RBT Training Glossary

Antecedent-behavior-consequence. Also known as the 3-term contingency

can decrease reinforcer effectiveness. Usually associated with satiation

A target that is in the process of being taught. This behavior is not yet a known skill.

recognizing environmental factors that can attribute to problematice behavior and making changes necessary to promote appropriate behavuoe and reduce possible triggers for maladaptive

events that occur before a behavior

teaching skill steps one at a time from the last step to the first and prompting all steps before the steps being taught. Reinforcement after teaching step and at the end of the task

once the function of behavior has been determined, BIPs are used for antecedent strategies, responding to maldaptive behavior, teaching replacement behavioe and what interventions to use, both verbal and physical.

procedure consisting of instruction, modeling, behavioral rehearsal, and feedback that is used to teach new behaviors or skills. Instruction, model, rehearsal, feedback.

anything a person does that can be observed and measured. 4 functions: 1. Automatic/Sensory: providing self-stimulation and is automatically reinforced; 2. Escape: avoiding or escaping a demand or undesirable task; 3. Attention: can be socially mediated and seeks attention in any way from others; 4. Access: tangible, wanting a preferred item.

Used to teach multi-step skills in which the steps involved are defined through task analysis. Each separate step is taught to link together the total “chain.” Can be done either by backward, forward, or total task analyses

something that follows a behavior

records every single occurrence of a behavior. Examples include frequency, duration, rate, and per opportunity

the target behavior occurs and is reinforced after every occurrence

not having something often enough and in return increases the effectiveness of it when used as a reinforcer

A procedure in which one behavioe is reinforced while other behaviors are extinguished. - DRI (Incompatible)- reinforcer incompatible with an undesirable behavior. -DRA (Alternative)- reinforce behavior that is appropriate replacement for undesirable behavior. -DRO (Other)- reinforce any other behavior other than the undesirable behavior

used to measure some instances of behavior but not all. typically associated with partial and whole interval recording and momentary time sampling