ABA Chapter 3
Applied Behavior Analysis
Cooper et al
Chapter 3
Selecting and Defining Target Behaviors
Cooper et al
Chapter 3
Selecting and Defining Target Behaviors
Terms
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- objective, clear, complete
- three characteristics of a "good definition"
- habilitation
- (adjustment) occurs when a person's repertoire has been changed such that short- and long-term reinforcers are maximized and short- and long-term punishers are minimized
- behavior checklist
- a checklist that provides descriptions of specific skills and the conditions under which each skill should be observed
- relevance of behavior rule
- holds that only behaviors likely to produce reinforcement in the person's natural envioronment should be targeted for change
- anecdotal observation
- a form of direct, continuous observation in which the observer records a descriptive, temporally sequenced account of all behavior(s) of interest and the antecedent conditions and consequences for those behaviors as those events ocur in the client's natural environment
- social validity
- refers to the exten to which target behaviors are appropriate, intervention procedures are acceptable, and important and significant changes in target and collateral behaviors are produced
- reactivity
- effects of an observation and measurement procedure on the behavior being measured
- ABC recording
- also known as anecdotal observation
- behavioral cusp
- a behavior that has sudden and dramatic consequences that extend well beyond the idiosyncratic change itself because it exposes the person to new environments, reinforcers, contingencies, responses, and stimulus controls
- target behavior
- the response class selected for intervention; can be defined either functionally or topographically
- ecological assessment
- an assessment protocol that acknowldges complex interrelationships between environment and behavior - a method for obtaining data across multiple settings and persons
- topography-based definition
- defines instances of the targeted response class by the shape or form of the behavior
- function-based definition
- designates responses as members of the targeted response class solely in terms of their common effect on the environment
- normalization
- the belief that people with disabilities should be physically and socially integrated into the mainstream of society regardless of the degree or type of disability
- pivotal behavior
- a behavior that, when learned, produces corresponding modifications or covariation in other untrained behaviors