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. 2022 Aug 17;70(3):479–492. doi: 10.1080/20473869.2022.2111970

Table 3.

Caregiver reports of confidence with ABA concepts.

N = 233 CZECH NM Chi square tests of independence
ABA Concepts      
 Reinforcement. 38% 4% χ2 (1) = 33.035,
p = <.001*
 Extinction (planned ignoring). 28% 6% χ2 (1) = 17.333,
p = <.001*
 The ABC model (antecedent, behavior, consequence). 39% 3% χ2 (1) = 36.695,
p = <.001*
 The four functions of behavior (escape, attention, access, automatic). 25% 7% χ2 (1) = 12.409,
p = <.001*
 Proactive intervention strategies (antecedent-based intervention strategies). 19% 7% χ2 (1) = 6.524,
p = .011*
 Functional communication training. 31% 11% χ2 (1) = 12.218,
p = <.001*
 Chaining using task analyses. 25% 9% χ2 (1) = 9.205,
p = .002*
 Token economy systems. 24% 6% χ2 (1) = 13.508,
p = <.001*
 Prompting procedures. 29% 8% χ2 (1) = 15.028,
p = <.001*
 Time out. 19% 4% χ2 (1) = 9.691,
p = .002*

Note: % indicate proportion of caregivers, who reported confidence with the described ABA concept, * statistically significant association.