The ABCs of behavior
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The lesson, in words
You help assess behavior by collecting data. An ABC record describes it: antecedent, behavior, consequence.
Something is added or removed after a client’s behavior, and that behavior increases. That is reinforcement.
A reinforcement schedule tells you when to reinforce: after a number of responses, or after the first response once time has passed.
When the behavior happens, write what came immediately before it, the behavior itself, and what came immediately after. Only what you can see or hear.
If throwing a block keeps getting the task removed, that escape is negative reinforcement and is likely keeping it going. Record it and tell your supervisor.
Fixed ratio three means you deliver the reinforcer after every third response.
A token after every third correct response is which schedule?
- FI 3
- VR 3
- FR 3
Answer: FR 3. FR 3: a reinforcer after every 3rd response. FI: the first response after a set time. VR: the count varies around an average.
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