RBT - Course 4

Three professional organizations interested in behavior analysis are:

ABAI, APBA, BACB

Which of the following organizations is less focused on research and more focused on the practical side of being a behavior analysis professional?

APBA

The processes involved in learning something well are

Acquisition, fluency, maintenance, discrimination and generalization

The part of the BACB ethical code for RBTs that is most relevant to issues of client dignity is

Client dignity

Behavior analytic conferences hosted by organizations such as ABAI and APBA are primarily focused on professional development of behavior analysts and are not a good source of information for RBTs

False

If you are uncertain about cultural preferences of a family in whose home you are working, the best thing to do is to read many books about the culture and act according to what you learn through your reading.

False

The ABAI approves requests to sit for the RBT exam.

False

The first thing you should do when you see your customer/client is outline the plan for the session

False

The main difference between direct clients and indirect clients is the power to consent.

False

When my supervisor presents me with multiple situations to see if I know when to implement a certain skill, (s)he clearly does not trust me to know what I am doing.

False

discrimination and generalization training

It's going to expand the skill to occur in different contexts or in response to similar but different stimuli.

Who holds the power in a service relationship?

The service recipient

Local, state, and regional behavior analysis organizations are the best way to become informed about issues relevant to working as an RBT in your area.

True

Repeated presentation of a single stimulus with a single response occurs during which phases of skill building

acquisition and fluency

When a breach of client dignity occurs, it is a good idea to have a ________________ session afterward.

debriefing

If you believe someone else is failing to treat a client with dignity, your first step in resolving the issue is to

express your concerns to the person whose behavior is a concern.

RBTs should dedicate all of their reading time to reading about behavior analysis.

false

Overlearning is a concept related to...

fluency

Mary is an RBT who has been taught to feed her client, John, who has swallowing problems. She now wonders if she could provide the same service to other people who have similar swallowing problems. She is wondering if her skillset ______________________________ between clients.

generalizes

A teacher of a child you are providing ABA services to is an example of a(n) ______________________ client.

indirect

maintenance training

intervention procedures that increase the likelihood that changes in a target behavior will persist when the intervention is ended

fluency

is something that if you're not performing the skill regularly, either cognitive, emotional, or a behavioral performance skill

maintenance

is when you start introducing the skill, not in isolation and not repetitively

aquisition

is when you were first attaining a skill that you had no previous experience with, or had have some, but not enough to fully master it.

During maintenance training, we seek to determine how well the learner can

perform the skill when distracted

acquisition training

the period in conditioning during which a response is reinforced

generalization and discrimination

the process of learning in general, no matter what the skill is.

One way to prevent yourself from insulting your client's dignity is to

think of yourself as a service provider instead of a service enforcer. also identify power culture behaviors you do not wish to replicate

Self monitoring is a good approach for ensuring you uphold a client's dignity.

true

fluency training

trying to get the response in a more rapid or immediate fashion.