SOCSCI 2UA3 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Applied Behavior Analysis, Stargate Program, Operant Conditioning
12 Oct 2018
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SOCSCI 2UA3
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
Principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis
September 6, 2018
Lecture 1
What is ABA?
• Objective analysis of behaviour
• Applies basic principles to learning and behaviour
• Basic methodology for teaching anybody anything
• Attempts to change behaviours that are socially significant
o A behaviour must be socially significant to them
• The science of behaviour
o The study of the relationship between what organisms do, and events in the
environment
• Two models of learning: Respondent (classical) and Operant conditioning
• When behaviour analysis is used to bring about socially important behaviour change, it is
called Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA)
• The study of the relationship between what organisms do, and events in the environment
• The science of behaviour
o Using data to analyze effects of independent variable on dependent variable
Why care about ABA?
• Autism/Developmental Disabilities
• “Criminal Minds”
• Depression/Anxiety
• Organizational behaviour of staff
• Teaching
• Learning
• Gambling/Addiction
• Sports
Behaviour versus internal processes
• Overt Behaviour (directly observable)
• Covert Behaviour (within the individual)
What do we know about behaviour
• Determinism:
o As subject to laws of nature as any other natural phenomena e.g., gravity
o Law of consequences learned behaviour vs. reflexes
ABA is science of behaviour
• Physical makeup + past experience + internal and external contingencies
• Assess and set up environment to maximize learning and to reduce problem behaviour
• E.g., visual vs. auditory learners or enjoys reading vs. enjoys hands on activities
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ABA is…
• Experimental analysis or behaviour:
o Contingencies influence what people say and do
o Assess for why we do what we do and if necessary what can be done to change
behaviour in ways that are meaningful and that last
More Reasons to care about ABA?
• Developmental/Rehabilitation
• Parenting
• Physical and Nutritional Health
• Organizational Behaviour Management
• Education
• Sports Psychology
• Life Coach
ABA applications
• Autism
• IBI (Intensive Behaviour Intervention)
• Gambling
• OBM
• Animal training
• Misconceptions that ABA only reduces challenging behaviour
ABA is ethical…
• Ethical considerations in developing behaviour plan for a client
o Consent
o Behaviour of concern
o Request for intervention/service
o Other disciplines
Who can do ABA?
• Certification Process
o BACB
• Ontario Practice – ONTABA
• Quality Assurance Measures (QAM)
Dimensions of Applied Behaviour Analysis
• First described in a journal article published in 1968 (Baer, Wolf and Risley)
o First dimension: Applied – focus in on real meaningful issues for people
o Second dimension: Behaviour – focus on what people actually do
o Third dimension: Analytic – ABA should be able to demonstrate its ability to start
or stop a behaviour
o Fourth dimension: Technological – we can precisely describe what we do so
others can do the same
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Document Summary
Why care about aba: autism/developmental disabilities, criminal minds , depression/anxiety, organizational behaviour of staff, teaching, learning, gambling/addiction, sports. Behaviour versus internal processes: overt behaviour (directly observable, covert behaviour (within the individual) What do we know about behaviour: determinism, as subject to laws of nature as any other natural phenomena e. g. , gravity, law of consequences learned behaviour vs. reflexes. More reasons to care about aba: developmental/rehabilitation, parenting, physical and nutritional health, organizational behaviour management, education, sports psychology, life coach. Ibi (intensive behaviour intervention: autism, gambling, obm, animal training, misconceptions that aba only reduces challenging behaviour. Aba is ethical : ethical considerations in developing behaviour plan for a client, consent, behaviour of concern, request for intervention/service, other disciplines. Who can do aba: certification process, bacb, ontario practice ontaba, quality assurance measures (qam) What is behaviour: what people do and say, behaviour can be observed and measured, you can see it or hear it, emotions are not directly observable.
