RBT Exam Flashcards: Data Collection Methods

Data Collection Methods

• Latency: Measures time from antecedent to client response.
• Duration: Tracks the length of time a client engages in a behavior.
• Whole Interval: Records if a behavior occurs within an interval; useful for high-frequency behaviors.
• Partial Interval: Marks presence of behavior at any point during an interval; only requires one occurrence for recording.

Inter-Observer Agreement

• IOA: The level of agreement between two data collectors observing the same behavior simultaneously.

Behavioral Concepts

• Behavioral Shaping: Reinforces successive approximations of a desired behavior.
• Errorless Learning: Involves prompting before the learner can make a mistake.
• Operational Definition: Precise definitions of target behaviors for clarity and consistency.

Reinforcement Techniques

• DRO: Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior, reinforces the absence of a problem behavior during a specified interval.
• DRA: Differential Reinforcement of Alternative Behavior, reinforces a desirable behavior instead of the problem behavior.
• DRI: Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible Behavior, reinforces behaviors that cannot occur simultaneously with the problem behavior.
• Differential Reinforcement: Rewards only responses meeting specific criteria within a response class, while placing others on extinction.

Extinction and Punishment

• Extinction: Stops all reinforcement for a problematic behavior, reducing its occurrence.
• Response Cost: Involves the loss of reinforcers as a consequence to decrease behavior.
• Type 1 Punishment: Adds a negative condition to reduce a behavior.

Behavioral Skills Training (BST)

• Purpose of modeling: Demonstrates proper implementation of behavioral procedures.
• Steps include instructions, modeling, role play, and feedback.

Preference Assessments

• Multiple Stimulus with Replacement: Learner's choice in an assessment is replaced with different items in subsequent trials.

Teaching Methods

• Discrete Trial Teaching: Adult-initiated instruction, contrasting with child-initiated naturalistic teaching strategies.

Intervention Planning

• Conducting a reinforcer assessment helps identify appropriate reinforcers and intervention materials beforehand.

Consequence Strategies

• Reinforcing incompatible behaviors, such as avoiding hitting, forms part of a behavior intervention plan's consequence strategies.

Behavioral Function

• Understanding the function of a behavior seeks to explain the reasons behind its occurrence.

Escape Extinction

• Denies individuals the ability to escape from tasks they are trying to avoid, helping to reduce avoidance behaviors.

Prepare for your RBT exam with these flashcards focusing on various data collection methods. Each card presents a key concept related to data collection, helping you understand latency, duration, and whole interval recording. Enhance your study routine and master these essential skills for effective behavioral analysis.