BT Training Program Book: BIGS Test Client

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering skill acquisition programs, prompt hierarchies, data collection codes, and behavior reduction protocols from the BT Training Program Book.

CMO (T)

A transitive conditioned motivating operation where stimuli are presented to increase the value of other stimuli (e.g., a toy car without a remote, a wii remote without a game).

Manding Target Goal

The requirement that the client will functionally mand for $80\%$ of all requests across a two-month span.

Manding Mastery Criterion

A clinical standard where the average must be greater than or equal to $80\%$ across $20$ data points.

Full Verbal Prompt (Manding)

A prompt level in mand training that requires an echoic prompt.

Partial Verbal Prompt (Manding)

A prompt level in mand training that requires a multi-syllable prompt.

Phonemic Prompt (Manding)

A prompt level in mand training that requires a single-syllable prompt.

NR (Manding)

A data scoring code indicating that a motivating operation (MO) is established but the learner does not respond.

ERR (Manding)

A data scoring code indicating non-vocal manding such as gestures or points.

Level 1 (PECS)

The initial non-verbal communication step defined as picking up the picture.

Level 2 (PECS)

The non-verbal communication step defined as picking up the picture and extending the hand with the picture.

Level 3 / IND (PECS)

The independent non-verbal communication step where the learner picks up the picture, extends their hand with the picture, and releases the picture.

ERR (PECS)

A data collection code indicating non-compliance during a PECS trial.

NR (PECS)

A data collection code indicating therapist error or ineffective stimulus control.

Passed Trial (PECS)

A trial recorded as independent (IND) responding, which is the only value considered a passing trial.

Echoics-Food Items

A short-term vocal imitation goal where the therapist makes eye contact, says the last used approximation, and targets the item 'Apple'.

Actions Deck

The visual materials presented in a field of $1$ used for expressive tacting of actions.

Running (Tacting Goal)

The target goal for expressive identification of an action taught using least-to-most verbal prompting.

Colors Deck

The visual materials containing Red, Blue, and Yellow presented in a field of $3$ for expressive tacting.

Sight Words Deck #1

The short-term target goal where sight words are presented in a field of $1$ using errorless prompting.

Errorless Prompting (Sight Words)

A prompting hierarchy where the error correction procedure requires re-presenting the SD with a full verbal prompt.

Category Deck

The instructional materials presented in a field of $1$ used to tact $200$ items across $10$ categories.

Tact 20 Animals

A specific tacting short-term target goal taught using most-to-least verbal prompting from the category deck.

Tact 20 Community Helpers

A specific tacting short-term target goal taught using most-to-least verbal prompting from the category deck.

Receptive ID SDs

Discriminative stimuli examples including 'Show me', 'Touch the', 'Give me', 'Hand me', and 'Show me the one that'.

Identify Glasses

The receptive identification target goal presented in a field of $3$ or in the natural environment using most-to-least gestural prompting.

Motor Imitation SDs

Discriminative stimuli examples including 'Do what I do', 'Copy me', 'Do this', and 'Show me this' presented alongside an action.

Clapping

The target goal for motor imitation taught using least-to-most physical prompting.

Pattern Completion Materials

Like exemplars including colored bears, colored cups, different sized blocks, and different shapes used to complete visual patterns.

ABCAB_(C) Pattern

The specific pattern completion target goal where the learner touches and tacts pattern stimuli before selecting the final item from a pile.

Sequencing Cards

Instructional picture cards shuffled and handed to the learner to put in order of beginning to end and tell the story.

Making a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich

The target goal for sequencing cards taught using modeling prompting.

Feature (LR:FFC)

A listener responding program using the SD 'Show me the one that [has]…' or 'Which one [has]…?' in a field of $5$ with $4$ distractors.

Function (LR:FFC)

A listener responding program using the SD 'Show me the one that [does]' or 'Which one [does]?' in a field of $5$ with $4$ distractors.

Class (LR:FFC)

A listener responding program using the SD 'Show me the one that is a [type of]' or 'Which one is a [type of]?' in a field of $5$ with $4$ distractors.

Appliances (LR:FFC)

The target category selected to evaluate feature, function, and class in fields of $5$ using gestural prompting.

Personal Information Probe

An intraverbal program administered as one trial per day where the therapist presents an SD and waits $30\,\text{seconds}$.

What is your name? (Probe)

The specific personal information intraverbal target goal taught via errorless prompting.

Multi Response FFC

An intraverbal goal with the SD 'Describe a…' or 'Tell me about a…' where the learner must identify the feature, function, and class.

Visual Stimulus Prompt (Multi Response FFC)

A visual prompt provided when a learner gives two features instead of a function/class, or misses $2$ or more steps.

Putting on a Shirt

The dressing target goal taught via a whole chain task analysis where all steps on acquisition are in bold.

Hand Washing (Forward Chain)

The hygiene target goal taught via forward chaining with one step on acquisition marked in bold.

ERR (Daily Living Skills)

A data collection code indicating the learner does not complete a step, applicable only after a full physical prompting step.

Toileting Tier 1 (Preparation)

A toileting short-term goal where all steps on acquisition are in bold and trials are scored as IND, Gesture or Verbal, NR, or ERR.

Toileting Tier 2 (BM/Urination)

A toileting short-term goal targeting bowel movement or urination where all steps on acquisition are in bold.

Elopement

A maladaptive behavior defined as leaving a seat or room ($> 10\,\text{feet}$), leaving a building or structure, or walking/running away ($> 10\,\text{feet}$) without permission.

Time to come back.

The discriminative stimulus delivered when following a learner who engages in elopement behavior.

Elopement Incident Criterion

A behavioral tracking criterion where an episode is counted for any duration and scored as a new incident if separated by $30\,\text{seconds}$ or more.

Vocal Stereotypy

A behavior defined as any instance of saying 'Baby Goh', 'Eek', or 'Elmo' not otherwise specified as mands, tracked via frequency.

Thumb Sucking

A maladaptive behavior defined as placing the right or left thumb completely inside the mouth and closing the lips.

Non-Resetting DRO (Thumb Sucking)

A differential reinforcement of other behavior procedure where each $10\,\text{minute}$ interval provides a new opportunity to access high-quality reinforcement.