Differential Reinforcement
Operant Conditioning
Schedules of Reinforcement
ABA Basics
RBT Scenario Question
100

The RBT does not provide reinforcement when the student engages in aggression. The RBT reinforces any other behaviors

DRO (Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior)

100

A coach removes a player from the game for committing a foul. This is an example of

Negative Punishment

100

Your favorite ice cream spot offers punch cards where you can earn a free scoop of ice cream. Each purchase earns you one punch on the punch card. Once you receive 5 punches on your card, you get your next scoop free! What schedule of reinforcement would this exemplify?

Fixed Ratio

100

What does ABC stand for?

Antecedent

Behavior 

Consequence

100

You, the RBT, go to your student's house for an hour on Saturdays on our own time to help them get ready in the morning while the parents are at the gym. This best represents a 

Dual relationship

200
Your student engages in crying behavior during DTT. The function of the behavior is escape. You student can escape from their work when they ask for a break. 

DRA (Differential Reinforcement of Alternative Behaviors)

200

Child gets an A on a test, and the parent takes away chores. This is an example of

Negative Reinforcement

200

RBT gives reinforcement to client after 1 correct response

Fixed Ratio 1 (FR1)

200
This procedure takes place in a natural setting using a less structured approach, typically through play.

Natural Environment Teaching (NET)

200

Billy continuously elopes from the room whenever demands are placed. His RBT positions themselves in a way that prevents elopement. This type of intervention is called 

Antecedent Intervention

300

Your student engages in physical aggression during DTT. You teach the student "quiet hands" (interlocked fingers) during DTT. This is an example of what?

DRI (Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible Behaviors)

300

After completing your homework, you get your cellphone back. This is an example of 

Positive Reinforcement

300

Student earns access to the play area after they complete an average of 5 trials of identifying common objects

Variable Ratio 5 (VR5)

300

This procedure includes differentially reinforcing successive approximations towards a target behavior

Shaping

300

A classroom teacher is told to take 20 minutes of data on Brian's behavior once per day. The teacher should set a time for 1 minute, 20 times, and record a response if the behavior happened the full minute. This type of data collection is called

Whole interval recording (Discontinuous measurement)

400

You have a student that greets you at the start of the DTT session. You respond to the greeting. As your DTT session goes on, the student greets you every 25 seconds. You only respond to the greeting every 5 minutes. This is an example of what?

DRL (Differential Reinforcement of Lower Rates)

400
A child hits their sibling. Their parents take away their favorite toy in result. This is an example of 

Negative Punishment

400

Your student earns reinforcement after they sit at the table for an average of 2 minutes

Variable Ratio 2 minutes (VR2)

400

Using this procedure, all behaviors identified in the task analysis are initially completed by the RBT, except for the final behavior in the chain.

Backward Chaining

400

Julio records interval data for his student’s classroom participation using 5-minute intervals. During the interval from 8:00-8:05 AM, student A participates in the class work for two minutes. Julio records that interval as a ✅ (or yes/+). Assuming he is entering data accurately, what type of measurement procedure must he be using?

Partial Interval Recording

500

Your student engages in throwing their pencil. No reinforcement is given. When your student writes their name with the pencil, they are given praise and physical interactions. This is an example of what?

DRI (Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible Behaviors)

500

You received a speeding ticket for driving too fast. This is an example of

Positive Punishment

500

You give your student a break every 10 minutes during a challenging activity. What is this an example of?

Fixed Interval 10 minutes (FI 10)

500

What is an example of an conditioned reinforcer, also known as secondary reinforcers?

Money, tokens, social approval, praise

500

Your student is working on a multiple-step hygiene routine. Your BCBA instructs you to teach this skill using a chaining procedure. The routine consists of 7 steps. At baseline, your student can do 5 out of the 7 steps independently. Which type of chaining procedure would you use?

Total task

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