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BCBA Vocabulary
4 Functions of behavior - attention, sensory/automatic, to access a tangible/edible, escape a particular person, place, or activity Accepting responsibility - One of the core principles. We have an awesome responsibility in designing behavior change programs. We have to take responsibility when treatments do not work. According dignity - One of the core principles, we treat clients with respect and respect their wishes. Analytic - demonstrates experimental control over the occurrence and nonoccurence of the behavior-- that is, if a functional relation is demonstrated. Antecedent - Environmental events that occur before a behavior Applied - investigates socially significant behaviors with immediate importance to the subject(s) Applied Behavior Analysis - is the science in which tactics derived from the principles of behavior are applied systematically to improve socially significant behavior and experimentation is used to identify the variables responsible for behavior change Aversive procedures -
An unpleasant or noxious stimulus, more technically, a stimulus change or condition that functions to evoke a behavior that has terminated it in the past, as a punisher when presented following behavior, and/or as a reinforce when withdrawn following behavior BACB Task List - task list for skills that are common behavior analytic tasks that will be tested on the BACB exam BCaBA - conducts assessments and can interpret results Behavior Analysis Certification Board (BACB) - Certification Board for behavior analysts, The BACB certification procedures and content undergo regular psychometric review and validation, pursuant to a job analysis survey of the profession and standards established by content experts in the field. Behavior analysts - refers to individual who holds the BCBA or BCaBA credential, an individual authorized by the BACB to provide supervision, or a coordinator of a BACB Approved Course Sequences. Where Code elements are deemed relevant to the practice of an RBT, the term "behavior analyst" includes the behavior technician. Behavior change program - The behavior-change program is a formal, written document that describes in technological detail every assessment and treatment task necessary to achieve stated goals. Behavior-Analytic Services - services that are explicitly based on principles and procedures of behavior analysis (i.e., the science of behavior) and are designed to change behavior in socially important ways. Behavioral - entails precise measurement of the actual behavior in need of improvement and documents that it was the subject's behavior that changed
describes a situation of trust insofar as any information regarding a person receiving or having received services may not be discussed with or otherwise made available to another person or group, unless that person has provided explicit authorization for release of information conflict of interest - A situation in which a person in a position of responsibility or trust has competing professional or personal interests that make it difficult to fulfill his or her duties impartially Consent to release information - Signed document necessary before information can be released to other individuals or agencies Consequence - Environmental events that occur after a behavior, these may be planned events (such as a time out when a child tantrums in a store) or unplanned events (items on a shelf all over store floor) that may have an impact on maintaining a particular behavior concern. Consequences are not only "negative" in nature. In the field of ABA, the term consequence also includes "positive" responses to a behavior, that occur after the behavior. Control - results of experiments that show that specific manipulations of one event (the independent variable) produce a reliable change in another event (the independent variable), and that the change in the dependent variable was unlikely the result of extraneous factors (confounding variables) Correlation - The systematic coexistence between two events can be used to redirect the relative probability of one event occurring based on the presence of another event Crisis management procedures - Procedures to deal with crisis that are required by law in clinics or schools. Can involve crisis management training like PCMA or CPI Data safeguards -
Security procedures for data that are mandatory for keeping client data safe like locking up confidential files or having secure systems to keep online Description - Consist of a collection of facts about the observed events that can be quantified, classified, or examined for possible relations with other known facts. Determinism - the universe is a lawful a and orderly place in which all phenomena occurs as a result of other events. Disclosure - Behavior analysts never disclose confidential information without the consent of the client, except as mandated by law, or where permitted by law for a valid purpose, Behavior analysts recognize that parameters of consent for disclosure should be acquired at the outset of any defined relationship and is an ongoing procedure throughout the duration of the professional relationship. Do no harm - One of the core ethical principles; means to follow a system of regimen in which according to one's ability and judgment, consider what's beneficial for one's patients, or to help or to at least do no harm. Dual relations - any interaction other than the client-professional relationshiop Effective - improves behavior sufficiently to produce practical results for the participant/client Empiricism - the practice of objective observation of the phenomena of interest establishing operation (EO) -
Functional assessment or Functional Behavior Assessment - refers to a category of procedures used to formally assess the possible environmental causes of problem behavior. These procedures include informant assessments (e.g., interviews, rating scales), direct observation in the natural environment (e.g., ABC assessment), and experimental functional analysis. Functional relation - a specific change in one event (the dependent variable) can reliably be produced by specific manipulations of another event (the independent variable), and that the change in the dependent variable was unlikely to be the result of other extraneous factors (confounding variables). Functions of behavior - What the client is accessing or escaping by engaging in the problem behavior Generality - produces behavior changes that last over time, appear in other environments, or spread to other behaviors. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) - A federal act that protects health information of clients. Relates to data safeguarding. Least restrictive procedures - Behavior analysts minimize the use of items as potential reinforcers that may be harmful to the health and development of the client, or that may require excessive motivating operations to be effective. Level of Understanding - Different types of scientific investigations yield knowledge that enables the description, prediction, and/or control of the phenomena studied. Maintenance - Continuation of the conditions that generated a performance
Multiple Relationships - A multiple relationship is one in which a behavior analyst is in both a behavior-analytic role and a non-behavior analytic role simultaneously with a client or someone closely associated with or related to the client. Negative punishment - occurs when a behavior is followed by the removal of a stimulus event and the future frequency of the behavior decreases under similar environmental conditions. Negative Reinforcement - the removal of a stimulus upon the occurrence of a behavior that increases the likelihood that the behavior will occur in the future Operational Definition - A definition in terms of the operations used to produce and measure a phenomenon. It is important to define a behavior in clear and concise terms so that it can be accurately measured, assessed and treated by a number of individuals across a variety of environments. Parsimony - simple, logical explanations must be ruled out, experimentally or conceptually before more complex or abstract explanations are considered. Philosophic doubt - continually questioning the truthfulness and validity of all scientific theory and knowledge. Positive punishment - occurs when a behavior is followed by the presentation of a stimulus event and the future frequency of the behavior decreases under similar environmental conditions. Positive reinforcement - the presentation of a stimulus that increases the future likelihood that a behavior will occur
Van Houten article. One of the clients rights. They have right to treatment based on the research literature and adapted to the individual client. Risk-Benefit Analysis - a deliberate evaluation of the potential risks (e.g., limitations, side effects, costs) and benefits (e.g., treatment outcomes, efficiency, savings) associated with a given intervention should conclude with a course of action associated with greater benefits than risks. Service Record - Record of treatment that includes, but is not limited to, written behavior-change plans, assessments, graphs, raw data, electronic recordings, progress summaries, and written reports. Supervisee - A student or individual under the supervision of a BCBA, professor, supervisor in clinic, or manager supervisee - is any individual whose behavior-analytic services are overseen by a behavior analyst within the context of a defined, agreed-upon relationship. Supervisor - any behavior analyst who oversees behavior-analytic services performed by a supervisee within the context of a defined, agreed-upon relationship Technological - the written description of all procedures used in the study is sufficiently complete and detailed to enable others to replicate it. Treating others with care and compassion - One of the core principles the value that suggests that clients be given choices and interpersonal relationship demonstrate sympathy and concern. Treatment efficacy -
refers to the clients right to effective treatment (i.e., based on the research literature and adapted to the individual client).
