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Maintaining accurate documentation while dependably providing excellent services requires what from you?
Ability to multitask and work quickly
How can data be used to encourage and empower families?
Because it is clear documentation of the results of efforts made through intervention
Why are token system considered to be "flexible" ?
Because token can be traded for a choice of different reinforcers
Which of the following could ensure that intervention involving the use of punishment is effective?
Collecting and reviewing intervention data
Reinforcing behaviors that are incompatible with hitting would fall under which component of a behavior plan?
Consequence strategies
Which is one strategy that can be used to teach learners to initiate joint attention?
Create as unusual or odd circumstances to which the person is likely to have a reaction
Intervention plans should be:
Data-based, ethical, and closely monitored
Differential reinforcement of high rates of behavior are used to:
Decrease the time from the display of one behavior to the next
differential reinforcement of high rates of behavior are used to:
Decrease the time from the display of one behavior to the next
Punishment has occurred when the behavior it followed:
Decreased
Verbal operants are:
Different purposes of verbal behavior
Sometimes using extinction can lead to an increase often a behavior occurs, how long it last or even the intensity of the behavior
Extinction burst
Which of the following ways of approaching intraverbal intervention involves answering questions about the properties of an items?
Function,features, or category
Which of the following are common reasons or "functions" of behavior?
Gain attention, gain items, escape, and sensory stimulation
Which of the following is an example of an advanced level of following direction?
Get the large red and blue cup
Which of the following tasks are RBTs allowed to perform?
Implement behavior change programs
If an intervention is implemented with a "high degree of fidelity," it is;
Implemented consistently and accurately
Although components of shaping programs sometimes need to be Retaught, shaping always moves:
In a forward direction
Differential reinforcement works by:
Increasing desirable behaviors while decreasing problem behavior
What is the term for a behavior, event or object that can help measure quality of life?
Indicator
What can be said regarding the 7 dimensions of ABA and interventions based on ABA?
Intervention must have all dimensions to be considered behavior analytic.
Which of the following statements represents using clear language when discussing intervention progress?
Joey's hand waving behavior has been reduced by 45% since he started being reinforced for doing other things
When delivering a verbal discriminative stimuli, you should:
Keep the word to a minimum
When multiple people are involved in the delivery of a naturalistic intervention, it is important that everyone:
Knows what skills are to be addressed and the strategies used to teach the skill
Which two global factors set the stage for problem behavior in those with austism?
Lack of social skills and the expectations of the social world.
Which data recording method would be best used to measure the time between when a teacher said to start on an assignment and the time the student started on the assignment ?
Latency
Which of the following skills is addressed in an interview format on the competency assessment?
Maintaining client dignity
Which of the following behaviors might serve a "gain attention" function?
Making silly noise
Which of the following can make reinforcement more effective?
Making sure it is delivered immediately
Which of the following verbal operants is directly tied to reinforcement?
Mands
Which of the following is an example of overcorrection?
Marty was put in timeout for throwing toys. Marty had to clean the bathroom wall because she wrote on it.
The components of the 4-term contingency include:
Motivating operation, discrimination stimulus, the behavior, the consequence
Which of the following naturalistic techniques places a heavy emphasis on teaching verbal operants such as mands, tact's, and intraverbal?
Natural environment teaching
Escape extinction works by:
Not allowing the individual to escape what they were trying to avoid
Which of the following is a pivotal skill that helps individuals "learn to learn"?
Responding to multiple cues in the environment
For documentation to be beneficial it must be?
Reviewed
Which of the following types of interventions are RBTs allowed to use?
Scientifically-based behavioral interventions
Variables that are in operation before the display of a behavior and are related to the behavior are:
Setting events
You are working with a young client in a clinic setting and are implementing a toilet training protocol. Which of the following should you do to make sure that this clientS dignity is protected?
Make sure that the bathroom door is shut when the client is using the toilet.
When setting up natural environment teaching (NET) to teach mands, which of the following is the most important:
Make sure that the motivation for reinforcers can be contrived.
Variables that play a role in the frequency and intensity of behavior or the effectiveness of reinforcement for behaviors are called:
Motivating operations
Stimulus control transfer is important for:
Moving artificial prompts to naturally occurring ones
Stimulus-stimulus pairing is:
Repeated pairing of a natural stimulus with a reinforcing one
Listener responding is defined as:
Responding to both verbal and nonverbal stimuli
What is ratio strain?
The disruption in the display of the behavior when reinforcement is thinned too quickly
Generalization across settings occurs when:
The learner performs the behavior in different environments
Generalization of skills is achieved when:
The learner uses the skill taught in DTI in the natural environment
Who's point of view is MOST important in measuring quality of life?
The person's
One way to help a learner generalize skills is to:
Use varied program materials for targets.
Which of the following is the best way to determine how to follow the child's lead during a naturalistic teaching session?
Watch the child and look for an opportunity to intervene
Which of the following is an example of type 1 punishment?
When Austin hits his sister, his mother reprimands him and he doesn't hit her anymore.
Which of the following is an example of escape extinction?
When Gray refuses to do a task, the task kept near him until he attempt it.
The Matching Law states:
When given a choice between reinforcers, an individual will engage in the behavior that yields the more valuable reinforcer
Buster alternates between quiet and loud humming. Which behavior recording method would be the best to use?
Whole interval
Which of the following is a Discontinuous data recording procedure?
Whole interval recording
Behavioral function tries to explain:
Why the behavior is happening
After a crisis, data should be collected ___________
as soon as possible
Why is it important for learners to generalize new behavior?
So they can use it in a meaningful way across. Different situations
Which core domain includes a sense of belonging in the community?
Social inclusion
Water might have a value-altering effect when:
A person is very thirsty
Which of the following is an example of a motivating operation:
Fred is hungry so crackers work well as a reinforcers for task compliance
Which of the following kinds of imitation is associated with successful play with peers?
Imitating other children's actions
Which of the following activities might occur during the intertrial interval?
Instructor marks a data collection sheet
Which of the following dimensions of ABA refers to the social importance of problems?
Applied
Why are crisis plans incorporated into some behavior intervention plans?
Because some behaviors cause a risk to the safety of the individual engaging in the behavior or others in the environment
Which of the following statement is true?
Behavior is neutral
If someone communicates with you about an incident of abuse and neglect, what is the best way to respond to the individual?
Believe what they are telling you
Which of the following is the best behavioral definition?
Bites self
Which of the following is a similarity between discrete trial instruction and naturalistic techniques:
Both require that skills be broken down into small steps in order to be taught
A time delay method for fading prompts would be:
Delay the delivery of prompts and wait for the person to respond
Fluency of skills is:
Demonstrated by quick responding at high levels of accuracy
Discrete trail instructions that is delivered from 25-40 hours a week is called:
Early intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI)
Transfer trials are used when:
Echoing prompts need to be faded
People receiving ABA services have the right to treatments that are:
Effective, least intrusive, and necessary
Which of the following best describes a situation of disability-specific abuse?
Eric needs assistance transferring onto a toilet, and is sometimes left on the toilet for hours.
Prompting before a learner can select an incorrect response is called:
Errorless learning
Stimulus control transfer involves
Fading prompts so they are not needed for the learner to perform the behavior
Consequence interventions involve:
Reinforcing desired behaviors and reducing the display of undesirable behavior
Lining up items in a specific order is an example of:
Ritualized behavior
Which of the following is a behavior?
Running a race
Which of the following is a discriminative stimulus (SD)?
Saying "Match blue" and receiving a blue card
What is the best reason to train parents and caregivers on how to implement naturalistic teaching?
So they can help the child acquire the intervention targets quicker
What does the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code of the BACB remind us about communication and interaction with clients and families?
To interact with families and clients in a way that is free from bias and discrimination
Why is it important to establish target behaviors in a token system?
To know what behaviors an individual must display to receive a token
antecedents are:
What happens before a behavior occurs.
What are the five rules of incident report writing?
Write for an audience, account for everyone and everything, be clear and chronological ; be timely and complete; consider the attachments
Oh under had Down's syndrome and lives in a group home. Tom, who works at the group home, asks Mohinder to loan him for lunch, which he then pays back after his next paycheck. Is this abuse, and if so, why?
Yes, it is considered financial abuse because Tom is making personal use of Mohinder's resources.
Who is the first person you should report allegations of Abuse and neglect to?
Your agency's designated investigator
What are two things you need to maintain if you assist a person with banking and bill paying?
A transaction record and a reconciliation of the transactions
Which of the following statements is true?
Accurate data is always necessary for building behavior change and measuring progress.
A person's employer agrees to install an electronic door opener so the person can more easily get into their office. What type of support is this?
Adaptation
Fixed interval schedule often result in:
An increased rate of responding at the end of the interval
What are the 4 main types of data collected during functional assessment?
Archival, informant, observational, and functional analysis
When an RBT does not know how to perform an intervention or strategy, which of the following is the best course of action?
Ask for training and supervision on the skill
Which of the following can RBTs do in relation to implementing intervention plans?
Collect data on the effectiveness of the plan
Which of the following statements best explains the importance of shaping and chaining
Completed behaviors and skills need to be taught one step at a time
Which type of graph provides the most information about variability in the data?
Line graph
Which approach uses a combination of other naturalistic strategies?
Milieu Teaching
What are some practices that ABA professional need to adopt to build strong professional relationships with families?
Model optimism, practice no judgment, and prioritize intervention efforts
You need to help Maria, a 15 years old girl learning to put on deodorant independently. Which environment would you choose to skill in order to preserve her divinity?
In a private bathroom where you can prompt her through each step appropriately
Differential reinforcement of low rates of behavior is used to:
Increase the amount of time between the display of one to the next
Which of the following is a risk factor for abuse and neglect that is common for people with IDD?
Increased dependency on others for long-term care.
Who needs a crisis plan?
Individuals who engage in self-injurious or aggressive behavior
If an RBT is unknowingly assigned to work with a relative, which of the following is the best course of action for the RBT to take?
Inform the supervisor and ask not to work with the client
Which of the following is an advantage of backward chaining?
It allows the learner to see the results of the steps in the chain quicker.
Which of the following is true about behavioral skills training (BST)?
It is considered to be a component of many evidenced-based training package
Which of the following describes documentation that is objective?
It is fair and impartial, not influenced by emotion, opinion, or bias
Which of the following is a drawback of probe data?
It is less accurate
Which of the following is an example of a motivating operation?
Jan is hungry, so she works harder to get crackers as a reward.
Which of the following is an example of an issue related to boundaries of competence?
Jenny was told to use non-contingent reinforcement with Annie and she does not know what that is.
In treating self-injury, which of the following is the number one priority?
Keeping the person safe from harm
All of the following are ways DSPs can help reduce risk factors for abuse and neglect EXCEPT what?
Limit the person's social circle to reduce exposure to perpetrators.
Intermittent schedule of reinforcement are necessary to:
Maintain behavior and get reinforcement on a more naturally occurring schedule
Which of the following verbal operants is used when a learner requests a cookie?
Mand
Which of the following is true of mandatory reporters?
Mandatory reporters must report any alleged or suspected incidents of abuse or neglect, even if they did not witness it.
One of the main languages targets that Milieu teaching addresses is:
Mean lengths of utterance (MLU)
Naturalistic techniques are used to help learners generalize skills and for learners who:
Might initially resist more structured settings.
Which of the following naturalistic approaches combines other naturalistic techniques to form an intervention strategy?
Milieu teaching
When delivering a naturalistic intervention in public, it is important to:
Minimize attention drawn to promoting or redirection
Which of the following is an activity that would be appropriate during an RBT supervision session?
Modeling and coaching new ABA techniques
When providing a discrete trial to teach motor actions with objects, which of the following is the most critical aspect?
Modeling the action with the Object
Which of the naturalistic techniques involves teaching Languages according to behavioral function explicitly?
Natural Environment Teaching (NET)
Which of the following is the best definition of shaping?
Reinforcing successive approximations of a behavior
Which core domain includes connection and closeness with others?
Relationships
When teaching someone to learn to follow simple direction, which target would be among the first to be implemented?
Rolling a ball with a model
Differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO) involved?
Setting an interval for the problem behavior not to be displayed and reinforcing if it not displayed
When delivering a discrete trail session, which is the most important reason to minimize distractions in the environment?
So the learner can focus on what they are being asked to do
When teaching learners to begin to use 2-word mands, why is it important that both words are critical to the mand?
So the listener will clearly understand the mand and can act accordingly
Which of the following best describes a trigger?
Something that easily sets you off and causes an immediate, often emotional, reaction.
Prior to the creation of the RBT Ethics Code, which set of ethical standards did RBTs follow?
The Professional and Ethical Compliance Code of the BACB
RBTs must document:
The data from the session and any other relevant information.
When you receive important phone call or other forms of communication related to the person you support what should you be sure to document?
The data, time, and method of communication, the person with whom you are communicating, and the content of the communication.
A good rule for using token systems for younger children is:
The fewer target behaviors is reinforce at a time, the better
When using a lag schedule of reinforcement for intraverbal training, reinforce after:
The learner provides a correct but different response from the last one
What frameworks for thinking about disability focuses on identifying and treating impairment?
The medical model
What are two of the highest priorities in record keeping when providing services to people with disabilities?
The person's preferences, and communication between co-workers
Which parts of a discrete trail makes it more likely the learner will respond again:
The reinforcer
The United Nations General Assembly provided a standard for:
The rights of all humans
Event recording is:
The same thing as frequency recording.
A disadvantage of bar graphs is:
The variability of data can be lost.
Which of the following describes a potential issue with environment stimuli and people with disabilities?
They sometimes overreact and underreact to stimuli
What is the purpose of the Community Support Skill Standards (CSSSS) ?
To identify and define the skills needs to support people with disabilities
Why is frequent assessment important when implementing an intervention plan?
To make adjustments as necessary
In addition to having knowledge of the service plan what are your responsibilities related to it?
To provide and document the services you give to the person as outlined in the plan.
What is the best way to prevent ratio strain?
To thin reinforcement gradually
Which of the following data collection methods involves recording the results of each trail presented?
Trail by trail data
The transitivity aspect of stimulus equivalence is the results of:
Training 2 other stimulus relation
What are two things you can do to organize and prepare for each day ahead of time?
Use a "to-do" list and keep a calendar to review what is up ahead
A most-to-least prompting sequence involves:
Using the most intrusive prompt, then less intrusive prompts until the least is used
Good record keeping assures that the team is not making decisions based on random impressions but on what?
Valid information
What is an inter observer agreement (IOA)?
When 2 data collections agree on data collected at the same time during a behavior
A concurrent schedule of reinforcement is operating when:
When 2 schedule of reinforcement are simultaneously available
When might not obtaining informed consent, possibly violating confidentiality, be justified?
When there is a significant and immediate health and safety risk to the person you support, or to others
When you document, you will want to consider how the information may be used and. What else will you want to consider?
Who will reading or using it
If you have an individual who engages in escape behaviors you should:
tailor antecedent interventions to the person you support based on data from the FBA
Which of the following best describes the value of stimulus control?
The learner can focus on what is important
If a learner is requiring more and more prompting to perform a skill, the first concern is:
The learner is becoming prompt dependent.
What is the purpose of writing and reviewing accurate any complete incident reports?
To prevent recurrences of that incident
Which of the following is included in a functional assessment plan:
A definition of the behaviors of concern
What should be contained in a receipt of an expenditure?
A description of the item, the data of purchase and the amount of expense
________ needs to take place when there is accurate information about the behavior that occur in crisis situations.
A functional behavior assessment
What is the difference between a primary and secondary reinforcer?
A primary reinforcer is one that an individual does not have to learn to value
In discrete trail instruction, a consequence can be either:
A reinforcer or a prompt
Which of the following token forms would be best for a young child receiving discrete trials?
A token board with 3 spaces exchanged for reinforcers during the session
Which steps in implementing a token economy comes after the individual displays the target behavior?
A token is delivered to the individual
Which of the following is the best example of a stimulus class?
A toothbrush, toothpaste, mouthwash, and cup of water
Which of the following items would be the best choice for using during a naturalistic teaching session with a young child?
A toy car with a racetrack
Which of the following is an illustration of reflexivity in relation to stimulus equivalence?
A=A
Asking a learner to select items using a preposition is an:
Advanced skill
Ratio schedules of reinforcement offer reinforcers:
After a specific number of responses are displayed
Variable interval schedules of reinforcement occur:
After an unpredictable amount of time has passed
The initial RBT Competency Assessment should be implemented:
After the 40-hour training and before applying to take the exam
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the role of the RBT in communication with families?
Agencies may have specific guidelines for communicating with families that align with the BACB's professional and ethical compliance
Which of the following is an example of a harmful reinfocer
An entire box of cookies after using the toilet independently
Initiating joint attention is when
An individual initiates a bid for attention
Which part of the 3-term contingency is the most responsible for exerting stimulus control over a particular behavior?
Antecedent
A crisis plan includes which sections?
Antecedent interventions, Escalation, Crisis, Post Crisis
___________ are things that set the stage for the behavior, occurring in close proximity to the behavior such as the activity the individual is engaged the people they are around, or the actions of the people around them.
Antecedents
All of the following are considered behavioral signs of abuse, EXCEPT what?
Appearing with torn, stained, or bloody clothing
Being punctual means:
Arriving 5-10 minutes early to prepare
Which of the following items was deleted from the previous versions of the competency assessment?
Assist with functional assessment
Which of the following is an intervention target for teaching responding joint attention?
Attending to a noisy toy when it is activated and positioned across the room
Which of the following is an example of how to interact with your supervisor?
Be friendly, ask for assistance when needed, ask questions, and welcome feedback
Why can't intervention plans be duplicated for different individuals?
Because each individual's behavior and circumstances are unique
Why are individuals taught to use replacement behaviors in place of problem behavior?
Because just suppressing a problem behavior does not provide a way to get an individual's needs met
Why is it so important to always consider human rights and potential for risk of harm when establishing behavior change programs?
Because people who need these programs are often vulnerable and can become victims of mistreatment
Why is difficulty communicating sometimes a trigger for problem behavior?
Because the person is not able to express what they want
Which is the best reason why fixated interests can be problem?
Because they can distract the person from other activities
Why is modeling optimism helpful to families?
Because you can show them that there is hope for the future
Which of the following evidenced based practices in ABA helps someone learn a new skill step by step?
Behavior shaping
John Watson used which term to describe the study of behavior?
Behaviorism
In which a situations are differential reinforcement of low rate of behavior (DRL) used?
Behaviors that are acceptable at low rates
The "behavioral" dimension of ABA refers to:
Being able to observe and measure behavior
Which of the following is an antecedent variable that could play a role in the display of a behavior?
Being in a quiet environment
How does functional communication training (FCT) address problem behavior?
By addressing communication skills needed to replace the problem behavior
How does person-centered planning BEST address quality of life?
By including the person on their own support team.
What is one thing you can do while you are working to remember details or events you will document later?
Carry a note pad around d when working to jot notes to transcribe later
In which scenario would the reinforcer be effective and ethical to use?
Charlie completed a math quiz. He turned in his paper and received a point on his work completion card.
When it is necessary to use "categories" of behaviors to be reinforced in token systems, which of the following needs to happen?
Clearly define the behaviors that fall within those categories
When using a token system in a naturalistic intervention, it can be challenging to:
Communicate the link between the behavior and receipt of the token at the time of the behavior is displayed
Which of the following statements is true regarding learning complex behaviors?
Complex behaviors cannot be learned all at once
Early learning d,ills are important _______ for more advanced skills.
Components
You provide support for Roberto, a man with mild intellectual disability. While talking to him one day. He casually mentions that sometimes his sister (his fiduciary guardian) uses his SSI check to pay her rent. What is the most appropriate course of action to take?
Contact your agency's designated investigator.
What is the best course of action to take in the event of an extinction burst?
Continue the intervention
Which of the following is an example of a defective mand?
Crying when wanting a drink
Which of the following is true about trail by trail data collection?
Data are recorded on each trail presented.
To prepare for a discrete trail session, you must gather the skill acquisition plan, materials, reinforcers, and ____________.
Data collected sheets or devices
Which of the following is the best definition of data?
Data is a quantifiable dimension of a behavior
Why are trends sometimes necessary to include on line graphs?
Data paths are not always clear
To achieve momentum during a discrete trail session, you must:
Deliver discriminative stimuli (SD) quickly
Which of the following makes reinforcement more effective?
Deprivation state, immediacy, adequate size, and contingency
discrete trial teaching differs from naturalistic teaching strategies in that
Discrete trial instruction is adult-initiated and naturalistic teaching strategies are child-initiated
Asking a learner to give "the one you eat with" is an example of:
Discriminating by function
What is one thing you can do to maximize accuracy of what you document when assessing a person?
Document immediately after an observation
Which of the following is an example of a fine motor imitation skill?
Drawing a line in the air with a finger
When are data typically collected a discrete trial session?
During the inter trial interval
Which of the following behavior could be reinforced on a fixed interval schedule of reinforcement?
E amount of time spent on a task
The purpose of using a variable ratio schedule of reinforcement is to:
Eliminate the predictability of reinforcement
Which core domain includes a person's feeling about themselves and their worth?
Emotional well-being
The foundation for any behavior change plan should be:
Ethical standards and best practices
Which of the following is true about token economic used in school-wide systems?
Expectations must be identified as taught
Which of the following components of behavioral skill training (BST) was determined to have the most impact on the way in which intervention is delivered?
Feedback
Which of the following is an example of stereotyped behavior?
Flapping hands repetitively
When interacting with and communicating with families, it is important to:
Focus on what the person is saying.
Which of the following evidenced based practices in ABA could help someone learn to communicate their wants and needs?
Fun cation all communication training
Which of the following is an example of positive reinforcement?
Giving a learner for raising their hand before speaking and they continue to raise their hand
Which of the following might be a response that follows a discriminative stimulus?
Hands card to instructor
Any reinforcers that has the potential to affect the health of the client adversely if used inappropriately or in excess is called a:
Harmful reinforcer
What are harmful reinforcers?
Harmful to health
The x axis on a graph is:
Horizontal and is also called the abscissa
Which of the following is an explain action of the "Dead Man's" Test?
If a dead man cannot do it, then it is a behavior.
Which of the following is operationally defined?
Hitting so hard a picture fell off the wall.
Which of the following approaches are used to teach listener responding?
Natural environment teaching
The crisis section of the crisis plan includes which of the following?z
The behaviors and response to such behaviors
The community the person live in, the state of their health, and what the agency determines the person needs. What should the services plan for the person who is supported reflect?
The values, dreams, goals, needs and desires of the person.
If a behavior is maintained:
Then the individual continues to perform if after intervention has stopped
What is one reason it may be difficult for a person with a disability to self-report abuse or maltreatment?
They may fear retaliation for reporting certain individuals who assist them.
When behaviors are being maintained, reinforcement schedule move from:
Thick to thin
True or False: Allegations that go unreported are just as serious as the actual abuse or neglect.
True
Extinction works by:
Abruptly stopping reinforcement for problem behavior
What does the ?contractual? Aspect of the annual service plan guide?
All services received by the person
Which of the following interventionist actions is likely to be observed during naturalistic intervention?
Allowing the learner to approach a reinforcing item but blocking access until they respond to a discriminative stimulus (SD)
Which of the following is a question you can ask yourself to help monitor your. Interaction with families ?
Am I leaving my shift on time?
Which of the following could be considered a "multiple relationship" according to the RBT Ethics Code?
An RBT and parent of a client who have a romantic relationship
Which of the following is an example of overzealous intrusive intervention?
An RBT running over to a client who is slapping himself and screaming for help while they are hold person's hands
How would you know if you have successfully paired yourself as a reinforcer?
If the learner approaches you and the session easily
Which of the following imitation skills is the most difficult for a person with autism?
Imitating facial expressions
What is one way you can help to establish or improve a relationship with a family with whom you are working ?
Not and listen to their concerns.
Which of the following is a joint attention behavior that is often exhibited by individuals with autism?
Not following the point of another person
The quote "All behavior has a communicative intent" (Carr, 1977) can be best explained by the statement:
People who can't communicate verbally will act out behaviorally
Which of the following is true of abuse and neglect of individuals with disabilities?
People with IDD are at a greater risk of experiencing abuse and neglect than people without IDD
Non-accidental, inappropriate contact or the use of force with an individual that causes injury or physical pain is considered which type of abuse ?
Physical abuse
Which of the following naturalistic techniques places a heavy emphasis on self-management and the development of behaviors associated with empathy?
Pivotal response treatment
Which of the following can be done to try to elicit a request (mand) from a child?
Place the reinforcer in a place where they have to ask for it.
Which of the following best describes the difference between positive and negative reinforcement?
Positive reinforcement involves giving something to increase a behavior and negative reinforcement involves taking something away in order to increase behavior
Which of the following is the best way to describe ratio strain?
Reinforcement is thinned too quickly and the behavior diminishes or disappears
When punishment is used, it should be paired with which procedure?
Reinforcement of replacement behaviors
What can be said about reinforcement used in discrete trail instructions?
Reinforcers used in discrete trail instructions are often unrelated to teaching activities
Which of the following is true about concept of motivating operation (MO)?
Reinforcers work better when they are in effect
undesirable behavior can be reduced by:
Reinforcing alternative behaviors, using extinction, or punishment
The results of Lovaas studies yielded:
Remarkable gains on intelligence tests
Walter can ride a bicycle and shoot a basketball thought a hoop, but he cannot draw a picture of a dog. Which of the skills you say are in Walter's "behavioral repertoire"
Riding a bicycle and shooting a basketball through a hoop
Which of the following is an example of a behavior that could be placed on a differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior ( DRI) plan?
Rosa sings instead of screaming.
What are some of the logistics issues families face when they decide to enroll in ABA therapy for their child?
Securing payment, transportation, and preparing the home for intervention
Which of the following is an example of a naturally occurring discriminative stimulus at work?
Seeing a stop sign and stopping
Which of the following is a TRUE statement about shaping?
Shaping is a process that moves forward and involves reinforcing successive approximation of a behavior
Sarah works as an RBT in the local school system, She was at a party, drank one too many drinks and was arrested for driving while intoxicated. The Monday after the incident she:
She Informed her supervisor and the BACB what had happened.
In ABA, which is the best reason why behavior are targeted for increase?
So learner can increase overall skill repertoires
Why is goal setting with families important?
So they can feel like they are being heard by ABA staff
Which change was made to RBT Competency Assessment?
The RBT competency Assessment now has 2 versions, an initial and a renewal assessment.
Differential reinforcement of high rates of behavior (DRH) is delivered when:
The amount of time between one response and the next needs to be increased.
Which of the following statements is true about the new RBT updates?
The changes are based on recommendation from a panel of experts
Antecedent Interventions are strategies that focus on structuring and modifying the environment and conditions so that:
The crisis behavior is less likely to occur while the environment is modified.
When are discontinuous data collection measures used?
When behavior occur as such high rates it would be very hard to get an accurate count
Which of the following are the 2 main functions of a behavior?
Escape and gain
Extinction procedures that involve denying the opportunity to escape something the individual finds negative or aversive is called
Escape extinction
Which of the following is important to do before starting a group intervention?
Establish a group goal and align individual goals with those of the group
Which of the following is an example of a primary reinforcer?
Food
Fixed ratio schedules:
Produce high and steady rates of behavior
Certain conditions can contribute to environment that can cause abuse and neglect to occur, EXCEPT:
Programs that provide extensive training to their employees
What needs to be included as part of data collection for a naturalistic teaching session?
Prompt levels needed to elicit the target behavior
When families have questions about the impact of ABA on the future of their child, which is the best approach toward answering them?
Provide honest and accurate information about ABA in general and refer to individual data
Automatic reinforcement is associated most closely with:
Stereotypic behaviors
Which of the following is a tact?
"Dog!" When a dog was seen.
Which of the following is an example of a mand?
"May I have an espresso, please?"
Which of the following is an example of an advance listener responding skill?
"Put the banana behind the box"
Which of the following statements made by an RBT to a parent shows practicing "non-judgement."
"Sometimes it is hard to be consistent with the visual schedule.how do you think we could make this a bit simpler to use?"
Continuous data recording involves:
Recording all instances of a behavior
Jerry the RBT comes to his client's home for his scheduled ABA session. When Jerry get there, he finds the clients yelling and his mother crying in the corner. How can Jerry help with this immediate situation within the boundaries of his role as an RBT?
Ask the mother what happened in order to know what to do with the client. Make sure she is physically okay and start therapy or behavior plan implementation.
Approximately how many different 3-step directions should advanced learner be able to follow?
10
What is the estimated percentage of self-injurious behaviors that have automatic reinforcement as the function according to Hagoplan er al. (2015)?
25%
At about what age do children start to answer who, what, and where questions?
3-4 years
A 2009 study found that what percentage of family caregivers for older adults with cognitive disabilities and dementia reported abusing their family member?
30%
A trend that ascends from left to right means:
A behavior is increasing
Maria overslept and was late dropping off her kids at school. That made her late for her work as an RBTZ AT THE ABC Austism Center. When she met her first client, Zoe this morning, she did make her usually silly face to Zoe that she al2ays does. She was in hurry to get therapy started. Zoe did not comply when Maria told her to "sit the chair" what is this an example of?
Not leaving your problems at the door
Which of the following could be considered a violation of the portion of the RBT Ethics Code that addressed accurate representation of credentials and work?
Not renewing credentials and still claiming to have current RBT status
Which of the following is an example a conflict of interest with a client's family?
Offering to babysit for the family
Which of the following schedules for exchanging tokens for back-up reinforcers might be best for a class of 5th graders
Once a week
Which of the following activities is needed I. Order to make sure behavior plans are effective?
Ongoing data collection and analysis
It is important to have a variety of back-up reinforcers on a reinforcer menu or to change them up on a regular basic because:
Only having the choice among the same items may cause individuals to become bored and stop earning tokens
Skinner's work in establishing a relationship between pressing a lever and the alleviation of hunger led to the term________ which serves as basic of most behavior analytic work today.
Operant conditioning
The process of defining target behaviors using a precise definition is called:
Operationally defining the behavior
George started his session with Nate by playing with cars on a racetrack with him. They raced cars and Hate's car won. Nate laughed and said "do it again." George told him okay and they continued playing for the next 10 minutes. What was George doing?
Pairing himself as a reinforcer
Which of the following data recording procedures is best for behaviors that have a clear ending and beginning, do not occur throughout an interval, but still occur at high rates?
Partial interval
Which of the following is an illustration of most-to-least prompting?
Partial physical, modeling, visual, gestural
When data are being analyzed for a functional assessment, what are behavior analysis really looking for?
Patterns
Which of the following is an example of negative punishment?
Paying a speeding ticket
Which of the following are steps in behavioral skills training (BST)?
Providing instructions, modeling, role play, and feedback.
___________ is defined as a stimulus that follows a response and decrease the future probability of that response.
Punishment
The doctrine of "Least restrictive alternative" when it comes to punishment states that:
Punishment is a last resort after other interventions have been attempted and failed
Which of the following statements is true about the role of an RBT in the behavior change process?
RBT's implement behavior change interventions
Skinner used the term "operant conditioning" to describe:
Rats pressing a lever to receive food until they were full
Which of the following should you do in order to prepare for a session?
Read the skill acquisition plan any previous data, and gather materials and reinforcers
Multiple exemplar training involves teaching target word as:
Receptive identification, tact's, and intraverbals
behavior intervention plans that work:
Reduce problem behavior and increase desirable behavior
Punishment is the result of a stimulus following a behavior that serves to:
Reduce the behavior
The work of Pavlov and his classical conditioning showed that:
Reflexive response to stimuli could be trained.
Which of the following illustrates an FR3 schedule of reinforcement?
Reinforced after the 3rd correct response
Which of the following is a consequence that is likely to result in the increase of a behavior?
Reinforcement
Which of the following is an example of a progressive schedule reinforcement?
Reinforcement after the 2nd behavior, then after the 4th, then after the 5th
Which of the following is true in reference to tact's and reinforcement?
Reinforcement is not necessarily specific to the tact
Grace is teaching Micah how to write his name. She started by giving him a a sheet with his name spelled in dark dotted lined. Once Micah was able to trace his name using those dark dotted lines, she faded them until there were no lines and he could write his name independently. What was that process Grace used?
Stimulus fading
Which is of the following is a tip to follow if you become overwhelmed by your work as an RBT?
Take a break and breathe
Response cost used in a token system involves:
Taking a token away for the display of undesirable behavior
Which of the following is an example of negative reinforcement?
Taking a2ay a chore for making good grades
Which of the following is one stress management technique that can help prevent burnout?
Talking to a professional
Which of the following should be recorded on a naturalistic intervention data collection sheet?
Target behavior prompt level, activity, materials, and number of times the target behavior was addressed.
Data collected during naturalistic teaching should always include information about:
Target behavior, prompt levels needed, and activities
Beverly will touch a requested item is an example of:
Target response
When larger skills are broken down into teachable steps, this is called:
Task analysis
Which component of a behavior intervention plan addresses how individuals learn new, desirable behaviors?
Teaching replacement behaviors
Backward chaining involves:
Teaching the ending steps to the chain first and then teaching earlier steps
Your supervisor tells you to use a strategy you have no idea how to use. What is the best response to the request?
Tell the supervisor immediately that you do not know how to use the strategy and ask for them to demonstrate it.
Which of the following is an example of positive punishment?
Telling someone "no" when they are about to run into the street.
Tru or False: If there is consensual sexual activity between an employee and an individual with IDD, Then it is not considered sexual abuse.
False
Joint attention skills should be targeted for increase for those individuals who:
Have difficulty responding to cues made. By another to attend to a stimulus
Which is the best way to help families prioritize their efforts in working with their child?
Help the family address the most critical issue first
An FBA is performed to:
Hypothesize function of the behavior
Which would be the next step in a shaping program in increase time on task from 3 minutes?
4 minutes
The Renewal Competency Assessment requires___________skills to be demonstrated with clients.
5
In listener responding interventions, responding to one's name being called a considered to be:
A beginning learning skill
Which of the following is an example of using a token economy?
A child receives points for correct responses to exchange for an activity later on
Which of the following is an example of an explosive relationship?
A client mother dating his RBT.
stimulus equivalence occurs when:
A response is correctly displayed in the presence of a stimulus that has not been trained or reinforced
Which of the following is an example of how stimulus control could be augmented?
A timer to signal how long to brush teeth
Replacement behavior are:
Acceptable behaviors to teach place of undesirable behaviors
Complete this sentence: Documentation and record keeping are important to ensure....
Accountability, coordination of care between yourself and other supports and to guide the improvement of services
The 3 Types of generalization are:
Across people, setting, and circumstances
When is the best time to allow for a break during a discrete trail session?
Before or when the learner show signs of timing but is not yet resisting requests to respond to discriminative stimuli (SD)
Which prompt fading strategy involves using the most intrusive prompt fading to a less intrusive prompt?
Decreasing assistance
Which of the following statements is true regarding dressing for the job?
Dress for the environment and follow company dress codes.
Recently, Mario's tantrums seem to last longer, which data recording procedure might be the best one to determines this ?
Duration
Which of the following functions of behavior involves avoiding a task or interactions?
Escape
Which of the following is considered a naturalistic teaching strategy?
Incidental teaching
Which of the following best explains why discrete trials are effective with those who have learning difficulties?
Information is broken down into small parts that are taught systematically and reinforced
If data indicate that progress is not being made, which of the following questions could be asked?
Is the skill program being delivered efficiently?
What impact does reinforcement have on a behavior?
It increase a behavior
Which of the following statements is true about reinforcement?
It increase a behavior
What is the MAIN idea behind Maslow's hierarchy of needs?
It show that some needs must be met before others.
Data are plotted on line graphs according to:
The number of instances of the behavior across time.
Which of the following best explains the primary purpose of the BACB's RBT Ethics Code?
The purpose of the RBT Ethics Code Is to provide guidelines for certified and credentialed individuals to follow when they are providing behavior analysis services.
Which of the following is the most objective statement regarding a tantrum displayed by an individual receiving services?
This tantrum lasted 10 minutes. Maybe we should review the behavior plan.
Duration and latency recording both involves:
Time
Which of the following is an example of a multiple or dual relationship?
Tina and Lois are best friends. Lois is an RBT who works with Tina's son
Which of the following is an example of a multiple relationship?
Tina and Lois are best friends. Lois is an RBT who works with Tina's son.
Items on a reinforcer menu should range in price because:
To allow for the purchase of an item even thought they may have many or few tokens
Why is it important to operationally define a behavior before collecting data?
To ensure the data being collected actually focused on the specific behavior of concern
What are the most common reasons to ask questions in a professional interaction?
To start a conversation, to gain information, to show interest I a person ideas
What are the most common reasons to ask questions in a professional interaction?
To start a conversation, to gain information, to show interest in a person's ideas
If a shaping program is not moving forward and there are not questions about the effectiveness of reinforcers, what is likely to be the issue?
Too much was expected too soon
Which of the following represents mass trails?
Touch head, touch head, touch head, touch head
True or False: People with IDD are more likely to experience abuse and neglect than individuals without IDD.
True
True or False: least-restrictive procedures are usually the first choice intervention.
True
True or False: videoconferencing and webcams can be used in RBT supervision.
True
True or false: echoics can be addresses in both discrete trial and naturalistic intervention.
True
True or false; sometimes supporting choice mean supporting a person while they make a mistake
True
Prompting strategies used in naturalistic teaching approaches:
Vary according to child responses
Which of the following replacement behaviors might be functionally equivalent to the undesirable behavior of screaming a demand?
Verbalizing what is wanted