Wait
True or False: You should wait 3-5 seconds before reinforcing correct responses.
False, reinforcement should be delivered immediately
True or false: You should provide the client with the least intrusive prompt necessary when prompting before providing more intrusive prompts.
True
What is it called when the RBT delivers praise or other preferred items following a correct response?
Reinforcement
Name one environmental or physical factor that could affect responding.
Illness, fatigue, distraction, hunger, or discomfort.
Your client consistently does not respond during sessions and appears tired and uncomfortable. Which step of the process helps identify possible reasons for this?
Evaluate
After waiting the appropriate amount of time, if your client still does not respond, what should you do next?
Prompt
If you notice your client not responding is becoming a pattern, what type of prompt technique should you use?
Time delay prompt. Give the client a small moment between the SD and the prompt. Wait 3–5 seconds (or whatever is outlined in the BIP).
What does DISC stand for?
Deprivation, Immediacy, Size, & Contingency.
A lack of responding is ____.
Communication
You present an SD and wait 3–5 seconds. The client does not respond. What should you do next?
Use the least intrusive prompt according to the prompt hierarchy.
What should you do before delivering an instruction (SD)?
Gain the client's attention.
When prompting, what should you follow?
The prompt hierarchy outlined in the BIP.
By changing and following different reinforcement methods, clients will eventually realize that the less they respond, then _____.
The less reinforcement they earn.
What are some ways to make learning fun? Give an example.
Turning it into a game, incorporating preferred items or activities, use slime to have client poke slime when trying to teach client to imitate using their pointer finger, moving to different areas.
A client only becomes non-responsive when working with one RBT. What should you do?
Talk with the BCBA to determine the best plan of action.
How long should you allow for processing time after delivering an instruction?
3–5 seconds (or whatever is outlined in the BIP).
What does PTER stand for?
Prompt, Transfer, Expansion, Return.
If a client is not responding, one thing we can do is reassess reinforcements or change up how reinforcement is being given. One method is changing to differential reinforcement. What are 3 types of differential reinforcement that you should use to try to increase responding from your client?
DRA, DRO, DRH.
If your client is not responding, what is one thing that you should do before trying to place more demands to see if they are ready to work?
Assess/establish motivation; if your client is not motivated, identify their MOs.
A client is learning a brand-new skill and continues to make errors. What teaching strategy should you use?
Errorless Teaching (PTER).
True or False: If your client does not respond immediately, you should quickly repeat the SD.
False
What is the goal of prompt fading?
Prevent prompt dependency and transfer stimulus control to natural cues.
When providing reinforcement to your client, you should be matching the reinforcement to the workload. One way to do this is by following a reinforcement schedule. What are the 4 types of Rx schedules and explain them?
FI: Fixed Interval, FR: Fixed Ratio, VI: Variable Interval, VR: Variable Ratio.
When evaluating why a client is not responding, what are three questions you should ask yourself?
Does the learner have the skill? Is the SD clear? Is the learner attending? Is the MO present? (Any three.)
A client enjoys slime but is not responding during table work. What is one strategy you could use to increase responding?
Incorporate the preferred activity into teaching (e.g., use slime while teaching the target skill).