Least is Most
This is the ultimate goal of any prompting hierarchy, where the learner completes the task with no cues or assistance at all.
What is Independence?
This problematic phenomenon occurs when a learner waits for a teacher's cue instead of responding to the natural instructional stimulus.
What is prompt dependency?
This term describes a situation where an RBT enters into a second relationship with a client or their family, such as babysitting, which is strictly prohibited.
What is a dual relationship (or multiple relationship)?
This term describes when a learner emits a mastered response in the presence of a stimulus that is similar to—but different from—the original instructional stimulus.
What is stimulus generalization
This term describes a specific sequence of discrete behaviors, where each response produces a stimulus change that serves as the Sd for the next step.
What is a behavior chain?
When using an LTM hierarchy, an instructor will move to a more intrusive prompt only after this specific event occurs.
What is an incorrect response (or a failure to respond/time delay)?
These types of prompts are added directly to the instructional materials themselves, such as making the correct flashcard bigger or a brighter color.
What are stimulus prompts (or within-stimulus prompts)
If an RBT suspects a child is experiencing abuse or neglect, this is their immediate legal and ethical obligation, which must also be reported to their supervisor.
What is mandated reporting (or filing a child abuse report)?
This specific type of antecedent stimulus signals that reinforcement is available for a particular behavior.
What is a discriminative stimulus (or \(S^{D}\))?
This procedure involves differentially reinforcing successive approximations of a target behavior until the terminal, desired behavior is achieved.
What is shaping?
This term describes the gradual removal of prompts as the learner begins to master the target skill.
What is Prompt Fading?
To prevent prompt dependency, practitioners use this reinforcement strategy, giving highly preferred items for independent answers and lesser rewards for prompted answers
What is differential reinforcement?
When an RBT encounters a clinical situation or behavior plan component they do not feel competent to perform, they must ethically take this immediate step.
What is requesting supervisor assistance (or asking for targeted training from the BCBA)?
To promote generalization, an instructor uses this strategy by deliberately teaching the skill across multiple settings, people, materials, and distinct times of day.
What is teaching loose (or training sufficient exemplars / programming common stimuli)?
When using this chaining method, the instructor completes all but the very last step of the sequence, allowing the learner to experience the natural reinforcer immediately upon completing that final step.
What is backward chaining?
This type of prompt involves pointing to, tapping, or nodding at the correct answer without physically touching the learner.
What is a gesture prompt?
This specific procedural modification involves waiting a predetermined number of seconds before delivering a prompt to allow the learner time to respond on their own
What is a time delay (or prompt delay)?
To maintain professional boundaries, an RBT must never accept these from clients or their families, even during holidays or graduation parties.
What are gifts (greater than $10)?
This process occurs when a learner responds to a specific antecedent stimulus but does not respond to other, similar stimuli that lack the same reinforcement history.
What is stimulus discrimination?
This is the process of breaking down a complex skill (like washing hands or tying shoes) into small, teachable, and sequential steps.
What is a task analysis?
This type of prompt provides a partial hint, such as saying the first sound of a target word (e.g., "Mmm" for "Milk").
What is a partial verbal prompt?
This error occurs when an instructor accidentally provides subtle cues—like shifting their eyes, leaning toward the correct choice, or smiling—before the learner responds.
What is inadvertent prompting?
To protect client confidentiality under HIPAA and the BACB, an RBT must never post this type of information on their personal social media accounts.
What is Protected Health Information (PHI) (or client photos/identifying details)?
This type of generalization occurs when a learner begins to perform untrained, novel behaviors that serve the exact same function as the trained behavior.
What is response generalization?
In this specific chaining procedure, the instructor provides a prompt for every step of the task analysis during every single teaching trial.
What is total-task chaining?