RBT 2
) While conducting forced-choice preference assessments, you start to notice that your client always chooses the item on the right-hand side. If you wanted to avoid this, which of the following answer choices would be most appropriate? a) Continue running the forced-choice assessment, but prompt the client to occasionally choose from the left side b) Switch to a single-stimulus preference assessment c) Conduct a multiple-stimulus preference assessment instead d) Select reinforcers for your client without running a preference assessment
b
) You spent the last month recording frequency data on how often your client insults their siblings. Your frequency data is broken down by the number of insults per session. You took data for a total of 10 sessions. If your BCBA asked you to graph this data, where would you record the frequency of insults data? a) X-axis b) Y-axis c) Condition change line d) Graph legend
b
AJ is a non-verbal 5-year-old who receives services in a clinical setting. AJ's team uses errorless teaching with him when working on receptive color identification, and matching. AJ will now wait for a physical prompt before selecting a color when given an SD. What best describes AJ he relates to prompting? a) AJ is resistant to prompts b) AJ is prompt dependent c) AJ is manipulating the RBTs d) AJ is too old to receive physical prompts
b
Another name for the y-axis on a line graph is the _________? a) Abscissa b) Ordinate c) Baseline d) Trend Line
b
Jake is a 12-year-old boy who lives at home with his dad. Jake will often interrupt his dad's work calls at inappropriate times. It was determined that the function of this behavior was attention from Jake's dad. Your BCBA instructs you to give Jake attention every 3 minutes continuously while Jake's dad is on a work call. What type of intervention does this most likely represent? a) Non-contingent Reinforcement (NCR) b) Punishment c) VI3 d) FR3
a
Jen works with a 6-year-old client three times a week. Whenever she is at the client's house, she will talk about the Las Vegas Golden Knights with her client's parents. Her client's parents know how much Jen likes the Knights, so they buy her a jersey the next time they go to the game. If Jen accepts the jersey, this would most likely represent a _____? a) Conflict of interest b) Lack of communication c) Acceptable scenario d) Illegal activity
a
Our clients are protected by privacy laws and ethical codes. In order to remain within the ethical standards laid out by the BACB, who should you talk to about specific details of your cases? a) RBTs and BCBAs involved with the case b) Only RBTs involved with the case, and outside BCBAs not involved with the case c) RBTs that you work with that aren't on the case, but know the client, and BCBAs involved with the case d) Only BCBAs involved with the case
a
The last three sessions your client's dad reported to you that the client is going to bed at midnight and waking up at 4am. What course of action should you take as the RBT? a) Report this to your BCBA, and make a note in your session notes b) Offer advice to the dad on sleeping techniques c) Modify your treatment on the days that your client did not sleep well d) Allow your client to take a nap if they request to do so during session
a
What measurement system in applied behavior analysis captures every instance that a behavior occurs? a) Continuous measurement b) Discontinuous measurement c) Interval recording d) Permanent product recording
a
Which of the following answer choices best represents discrimination training? a) Your client wants to go on a diet. You work with them on identifying and ordering healthy and unhealthy foods at a restaurant. b) You provide your client with Dr. Pepper only when they answer five questions in a row without protest c) When your client screams, you ignore the behavior, and focus your attention on something else d) During your client's break, you will leave out water and snacks in an attempt to evoke spontaneous communication from your client
a
You are assisting your supervisor with parent training. During the training meeting, the parent mentions that getting ready for school is a constant struggle. Your BCBA recommends that the parent implement an intervention that allows the client to watch TV for 20 minutes in the morning if they get dressed and ready for school in a timely manner. Implementing this intervention establishes a __________? a) Contingency b) Punisher c) Preference d) Function
a
You are watching the Olympics and keeping track of how many medals the USA has won. Counting the medals is an example of what type of measurement? a) Frequency b) Partial interval recording c) IRT d) Duration
a
Your client engages in a repetitive behavior that looks like pinching his own arm. This has started to cause minor irritation to your client's skin. Your BCBA asks you to take partial interval data on your client's pinching. You are taking data across 6 30-second intervals. The following data was recorded for each interval: 1 instance, 8 instances, 0 instances, 5 instances, 9 instances, 11 instances. Using partial interval recording, how many responses would you record? a) 5 b) 6 c) 34 d) 0
a
Ben wanted to learn how to order his own meal at the local sushi restaurant. You worked with Ben on ordering a California roll from the menu on his own. Once Ben learned how to order the California roll, Ben started ordering chicken teriyaki, salmon rolls, and spicy tuna rolls from the menu. Ben's ordering is an example of __________? a) Stimulus Generalization b) Response Generalization c) Maintenance d) Tacting
b
Brynn is working on functional communication with her daughter. She wants her daughter to make requests appropriately. Brynn will play a song that she knows her daughter does not like. Only when Brynn's daughter says "please stop playing this song" will Brynna stop playing the song. Stopping the song is ____________? a) Positive Reinforcement b) Negative Reinforcement c) Positive Punishment d) Negative Punishment
b
Extinction, along with reinforcement and punishment, is a behavior change principle. Of the following answer choices, what does not accurately represent extinction? a) Extinction works to reduce behavior b) Extinction works as a punishment procedure c) Extinction can involve planned ignoring d) Extinction should be implemented 100% of opportunities
b
Grace provides her client a break when she earns 5 tokens. Grace also provides her client with two bonus tokens before DTT starts. The bonus tokens represent extra minutes on break. Grace utilizes a FR3 schedule and a response cost. What type of procedure is a response cost? a) Positive punishment b) Negative punishment c) Time-out d) Reprimand
b
If you are working with a client, and accidentally reinforce a behavior, what is the best course of action for you to take as an RBT? a) Let the parents know immediately b) Let your supervisor know as soon as possible c) Don't report it, but make sure you correct your mistake d) Overcorrect your mistake by punishing the reinforced behavior
b
Jen's husband golfs every Sunday morning with his buddies. Whenever he comes home he leaves his muddy shoes in the middle of the floor and Jen scolds him. Jen decides she will now give verbal attention to her husband when he puts his shoes in the closet, and will ignore him when he puts his shoes in the middle of the floor. What procedure is she using? a) DRA b) DRI c) DRO d) DRL
b
Jim recorded the following description in his session notes: "I presented the workbook to the client. The client rolled out of his chair, and onto the floor. He put both of his hands over his ears, and screamed "no" What is Jim describing? a) The function of the behavior b) The topography of the behavior c) The frequency of the behavior d) The magnitude of the behavior
b
Jim's family goes out to eat quite often, but Jim is unable to order off the menu for himself. Viviana works with Jim at home on picking items on a menu, looking at prices, and communicating his selection to a waiter. The next time Jim goes to the restaurant, Jim orders a hamburger for himself. What did Jim exhibit at the restaurant? a) Naturalistic Teaching b) Generalization c) Maintenance d) Differential reinforcement
b
John is working on functions, features, and categories with his client. John taught his client that an apple fit into the fruit category. John's client now says "fruit" when he sees an apple. John's client also says "fruit" when he sees grapes, bananas, and pears. What is John's client demonstrating? a) Response generalization b) Stimulus generalization c) Maintenance d) Overgeneralization
b
RBTs are expected to stay in good standing with the BACB. This includes renewing their RBT license as required. Part of the renewal process is retaking the competency assessment. How often do RBTs need to retake the competency assessment? a) Every 6 months b) Every year c) Every 5 years d) As needed
b
Tina is a 4th grader in a general education classroom. Two months ago, Tina would get up from her seat several times during class for attention. A behavior plan that utilized extinction was put in place, and the behavior went away. Last week, Tina got up from her seat 10 times in one class. What is the most likely explanation for the behavior occurring again? a) Extinction burst b) Spontaneous Recovery c) Tina is automatically reinforced d) Tina is bored in class
b
Functional communication training is commonly used in ABA to teach clients how to communicate with those around them. During FCT you will reinforce successive approximations of desired communication. What is this called? a) Probing b) Task analysis c) Shaping d) Receptive instruction
c
Jennifer has four children. She cooks them all breakfast each morning. Jennifer's 5-year-old son, who you work with in the morning, will throw his food at the other siblings while at the breakfast table. After an assessment, your BCBA determined that the food throwing was maintained by attention. Your BCBA instructed you to praise your client, and provide him with attention, every 2 minutes that he doesn't throw food. What type of intervention are you implementing? a) DRI b) DRA c) DRO d) DRL
c
John's parents really want him to enroll in school next year, but they are also considering homeschooling him for the first year or two. During your session, John's mom starts to ask you several questions about schooling and what you think they should do. What is the best response to John's mom's questions? a) Give her your honest opinion on schooling b) Ignore her requests, and change the subject c) Recommend that she consults with your supervisor, and decline to give your opinion d) Ask to come off the case. This is a conflict of interest.
c
Ben is asked to assist his BCBA with a new client assessment. The two arrive at the client's house and start to set-up. As they are setting up, the BCBA is asking the client "what's your name?", "what's 2+2?", "Can you spell dog?" What most likely explains what your BCBA is doing? a) Probing b) Shaping c) Reinforcing d) Communication training
a
Dan is working in a group home for adults. One of the residents of the group home wants to quit smoking. Dan gets together with his BCBA and they design a couple of different treatment options. One treatment option does not utilize punishment, while one does. The client wants to use the treatment option that uses punishment because they believe it will be more effective. What is the best course of action to take? a) Use the punishment procedure, but be sure to include a reinforcement component as well b) Use the punishment procedure by itself without any reinforcement component c) Deny the client's request. You should not use punishment when other options are available d) Deny the client's request. They do not have a say in treatment decisions. 69) Another name for the y-axis on a line graph is the ________?
a
Devin struggles starting and finishing games with peers. Your BCBA asked you to record data on peer play. It took Devin 6 minutes to start walking to the table when his peers asked him to play a game with them. Devin sat for 10 minutes, took 2 minutes in between turns, and then asked if he could be all done with the game 3 times. Which of the following answer choices represents the latency of Devin walking to the table? a) 6 minutes b) 11 minutes c) 5 minutes d) 2 minutes
a
Every 6 months Miranda receives her favorite bottle of wine from her boss as a thank you gift for her hard work throughout the year. The last two times Miranda received this gift, her siblings drank the entire bottle when they visited for the weekend. The next time her siblings visited her, Miranda hid the bottle and served other wine. What type of intervention did Miranda implement? a) Antecedent b) Consequence c) Avoidance d) Differential reinforcement
a
) Dave is using a token economy to reinforce his client as his client completes math problems. Dave delivers a token every couple of problems that his client completes independently. What best describes this type of reinforcement? a) Continuous b) Intermittent c) Natural d) Non-contingent
b
) In which of the following scenarios would duration be the most appropriate measurement? a) Your client has an eating disorder. You want to track the length of time in between meals to determine how often they are eating. b) You are driving to the beach. You make a bet with a friend that your route is faster than theirs. c) A teacher is tracking the number of attempts it takes for each group to solve 10 math problems correctly d) Your clients mom wants to reduce the amount of time it takes for your client to respond after she calls their name
b
) RBTs are required to receive monthly supervision from a supervisor that is an approved provider of supervision. If you work 100 hours in April, what is the minimum amount of supervision hours you would need to meet requirements? a) 1 hour b) 5 hours c) 10 hours d) 20 hours
b
) Bonnie will always grab a cookie right before dinner. This leads to her refusing to eat her dinner, and engaging in escape-maintained behavior to get away from the table. Your BCBA creates an intervention that involves Bonnie's parents giving Bonnie two cookies after dinner if Bonnie does not eat a cookie before dinner. What type of intervention is this? a) Differential reinforcement of alternative behaviors b) Differential reinforcement of other behaviors c) Generalization training d) Punishment
b
Trash collection comes every Saturday in Sarah's neighborhood. When Sarah's husband leaves to play golf, he asks Sarah to put out the trash. Four hours later, Sarah hears the garbage truck coming down her street, so she rushes downstairs to put out the trash can. The sound of the garbage truck in relation to Sarah putting out the trash is a _______? a) Motivating Operation b) Discriminative Stimuli c) Prompt d) Reinforcer
b
Understanding the function of a behavior is the first step to properly treating the behavior. Why is it crucial to understand the function of each behavior? a) Function tells us what measurement system to use when tracking behavior b) Function tells us why the behavior is occurring c) Function tells us how often we should reinforce or punish a behavior d) Function tells us what the behavior looks like
b
Which of the following answer choices best describes behavior in observable and measurable terms? a) Ryen kicked several students today at school. The kicking usually occurred as Ryen was changing classes. Ryen failed a test earlier in the day which led to the kicking. b) Sydney pulled her sister's hair during her session today. In response, her sibling pinched Sydney on the arm. Mom came upstairs and told both of them they could not have dessert. c) Jimmy has been stressed out lately. He didn't eat lunch, and when offered a snack he declined. d) Susy had an episode today due to her bipolar diagnosis. In response, Susy's mom scheduled a doctor's appointment to up her medication.
b
You are teaching your client how to boil noodles for spaghetti. You prompt then to take out the pot, fill it with water, put it on the stove, turn the stove on, wait for the water to boil, put the noodles in, check the noodles to see if they are ready, and then you provide them praise as reinforcement for draining the noodles when done. What type of task chaining are you implementing? a) Forward b) Backward c) Total task d) Interruption strategy
b
You share a room with another RBT at the clinic where you work. The RBT asks you to discreetly take data on their client for 10 minutes to reduce reactivity. Every 60 seconds, you look up and check to see if the client is engaging in the target behavior. If the client is engaging in the target behavior, you mark it down as a response. What type of measurement are you implementing? a) Frequency b) Momentary time sampling c) Partial interval recording d) Continuous measurement
b
You spent the first month with your client managing behaviors and identifying reinforcers. This week, your BCBA wants you to identify what your client can and can't do in terms of skills. What procedure are you most likely going to implement? a) Task analysis procedures b) Probing procedures c) Generalization procedures d) Maintenance procedures
b
You work with a client four times a week for two hours each session. During your session, you take frequency data on your client's screaming behavior. Last week, your client screamed 4 times during session 1, 8 times during session 2, 6 times during session 3, and 10 times during session 4. What was the rate of screaming per hour for session 3? a) 6 times per hour b) 3 times per hour c) 2 times per hour d) 4 times per hour
b
Your BCBA designs a new behavior plan to target your client's aggression. You implement it for two weeks, and then start to think that the plan isn't effective. What should you do? a) Change the plan immediately. You shouldn't implement an ineffective plan. b) Communicate with your BCBA immediately and share your thoughts with them. c) Wait for further guidance from your BCBA before you do or say anything. d) Start to train the parents on the plan. Part of the problem is the plan isn't being implemented at home
b
Your best friend is an RBT. She works at the same company as you, and works under the supervision of the same BCBA. You like your BCBA, but your friend doesn't agree with the feedback that the BCBA gives. When the BCBA gives her feedback, she ignores it, and doesn't implement it or improve her services. What has your friend failed to do? a) Actively seek clinical direction from a supervisor in a timely manner b) Respond appropriately to feedback c) Communicate with stakeholders d) Maintain professional boundaries to avoid dual relationships
b
Your client is overweight and is seemingly only motivated by food. Your client requested that you no longer use food as a reinforcer. After talking with your BCBA, what might be the best course of action? a) Continue using food reinforcers. It's the only thing that works b) Pair the food with other unconditioned reinforcers to establish new reinforcers c) Refer the client to a dietician. ABA is not the right fit. d) Immediately discontinue food reinforcers, and try new items until something works as a reinforcer
b
) As an RBT, you will be involved in task analysis and behavior chains. What is the distinction between the two? a) There is no distinction b) Task analysis are forward chains, and behavior chains are backward chains c) Task analysis breaks down complex behavior. You teach the behavior chain. d) The two are unrelated
c
) Bobby works with a 19-year-old client who wants to learn to shop for his own groceries. The client is able to make a list and locate the items, but struggles using the self-checkout machines at the grocery store. The client is able to scan the items, place them in the bag, and run his credit card, but sometimes forgets what button to push before running the credit card, and how to complete the transaction. When Bobby works on this with his client, Bobby lets the client do the check-out process independently, and only teaches the steps the client doesn't know. What type of task chain teaching is this? a) Forward chaining b) Backwards chaining c) Total task chaining d) Behavior chain interruption strategy
c
) There are advantages to permanent product recording. Which of the following answer choices best describes permanent product recording? a) Dianne instructs her children to go clean their rooms before they leave for the day. 10 minutes later Dianne walks in the rooms to check and see if they are cleaning. b) John set up cameras around the office so he could monitor work progress even when he was out of town or at his own home. c) Mary was out sick on the day she was supposed to give a quiz. She asked the substitute to distribute the quiz anyway. The next day, Mary graded and scored the student's performance. d) Glen tells his children to go upstairs and brush their teeth. When they come downstairs, Glen asks them if they are done brushing teeth.
c
) Use the graph below. What is the average frequency of elopement for Chad per session? a) 6 b) 4 c) 5 d) 25
c
A new BCBA is assigned to a case that you have worked on for almost a year now. During the first supervision meeting, the new BCBA suggests you change how you are delivering reinforcement, and corrects the way you provide corrective feedback to your client. As an RBT, what is the most appropriate way you should respond in this situation? a) Report the BCBA to your director or boss. Your BCBA should not be providing you feedback after only the first session. b) Tell the BCBA you understand, but continue doing it your way when they leave c) Accept the feedback, and attempt to implement the changes. If you have questions about the changes, communicate immediately with the supervisor. d) Explain to the BCBA that you respect their opinion, but the way you're doing it has worked in the past, so you should continue doing it that way.
c
A skill acquisition plan contains several essential components. First, a skill must be identified. Then a goal is created to address the skill. Next, a measurement procedure is identified to use to record data. What is the next step in a skill acquisition plan? a) Implement the procedures b) Collect and review intervention data c) Gather baseline data d) Modify the plan if necessary
c
Bill and his mother in law do not get along. Bill's wife notices that whenever her mother plans a visit, Bill immediately books a golf outing with his friends. What would you hypothesize is the function of Bill's planning a golf trip behavior? a) Attention b) Tangible c) Escape/Avoidance d) Automatic
c
Chris is allowed to stay at home by himself during summer vacation while his mom is at work. When his mom leaves in the morning, she gives Chris a list of items that she needs him to complete. What would be the best way for Chris' mom to measure whether or not Chris completed the entire list? a) Direct assessment b) Event recording c) Permanent product recording d) Ask Chris when she got home
c
Mary's session notes included the following passage: "When I arrived at session the client was eating breakfast. Mom asked him 3 times to pick up his trash and received no response. The fourth time she asked he screamed. The client was visibly frustrated at this point. I prompted the client to pick up his trash, and provided reinforcement upon completion." What should not be included in her session notes? a) "When I arrived at session the client was eating breakfast" b) "Mom asked him 3 times to pick up his trash and received no response" c) "The client was visibly frustrated at this point" d) "I prompted the client to pick up his trash, and provided reinforcement upon completion"
c
Money, tokens, and praise are all examples of what type of reinforcement? a) Positive b) Primary c) Secondary d) Unconditioned
c
Punishment can be either socially mediated or automatic. Which of the following is the best example of automatic punishment? a) You typically order the salmon roll from your local sushi place, but they are out of salmon. You order tuna instead b) Your little brothers are constantly fighting. Now, when they fight you take away their Xbox. They no longer fight when you are around. c) You buy a brand new sweatshirt from a popular online store. When it arrives, you wear it for a day, but it is too tight and itchy. You no longer wear the sweatshirt. d) It usually takes you 45 minutes to get to work. Today, you try a new route and turn down a different street. You get to work 20 minutes faster, and now always take that route
c
RBTs are a major part of the service delivery team in ABA. What is the RBTs primary role in service delivery? a) Parent Training b) Behavior Management c) Implementation d) Functional Communication Training
c
Which of the following best represents an example of discontinuous measurement? a) During recess, you record how many times your client engages with other student b) While at home, you record how long it takes for your son to complete his homework each night c) During a 2-hour movie you take data for 15 minutes on your client's attending. d) You record how many times your client elopes during your 3 hour sessions
c
Which of the following is true about stimulus preference assessments? a) Stimulus preference assessments identify reinforcers for a client b) Stimulus preference assessments should be conducted indirectly c) Certain stimulus preference assessments can establish a hierarchy d) You should not run a stimulus preference assessment more than once a month
c
You and your friends have a tradition where you set off hundreds of dollars of fireworks on the Fourth of July. Since you are preparing for your RBT exam, you want to measure one aspect of the fireworks. You are most interested in the length of time it takes to set off one firework after the last one went off. What would be the most appropriate measurement to use to track this? a) Frequency b) Rate c) IRT d) Latency
c
You are given a bag of items to bring to your client's home on your first day of service. The bag contains a variety of stimuli that is age appropriate for your client. If you wanted to conduct a preference assessment using all the stimuli at once, what method would be most appropriate? a) Single stimulus assessment b) Forced choice assessment c) Multiple stimulus assessment d) Reinforcer assessment
c
You are observing your client in a social setting on the weekends. Your BCBA asked you to record duration data for time spent talking to peers. For the first hour you recorded the following data: 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 8 minutes, 12 minutes. What percentage of the first hour did your client spend talking to peers? a) 50% b) 54% c) 58% d) 41%
c
You just passed your RBT exam and are assigned your first case. Your client is a 13-year-old girl who engages in severe aggression towards others. Before you start the case, which of the following answer choices should be established? a) DRO intervention b) Parent training c) Crisis/emergency plan d) Extinction procedures
c
Your BCBA requested that you film a portion of your session for her to see. You comply, and film 10 minutes of session using your iPhone. Later on, while at dinner with your friends, you are showing your friends pictures on your iPhone and the video starts to play. Your client is clearly visible in the video. Have you maintained client dignity in this scenario? a) Yes, you didn't give out any personal information about the client. Your friends do not know anything about the client. b) Yes, your BCBA gave you permission to film the client. c) No, you violated the client's privacy. d) No, you should never film a client even when instructed to by a supervisor
c
Your client will occasionally scream at the top of their lungs. There are no clear antecedents or consequences. Your BCBA is attempting to figure out what the function of the behavior might be. Which of the following would NOT be the function of this behavior? a) Attention b) Tangible c) Control d) Sensory
c
) Fill in the blanks. Negative reinforcement involves ______ a stimulus which ______ behavior. Positive punishment involves _______ a stimulus which ______ behavior. a) adding; decreases; adding; increases b) removing; decreases; removing; increases c) removing; decreases; adding; increases d) removing; increases; adding; decreases
d
As an RBT, you are required to be prepared for a session as described by the skill acquisition plan. Which of the following is NOT one way you should prepare for your session? a) Before you arrive for session, make sure you have all the materials you may need to implement the treatment plan b) Discuss any changes with the other RBTs and supervisors on the team after each of your sessions c) Communicate with your supervisor immediately when you are unsure of how to implement an intervention d) Once you arrive at your session, review all notes from prior sessions, and plan out your day
d
Differential reinforcement is used to reduce behavior and teach skills in applied behavior analysis. Differential reinforcement can lead to ________? a) Discrimination b) Differentiation c) Alternative behaviors d) All the above
d
Glen is running DTT with his client. Glen provides the SD, waits for a response from the learner, provides a prompt to the learner, provides feedback, and then pauses briefly before providing the next SD. What did Glen do wrong? a) Paused before the next SD b) Provided feedback after the response c) Waited for a response from the learner d) Provided the prompt after the response
d
If you were to demonstrate a shaping procedure to a new RBT who asked for your help, what would the procedure look like? a) Present a cookie to your client. Give them the cookie only when they say "cookie." b) Provide your client with tokens for target behaviors. When your client reaches 6 tokens, have them exchange the tokens for a cookie c) Put a box of cookies where your client can see them. Hold out a note card that has "cookie, please" written on it. Gradually fade out the words, and the note card. d) Give your client a cookie whenever they make the "c" sound. As you progress, only give the cookie when the client's verbal attempts come closer to saying "cookie."
d
Last week, you decided to start a diet. You aren't allowed to eat donuts at all during the week. On Saturdays, you allow yourself two hot and fresh Krispy Kreme donuts. Saturday morning you wake up and drive to Krispy Kreme. The "hot and fresh" sign is on, so you walk in and buy yourself two donuts. What is the SD for hot and fresh donuts in this scenario? a) The diet b) It is Saturday morning c) The donut shop d) The hot and fresh sign
d
Micah is generally well-behaved, but prefers staying up late with his family. Whenever Micah's mom says "time to get ready for bed," Micah will start to cry, and beg to stay up late. What function most likely describes Micah's response to mom saying "time to get ready for bed?" a) Escape/Avoidance b) Attention c) Access to a tangible d) Automatic
d
RBTs have several roles in service delivery. Which of the following is NOT the role of an RBT. a) Implement behavior plans b) Conduct indirect assessments c) Assist with parent training d) Design reinforcement systems
d
Registered behavior technicians should be prepared to collect data. Which of the following answer choices is not part of preparing for data collection? a) Read data from last session b) Determine what programs you will run c) Gather materials for programs d) Plan your programs after you arrive at the client's session
d
Reinforcement and punishment are both acceptable interventions, but reinforcement should always be used whenever possible instead of punishment. Which of the following answer choices describes a potential problem with punishment? a) Punishment is not permanent. If you stop punishment, the behavior will come back b) Punishment does not reach a replacement behavior c) Clients can resist punishment, leading to harsher forms of punishment d) All the above
d
Susie loves to draw with her sister after school. However, Susie's sister will sometimes try to draw on Susie's paper. Whenever Susie's sister tries to draw on Susie's paper, Susie will get up from the table and tell her "I am done drawing with you." Susie's sister is now drawing on Susie's paper less than before. Susie getting up the table and telling her sister she isn't going to draw with her is an example of _____________? a) Positive reinforcement b) Negative reinforcement c) Positive punishment d) Negative punishment
d
Tommy will make noises with his mouth while sitting in math class. When Tommy makes noises, his teacher will tell him to quiet down. Tommy continues making noises. This week, the teacher decides she is no longer going to say anything to Tommy when he makes noises. Now, Tommy is making the noises louder and more frequently. Which of the following answer choices best describes this change in behavior? a) Extinction b) Resistance to Extinction c) Extinction failure d) Extinction burst
d
Yesterday, you were reviewing session notes from the past week. You start to notice that you and the other RBT on the team are running many of the skill acquisition programs differently. What is the most appropriate action to take in this scenario? a) Call your BCBA and report the other RBT on the team for incorrectly running programs b) Ask your client's parents how the other RBT does things and compare that to what you do c) Ignore it because it was only one week of data and notes d) Tell your BCBA and ask for clarification for yourself and the other RBT
d
Your BCBA designs a token economy to use during discrete trial training. Your BCBA wants to target sitting in a chair, responding in a timely manner, and working promptly. Your BCBA instructs you to provide tokens every 3-5 correct responses. What answer choice accurately describes the reinforcement schedule you will be using? a) FI4 b) VI4 c) FR4 d) VR4
d
Your BCBA has an assessment scheduled for next Tuesday. She asks you to assist her with part of the assessment. She wants you to conduct the initial indirect assessment. Which of the following answer choices would be most appropriate as an indirect assessment? a) Event recording b) Functional analysis c) Narrative recording d) Interview
d
