BCBA exam prep
Setting events - Stimulus events or contexts.
They include complex antecedent conditions, events, etc. and tend to exert general
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control over behavior (as opposed to the more predictive control exerted by
discriminative stimuli). (Alberto & Troutman, 2003, pp. 240-241; Catania, 1998, pp.
129,387; Cooper, Heron, & Heward, 1987, pp. 31-32; Kazdin, 2001, pp. 35-38; Michael,
1993, p. 59; Sulzer-Azaroff & Mayer, 1991, p. 254)
Ex. going on another team's court...heart beating fast
Antecedent control strategies include... - (not limited to)
-manipulating EOs for desired behavior
-presenting SDs for desired behavior
-reducing response effort for desired behavior
-removing EOs for undesired behavior
-increasing response effort for undesired behavior. (Cooper, Heron, & Heward, 2007,
pp. 374-409; Miltenberger, 2001, pp. 300-324)
Ecological behavior change strategies involve... - antecedent manipulations such as
setting up the environment or altering routines to promote the desired behavior
changes.
These may include:
-reducing noise levels
-increasing response effort
-enriching the environment with toys or activities
-changing schedules
It does not include consequent strategies such as reinforcement and punishment.
(Miltenberger, 2001, pp. 300-324)
Difference between:
Discriminative Stimulus
Contextual Variable
Reinforcing Event
Establishing Operation - DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS—A stimulus in the presence of
which a behavior has been previously reinforced
CONTEXTUAL VARIABLE—setting event; exerts general control over antecedentbehavior interactions
REINFORCING EVENT—follows a response and increases the future probability of that
behavior
ESTABLISHING OPERATION—alters the value of an event as a reinforcer and evokes
behavior that has previously resulted in that event
(Alberto & Troutman, 2003, pp. 240-241; Catania, 1998, pp. 129, 387; Cooper, Heron, &
Heward, 1987, pp. 31-32; Cooper, Heron, & Heward, 2007, pp. 374-389; Kazdin, 2001,
pp. 35-38; Michael, 1993, pp. 59, 136;)
Role-playing vs. Modeling - Role-playing involves a trainee practicing the skill while
someone else acts as if they are the target individual. Modeling involves a trainer
demonstrating the skill. (Kazdin, 2001, p. 358) [Show Less]