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List one strategy for promoting maintenance.
Performing a skill after a portion or all has been terminated.
List one strategy for promoting generalization.
Introduce natural contingencies.
The skill of using the toilet has generalized?
True
Why is parent training a key part of any ABA program?
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Parents should be surveyed frequently with regards to problem behavior, new skills, and potential reinforcers.
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As an RBT, you provide parent training at any point to parents, even about how to manage your client's siblings.
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As an RBT, you should report variables that might affect the client.
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The roles and responsibilities of the RBT include which of the following? (Select all that apply)
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An RBT can practice independently of a BCBA.
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Rate is...
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Duration is...
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Latency is...
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Which of the following is a continuous recording method? (Select all that apply)
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Calculate frequency/rate per hour and minute for a behavior that occurred 120 times over a 2 hour observation.
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Partial-interval recording is...
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Whole-interval recording is...
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Momentary time sampling is...
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Inter-response time is...
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Which recording method would you expect to use when a target behavior is set to increase?
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Which recording method would you expect to use when a target behavior is set to decrease?
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Partial interval recording has the tendency to under-estimate the frequency of a target behavior while whole interval recording has the tendency to over-estimate the frequency of the target behavior.
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Which of the following are examples of 'permanent products' that can be used to collect data using permanent product recording procedures? (Select all that apply)
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Permanent product recording is one of the least cumbersome data recording methods.
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Choose the best operational definition for a tantrum.
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Define behavior:
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Define environment:
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List the four functions of behavior.
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A client gets out of his seat every time a demand is placed. When he gets out of his seat, his teacher says, 'Oh you need a break', and does not follow through with her demand. This client's out of seat behavior most likely serves what function?
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A client frequently spits during various times and after a dentist appointment, the spitting stopped. What function does spitting most likely serve?
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Every time his mother removes items from him, a client engages in a tantrum. What function is most likely maintaining the tantrums?
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A client hits other students in his class. What function does his hitting most likely serve?
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A client drops legos on the floor for hours if left alone. What is the function of the lego dropping behavior?
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What is an antecedent?
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What is a consequence?
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Why do we conduct assessments? (Select all that apply)
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A functional assessment is a set of procedures used to identify the cause of a problem behavior or socially inappropriate behavior.
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A functional analysis is...
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A Functional Behavior Assessment is... (Select all that apply)
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What does the ABC stand for in ABC recording?
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A reinforcer is...
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A punisher is...
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Provide one example of a primary reinforcer.
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Provide one example of a secondary reinforcer.
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The manipulation of Motivating Operations is a(n)...
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An Establishing Operation increases the value of a particular reinforcer.
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An Abolishing Operation decreases the value of a particular reinforcer.
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What is the main purpose of pairing yourself with reinforcement?
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What is differential reinforcement?
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Which of the following is not a Differential Reinforcement procedure?
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Which of the following is an incompatible behavior for hand flipping?
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Define Extinction:
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Extinction is most effective when used as a stand-alone procedure?
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You are working with a client who engages in verbal aggression. The BCBA asks you to use extinction as a part of the intervention plan. Briefly describe what this procedure would look like.
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You are working with a client who engages in tantrums that are maintained by access to tangibles. The BCBA instructs you to implement extinction. Briefly describe what this procedure would look like for this case.
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There are times as an RBT you will have to implement emergency/crisis strategies.
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Which of the following is an example of an emergency/crisis management strategy? (Select all that apply)
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You are unsure that an emergency/crisis management procedure is appropriate for a particular behavior. Who should you consult with?
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What constitutes an emergency? (Select all that apply)
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An Acquisition program is a program designed to...
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Acquisition programs can teach which of the following skills? (Select all that apply)
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Another name for conditioned reinforcement is primary reinforcement.
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Examples of unconditioned reinforcers include which of the following? (Circle all that apply)
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List three examples of conditioned reinforcers.
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What is a reinforcement schedule?
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When would you provide reinforcement if a client was on a continuous schedule of reinforcement?
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Intermittent reinforcement is most often used for maintaining previously learned behaviors.
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What are the four schedules of intermittent reinforcement?
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When using a ratio schedule of reinforcement, reinforcement is delivered when?
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When using an interval schedule of reinforcement, reinforcement is delivered when?
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Discrete Trial Training (DTT) is a method of teaching in simplified and structured steps.
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When teaching with DTT, how quickly should you deliver reinforcement after a correct response?
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Discrete Trial Training is a method of teaching in the natural environment, following what the client naturally gravitates toward.
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Discrete Trial Training is an effective way to teach certain skills to some learners with ASD.
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Which of the following will you want to do when delivering reinforcement during DTT? (Select all that apply)
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Define a prompt:
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Provide 3 examples of a prompt. (Select all that apply)
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Prompts should be...
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Some advantages of NET are which of the following?
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Provide an example of incidental teaching:
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Sometimes when using NET procedures you may have to contrive a situation to work on a skill.
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Task analysis is the process of breaking a skill into smaller, more manageable steps in order to teach the skill.
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Task analysis can be used to teach which of the following types of skills? (Select all that apply)
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Provide an example of a behavior that is most likely to be taught using a task analysis.
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When using backward chaining the RBT does which of the following?
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When using forward chaining the RBT does which of the following?
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When using total task presentation the RBT does which of the following?
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Discrimination training is a process of reinforcing or punishing a response in the presence of one stimulus and extinguishing it in the presence of other stimuli.
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Which of the following is considered an error? (Select all that apply)
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The stimulus delta (S-Delta) is defined as a stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will be reinforced.
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The discriminative stimulus (Sd) is defined as a stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will not be reinforced.
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Define Stimulus control:
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Stimulus fading involves introducing or altering a new element, such as color, intensity, or size to the target stimulus, which is gradually faded by reducing its intensity or components.
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Stimulus fading can often be used to desensitize a client to aversive stimuli.
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Provide an example of stimulus fading:
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Stimulus fading can be used in what context(s)? (Select all that apply)
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Which is a correct prompting hierarchy for prompt fading?
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Failing to fade prompts can lead to a client being prompt dependent.
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The goal of instruction is to produce behavior change outside the training context... (Select all that apply)
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If a client can perform a skill in a different context than it was taught, that skill has...
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Study Notes
RBT Roles and Responsibilities
- RBTs deliver discrete trial instruction and incidental teaching, record data, and implement behavior intervention plans as directed by a BCBA.
- RBTs must work under the supervision of a BCBA and cannot practice independently.
Data Collection Methods
- Rate: Total count of a behavior per unit of time.
- Duration: Time from the onset to the offset of a behavior.
- Latency: Time between presenting a stimulus and the occurrence of the behavior.
- Continuous Recording: Includes methods such as duration, frequency, and latency.
- Partial-Interval Recording: Records if a behavior occurs at least once during an interval.
- Whole-Interval Recording: Requires a behavior to occur for the entire interval to be documented.
- Momentary Time Sampling: Records behavior only if it is occurring at the end of an interval.
- Inter-response Time: Measures the time between consecutive occurrences of a behavior.
Functions of Behavior
- Four identified functions:
- Social positive (attention/access)
- Social negative (escape)
- Automatic positive (sensory stimulation)
- Automatic negative (pain attenuation)
- Escape from demands and avoiding discomfort often drives behaviors such as getting out of one's seat or spitting.
Functional Assessment
- Conducted to identify causes of problem behaviors.
- Involves manipulating variables to assess the function of a target behavior.
Reinforcement and Punishment
- Reinforcer: Increases or maintains the frequency of a behavior.
- Punisher: Decreases the future frequency of a behavior.
- Primary Reinforcers: Food, water, warmth.
- Secondary Reinforcers: Tokens, praise, certain objects.
- Differential Reinforcement: Reinforcing desired behaviors while discontinuing reinforcement for undesired ones.
Teaching and Behavior Change
- Task Analysis: Breaks skills into smaller, manageable steps, applicable in self-help, life, and academic skills.
- Prompting: Involves cues to support desired responses; prompts should be gradually withdrawn.
- Discrete Trial Training (DTT): Structured teaching method, reinforcing correct responses quickly.
- Natural Environment Training (NET): Utilizes clients’ interests for teaching opportunities in natural settings.
- Generalization and Maintenance: Ensure skills transfer across contexts and maintain over time.
Behavioral Interventions
- Extinction: Discontinuation of reinforcement for previously reinforced behavior, leading to a decrease in frequency.
- Crisis Management: Strategies include relocating individuals, removing unnecessary demands, and rearranging the environment. Consult BCBA for appropriateness.
Parent Training
- Essential as parents spend the most time with clients, helping ensure learned skills generalize effectively.
- Regular surveys with parents about behavior and skills can enhance intervention success.
Important Concepts
- ABC Model: Antecedent (trigger), Behavior, Consequence (result of behavior).
- Stimulus Control: Behavior influenced by the presence/absence of stimuli.
- Reinforcement Schedules: Protocols defining frequency of reinforcement delivery.
Key Principles
- RBTs must report observable variables affecting clients and consistently apply intervention strategies to support behavioral change.
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