RBT Training
Unconditioned stimulus
A neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus through pairing with a(n)....
Conditioned Stimulus (CS)
A previously neutral stimulus that takes on the eliciting properties of an unconditioned stimulus through repeated pairings with that unconditioned stimulus.
Functional Behavior Assessment
A process for determining the environmental events that elicit problem behaviors.
Skill Acquisition Plan
A set of teaching procedures for achieving goals that have been broken down into benchmark objectives.
Neutral Stimulus (NS)
A stimulus that does not elicit the response of interest.
Unconditioned stimulus (US)
A stimulus that elicits a reflexive response.
Tenet
A widely held principle or belief.
Behavior Reduction Plan (BRP)/Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP)
A written set of instructions for teaching behavioral skills to replace problem behaviors.
Medicaid or Medicaid waiver programs
ABA is usually provided through...
Reflex
An automatic response to an unconditioned stimulus that occurs in all members of a species. Also called an unconditioned response (UR).
Stimulus
Any environmental event that elicits a behavioral response.
Behavior
Any human action that can be observed and measured.
Behavioral skills
Applications of ABA are used in school settings to teach ______________________ to students with other forms of developmental disabilities, such as ADHD.
No
Are getting excited, worrying, and being hostile behaviors?
Yes
Are the actions jumping, slapping someone, and chewing your lip observable?
Ni
Are the actions of getting excited, being hostile, or worrying observable?
No
As an RBT can you work as an independent contractor?
Yes
As an RBT do you have to adhere to the RBT Code of Ethics?
No
As an RBT do you have to have formal continuing education?
Frequently
As an RBT, you should expect to see your supervisor...
Verbal Behavior (1957)
BF Skinner book that gives an explanation of lands and tacts.
Schedules of Reinforcement (1957)
BF Skinner book that instructs on the effective use of reinforcement to shape behavior.
Walden Two (1948)
BF Skinner book that suggests utopian society based on application of behavioral principles.
Team sport
Behavior analysis is a ________________. We work with people and their loved ones to meet goals the team has agreed are useful.
Autism
Behavior analysis is used for a variety of reasons. The most well known is the treatment of...
False
Behavior analysts only work with individuals, never large groups. True or false?
Behavior reduction
Behavior analysts who work work individuals usually focus on skill acquisition and/or...
Three-Term Contingency
Behavior is explained by analyzing it according to the antecedent stimuli and the consequences that follow (ex: antecedent - behavior - consequence).
Observable and measurable
Behaviors differ from thoughts and emotions in that they are...
Law of Effect
Behaviors followed by pleasant consequences are likely to be repeated. Behaviors followed by unpleasant consequences are not likely to be repeated.
Extinction
Behaviors that do not allow the individual to contact reinforcement in the environment are eliminated over time through the process of...
No
Can we notice all relevant factors at once?
Generalization
Conditioned response that happens with novel neutral stimuli that was never paired with other conditioned or unconditioned stimuli.
Ivan Pavlov
Created classical conditioning (1901)
John B Watson
Created conditioning in humans and was the father of behavioral psychology (1920)
Charles Darwin
Created natural selection
Burrus F. Skinner
Created operant conditioning and is the father of behavior analysis (1938).
Edward Thorndike
Created the Law of Effect (1898)
2nd
Defining your research question is what step in the scientific method?
Reinforcers
Desired consequences that result in repetition of the behavior that led to them.
Yes
Do some young children with developmental disabilities qualify for intensive ABA?
No, it is neither observable nor measurable
Elizabeth is being bossy. Is this a behavioral statement?
Function
How a behavior is used to meet the reinforcement needs of the person exhibiting it. The purpose of behavior.
Empiracle
I know you are hungry because I heard your stomach growl is a(n) _______________ argument.
If/Then Statements
If statement A is true then Statement B is true/false/possible, etc.
Supervisor
If you do not have a ___________ on record with the BACB, you cannot work as an RBT.
Classical Conditioning
Learning process in which a neutral stimulus (NS) becomes a conditioned stimulus (CS) through repeated pairing with an unconditioned stimulus (US).
Outcomes
Our experience is only one example of all possible...
Classical conditioning
Pavlov's dogs demonstrated the process of...
Client
Private behaviors are observable only to the...
Operant Conditioning
Reclining is conditioned through manipulation of consequences according to the law of effect.
Radical Behaviorism
School of behaviorism that views behavior as a natural event resulting exclusively from interactions with the environment.
Prepare for data collection
Step A-1 of measurement
Implement continuous measurement procedures (ex: frequency, duration)
Step A-2 of measurement
Implement discontinuous measurement procedures (ex: partial & whole interval, momentary time sampling)
Step A-3 of measurement
Implement permanent-product recording procedures
Step A-4 of measurement
Enter data and update graphs
Step A-5 of measurement
Describe behavior and environment in observable and measurable terms.
Step A-6 of measurement
Conduct preference assessments
Step B-1 of assessment
Assist with individualized assessment procedures (ex: curriculum-based, developmental, social skills)
Step B-2 of assessment
Assist with functional assessment procedures
Step B-3 of assessment
Punisher
Stimulus change that follows a behavioral response and decreases the likelihood of the response recurring (weakens the behavior).
Reinforcer
Stimulus change that follows a behavioral response and increases the likelihood that response will occurs again (strengthens the behavior).
Behavior analytic
Supervision from a behavior analyst is...
Science
Systematic study of worldly phenomena through observation and experiment.
Reinforcers and punishers
The 2 types of operant consequences
Conditioning of emotions in humans
The Little Albert studies demonstrated that what was possible?
Operant
The basic unit of behavior.
Observe
The first step in the scientific method is...
Draw a conclusion.
The last step in the scientific method is to...
Behavior Analysis
The science of human behavior.
Applied Behavior Analysis
The scientific practice of applying the principles of behavior analysis to solve socially meaningful human problems.
Confirmation Bias
The tendency to lend credence to facts that support our beliefs and dismiss those that do not.
Empiricism
The theory that knowledge derives from sensory experience is known as....
Empiricism
Theory that knowledge derives from sensory experience.
True
True or false: A stimulus is any environmental event that elicits behavioral response.
False
True or false: Behavior analysts do not believe thoughts and emotions exist.
False
True or false: My application fee will be refunded by the BACB if I do not pass the test.
False
True or false: Reflexive responses are elicited by conditioned stimuli.
False
True or false: The first step in the scientific method is to form a hypothesis.
True
True or false: You must pass a background check in order to become an RBT.
True
True or false: a behavior intervention plan is the same as a behavior reduction plan.
Punishers
Undesirable consequences that result in decreases in the behavior that led to them.
Confirmation Bias
We suffer from...
Communication Self-care Social skills Academics
What are 4 commonly addressed skill acquisition areas?
Information from interviews and previous records Direct observations Direct testing
What are the 3 components of FBA?
Count it Time it Use a ruler or measuring device on it
What are the 3 ways that we measure behavior?
Observe Define Hypothesize Test Conclude
What are the steps of the scientific method?
Thoughts and emotions; private behaviors
What do behavior analysts who work work more complex patterns often discuss? What are these labeled as?
The purpose of behavior
What do behavioral analysts mean by the word "function"?
There's no real difference. Schools use one term while clinics tend to use the other.
What is the difference between a behavior reduction plan and a behavior intervention plan?
Testing your hypothesis.
What is the fourth step in the scientific method?
No response
What kind of response does a neutral stimulus elicit?
Thorndike's Law of Effect
What was an early version of Skinner's principle of reinforcement?
Generalization
When an organism begins to respond to previously neutral stimuli without direct conditioning, what has happened?
Communication & social skills
Which areas are commonly addressed through skill acquisition plans?
Natural selection
Which component of Darwin's theory of evolution was particularly important for the development of behavioral analysis?
To reduce challenging behaviors and teach functioning skills
Why is ABA used across the lifespan for people with Autism and intellectual disabilities?
Self-monitoring; self-management
Work in dealing with private behaviors requires the client to be able to engage in ________________ and ________________ techniques.
Autism Treatment
Young children with Autism are taught language and behavioral skills using intensive ABA therapy, sometimes up to 40 hours per week, in clinic, home, or school settings.