Oliver's Case: Stimulus And The Response

). Stimulus refers to a discriminative stimulus and the response refers to the behavior being exhibited or analyzed. In Oliver's case the antecedent may be the issuing of the direction, and the response is his tantrum, or throwing himself on the floor. Consequence refers to the outcome following the behavior which is currently his escape or avoidance of task; also categorized as negative reinforcement. Consequence can be divided into three categories including positive, negative, or automatic reinforcement and each of those can be further divided into smaller categories (Bray & Kehle, 2011). Oliver's behavior can be categorized as escape from activities, or escape from command under negative reinforcement, as well as access to preferred activities and access to tangibles under positive reinforcement.
It would be necessary to clarify roles and ensure that there is no risk of conflicting roles (Behavior Analyst Certification Board, 2010). The nature and direction of my involvement would need to be understood by all parties and they would need to be updated on a regular basis as changes occurred. This is an important concern for an analyst who works privately and consults with outside firms. Clients need to be aware of the limits of confidentiality in this case as well as the hiring of an outside consultant. A second ethical consideration would be referrals and fees paid from another professional, they must disclose the relationship to the client (Behavior Analyst Certification Board, 2010). This would influence interrupting or terminating services as well if your services were no longer needed by the company that requested the assistance it would be required that responsibility for client care is of utmost importance and welfare of the client is the primary concern (Behavior Analyst Certification Board,