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Chance 2
Methods of ABA
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
12/16/2012

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Term
Behavioral Assessment
Definition
1. Define the target behavior
2. identify functional relations between the target behavior and its antecedents and consequences
3. identify an effective intervention for changing the target behavior
Term
Target behavior
Definition
the behavior to be changed by an intervention to make it occur more or less frequently
Term
Identifying Functional Relations
Definition
the relation between the target behavior and what happens before and after
Term
Functional Analysis
Definition
The process of testing hypotheses about the functional relations among antecedents, target behavior and consequences

begins with the observation of the client and reveals the relationship between the target behavior and environment
Term
Continuous Recording
Definition
Method of recording behavior rates. Record each and every occurrence over a period. Usually half hour to hour, multiple times.
Good if behavior isn't too frequent because difficult to keep count.
Term
Interval Recording
Definition
Record WHETHER a behavior occurs over a series of short intervals.
Good for very frequent behavior
Term
ABAB Reversal Design
Definition
Basically Baseline-Intervention-Baseline-Intervention

Repeated the way it is so you can try to see if some third variable coincidentally messed with shit the first time
Term
Multiple Baseline Design
Definition
Different situations same intervention. Just different baselines.
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