RBT

Continuous measurement

Measuring instance of behavior during a period.

Frequency/Count

Recording every instance of a target behavior. (Counting how many times a horse goes around a track)

Rate

Recording every instance of a target behavior per specific time interval and calculating an average. (Counting how many times a singer sings a specific word per minute)

Duration

Recording how long a person engages in a behavior. ( timing how long a child engages in a tantrum)

Latency

Recording the time between a certain event and the occurrence of a target behavior (BcBa asks you to time how long it takes your student to follow an instruction)

Interresponse Time (IRT)

Recording the time between the occurrence of a behavior, and the next occur that same behavior ( student asks question and you track how much times passes between one question to next)

Discontinuous measurement

Measuring some but not all instance of a behavior, resulting in an estimated measurement.

Partial interval

Recording if the behavior has occurred at all during a set interval of time. AT ALL

Whole interval

Recording if the behavior has occurred throughout the entire set interval of time. WHOLE

Momentary Time Sampling

Recording whether the behavior has occurred at the precise end of the interval only. END

Free Operant

Put out many options and record duration of engagement with each item.

Paired Stimulus/Forced Choice

Present 2 items at a time, multiple times each, and record the frequency with which is each is chosen.

Multiple Stimulus

Present Multiple items and record frequency and order in which they are chosen.

A

Antecedent (before)

B

Behavior

C

Consequence (after)

Discrete Trial Training

systemic method for presenting learning opportunities. “Discrete” means individually separate and distinct.

Naturalistic Teaching

observes the natural environment and the clients natural motivation to find learning opportunities.

Chaining

teaching a sequence of response that, together, make up the steps of a task.

Forward Chaining

client learns the first step, bt does the rest.

Backward chaining

client learns the last step, bt does the rest.

Shaping

Teaching during which more and more accurate versions of the target response are reunited as the client practice