ABA How To

Welcome back to our RBT exam review series! Today, we’re diving into Basic Reinforcement Schedules. Reinforcement schedules are going to dictate when you provide reinforcement to your clients in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and are essential to the implementation of treatment plans. Reinforcement schedules help determine when and how often reinforcement is delivered. They’re categorized […]

Understanding Task Analysis and Task Chain Strategies Task analysis in applied behavior analysis play a crucial role in teaching complex behaviors by breaking down complex skills into smaller, manageable steps which we call behavior chains. This blog explains the creation of of behavior chains, the methods for teaching behavior chains, and selecting chaining procedures. Whether

What are Positive Reinforcement and Negative Reinforcement in Applied Behavior Analysis? Reinforcement is a  principle of behavior change. All behavior change plans should begin with a careful consideration of how to use reinforcement properly. Reinforcement occurs when a response is followed by a stimulus change (a consequence) that results in similar responses occurring more often

In Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), there are two types of prompts: stimulus prompts and response prompts.

Stimulus prompts are external cues that remind the individual of what they should be doing. For example, a picture of a drink may be a stimulus prompt for an individual to ask for a drink.

Response prompts are cues that help the individual to respond correctly. For example, if an individual is asked to name a color, a response prompt might be to say “red” if the color red is presented.

Both stimulus and response prompts are important in ABA, as they help the individual to learn new skills and to generalize those skills to new situations.