YOUR ABA DEFINITION REPERTOIRE Justin Daigle MA BCBA

YOUR ABA DEFINITION REPERTOIRE Justin Daigle, MA, BCBA, LBA

Terms from Training Antecedent Applied Behavior Analysis Behavior Data Deprivation Differential Reinforcement Discrete Trial Echoic Functions of Behavior Impure Tact Intraverbal Mand Matching to Sample Negative Punishment Negative Reinforcement

Terms from Training… Part Deux Pairing Positive Punishment Positive Reinforcement Punishment Reinforcement Satiation Stimulus-Stimulus Pairing (Pairing) Tact Target Behavior Three-Term Contingency Verbal Behavior

Terms from “Reinforcer” Discussion Conditioned Punisher Conditioned Reinforcer Consequence Contingent Free Operant Preference Assessment Premack Principle Primary Reinforcement Secondary Reinforcer Unconditioned Punisher Unconditioned Reinforcer

Terms from this Reminder Repertoire – The whole of an individuals behavior. Ex: “Justin can read this because reading is within his repertoire. ” Ex: “Eoin just added two new manding items to his repertoire. ”

People you should know… B. F. Skinner – Psychologist that created “Radical Behaviorism”. Researched using behavioral principals to shape the behaviors of living organisms. Often nicknamed the “Father of ABA”. He coined several major terms such as “reinforcer” and “punishment” as well as wrote the book Verbal Behavior.

A Few Random Terms Topography – The form of the behavior � Hitting is a topography. Attention is a function. � Kicking is a topography. Attention is a function � Hitting is a topography. Attention is a function. � Kicking is a topography. Escape is a function. � Hitting is a topography. Attention is a function. � Hitting is a topography. Escape is a function.

Topography and Function Different topographies of a behavior can have different functions