Data Collection
You record the ________ of a student's kicking behavior. This means for each occurrence of kicking, you record a tally on the data sheet for the corresponding interval.
What is Frequency
If you are not _________ then you are not doing ABA.
What is graphing?
True or False: Session Notes should be written subjectively.
False. ________________
These types of measurement procedures are designed to detect every instance of behavior (2 words)
What are continuous measures?
Anyone with valid interests or concerns regarding the client
What is a stakeholder?
Jim taught Joe how to make a ham and cheese sandwich. The sandwich is a ______ ______.
What is Permanent Product
True or False: As an RBT, one of your roles may be to: Make data-based treatment decisions.
False.
To include in session notes or not: A new favorite show, previous or a favorite food that they won’t eat anymore
What is include in session notes?
The amount of time that each instance of the target behavior occurs (3 words)
What is duration per occurrence?
Information provided about past performance that does not meet desired criterion to support improved future performance (2 words)
What is constructive feedback?
True or False: Latency is the amount of time that a behavior occurs
False: Duration is the amount of time that a behavior occurs
It is important to have graphs with_____ data.
a. Accurate
b. Consistent
c. Variable
d. Positive
a. Accurate
To include in session notes or not: “Danny's mom was in an unusually good mood today.”
What is Do NOT include?
Minor changes to treatment or the environment, sometimes depicted as broken vertical lines on a graph (2 words)
What are condition changes?
Feedback delivered during pre-arranged meetings/sessions (3 words)
What is Formal Feedback Delivery?
A student was asked to answer 10 math questions on his worksheet; he answered 8 and then said he was done. Calculate the percent occurrence for answering 8 out of 10 questions
What is 80% (8/10x100=80%)
As an RBT, what should you do if you find an error in reported data?
a. Change the data so it corresponds with the data from the previous day
b. Correct the error if possible and immediately inform your supervisor
c. Eliminate the errored data from the graph
d. Leave it as is; since it already occurred, there is nothing you do can do about it
b. Correct the error if possible and immediately inform your supervisor
Which of the following is an “ecological variable” that should likely be included in session notes?
a. Harry seemed angry.
b. Joey's classmates don't like him.
c. Sam's classroom was noisy.
d. The teacher was in a bad mood.
c. Sam's classroom was noisy.
The time between two successive responses (3 words)
What is inter-response time?
Meet with the person privately. Don't be judgmental or accusatory and attempt to clarify the issue. Contact your supervisor if the issue does not get resolved (2 words)
What is Entire (or whole) interval
Megan is an RBT who is teaching her client, Henry, to mand (request). She collects and graphs data on the number of mands per session. The first session is 4 minutes long. The second session is 2 minutes long. The third session is 7 minutes long. The fourth session is 9 minutes long. Will the graph accurately represent change in manding behavior?
No
Name one thing that must be reported right away.
Possible answers: Signs of abuse, certain illnesses, injuries, threats, dangerous or unhealthy situations
Observer records a response as having occurred only if it occurs at the end of the interval (when the timer goes off) (3 words)
What is Momentary time sample (MTS)?
Living by clear rules and guidelines for conduct regarding our profession (2 words)
What are Professional Boundaries?