The Science of Behavior: ABA Board Battle

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This board helps players review ABA Therapy through a Jeopardy-style game format on Kleveroo. It includes categories such as Foundational Terms, The Four Functions, Teaching Techniques, Measuring Behavior, Professional Ethics. It is useful for classroom review, team trivia, family game night, test prep, and group play.

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  • Foundational Terms

    This term refers to any observable and measurable act of an organism.

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    Behavior

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  • The Four Functions

    This function involves a person behaving to get away from a task or situation.

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    Escape

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  • Teaching Techniques

    This teaching method involves breaking skills into small steps and using fast-paced trials.

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    Discrete Trial Training

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  • Measuring Behavior

    This measurement type counts the total number of times a behavior occurs.

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    Frequency

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  • Professional Ethics

    This board is the credentialing body for behavior analysts.

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    BACB

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Foundational Terms

$100 — This term refers to any observable and measurable act of an organism.
Behavior
$200 — In the ABC model of behavior, this 'A' word represents what occurs immediately before a behavior.
Antecedent
$300 — This is the 'C' in the ABC model, referring to the events following a behavior.
Consequence
$400 — This process involves giving a reward to increase the future frequency of a behavior.
Positive Reinforcement
$500 — This specific term describes a decrease in response rate when reinforcement is no longer provided.
Extinction

The Four Functions

$100 — This function involves a person behaving to get away from a task or situation.
Escape
$200 — A child screaming to get a cookie is likely demonstrating this function.
Tangible
$300 — This function is maintained by the reactions of others, such as eye contact or speaking.
Attention
$400 — Also known as 'self-stimulatory,' this function provides internal pleasure or relief.
Sensory
$500 — Abbreviated as SEAT, these are the four primary functions of this.
Socially Mediated Behavior

Teaching Techniques

$100 — This teaching method involves breaking skills into small steps and using fast-paced trials.
Discrete Trial Training
$200 — This is a hint or assistance provided to help a learner perform a desired behavior.
Prompt
$300 — This naturalistic teaching strategy follows the learner's lead in their everyday environment.
Incidental Teaching
$400 — A procedure where you reinforce successive approximations toward a terminal behavior.
Shaping
$500 — This chaining method starts with the teacher doing all steps except the last one.
Backward Chaining

Measuring Behavior

$100 — This measurement type counts the total number of times a behavior occurs.
Frequency
$200 — This is the total amount of time a behavior lasts from start to finish.
Duration
$300 — The time between the delivery of a SD and the start of the response.
Latency
$400 — A discontinuous measurement where behavior is recorded if it occurs at any time during an interval.
Partial Interval Recording
$500 — The measure of time between two successive responses.
Inter-Response Time

Professional Ethics

$100 — This board is the credentialing body for behavior analysts.
BACB
$200 — This type of relationship occurs when a therapist has a second, non-professional connection with a client.
Dual Relationship
$300 — BCBAs must maintain client confidentiality according to this federal act.
HIPAA
$400 — This is the minimum percentage of hours an RBT must be supervised by a BCBA each month.
Five Percent
$500 — This document outlines the seven dimensions of ABA, written by Baer, Wolf, and Risley.
The 1968 White Paper

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