Module 4 Professionalism

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

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

Acquisition and Fluency

The processes involved in learning something well are

Acquisition, Fluency, Maintenance, Discrimination & Generalization

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

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

False

The ABAI approves requests to sit for the RBT exam.

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

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

Over learning 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

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

perform the skill when distracted