday, I help break down a confusing ABA term and put it in plain English! Whether you are studying for your BCBA exam, explaining ABA to parents or are a student, there is no reason to be so confused over ABA terms. While “behavioral language” is very confusing, these concepts don’t have to be. Today we will discuss According to…
Everyday, I break down a confusing ABA term and put it in plain English! If you are studying for your BCBA exam, explaining ABA to parents, or are a student, there is no reason to be so confused over ABA terms. “Behavioral language” can be very confusing, however these concepts don’t have to be. Today we will discuss the matching…
Everyday, I help break down a confusing ABA term and put it in plain English! Whether you are studying for your BCBA exam, explaining ABA to parents or are a student, there is no reason to be so confused over ABA terms. While “behavioral language” is very confusing, these concepts don’t have to be. In this blog article, we will…
Everyday, I help break down a confusing ABA term and put it in plain English! Whether you are studying for your BCBA exam, explaining ABA to parents or are a student, there is no reason to be so confused over ABA terms. While “behavioral language” is very confusing, these concepts don’t have to be. According to Cooper, Heron and Heward,…