Measurement
Jaycee has a goal to independently mand for preferred items. Which of the following would be the most precise mastery criteria for this goal?:
A. 10x/session.
B. 80% independent across 3 consecutive sessions.
C. 100% accuracy.
D. All of the above.
B. 80% independent across 3 consecutive sessions.
You review a skill acquisition plan for a receptive identification of 3D objects goal, which states to provide most-to-least prompting. Which type of prompt would you likely start with?:
A. Hand over hand.
B. Guiding client’s hand
C. Pointing
D. Partial verbal.
A. Hand over hand.
Which of the following is an objective, concise, clear and complete response definition?:
A. Client struggled to attend and listen during today’s session.
B. I could not get the client to attend to learning opportunities despite using the intervention strategies outlined in their BIP.
C. Client demonstrated low rates of attention today. Prompts were needed for all goals due to inattention, resulting in 0% independent responding.
D. All of the above are objective.
C. Client demonstrated low rates of attention today. Prompts were needed for all goals due to inattention, resulting in 0% independent responding.
Stimulus changes that occur right after a behavior are referred to as:
A. Antecedents.
B. Extinction.
C. Consequences.
D. Reinforcements.
C. Consequences.
Which of the following variables would not be necessary to communicate with your BCBA immediately?:
A. Your client became ill during the session, so you ended the session 45 minutes early.
B. Your client mastered one of their programs.
C. Your client’s caregivers reported concerns about their progress and another RBT's performance.
D. Your client started a new medication.
_________________ reinforcement occurs when a reinforcer is presented regardless of whether the target behavior is demonstrated or not.:
A. Non-Contingent
B. Contingent.
C. Continuous.
D. Intermittent.
A. Non-Contingent.
Manny learns to urinate using a toddler toilet at his home during therapy sessions. When he mastered this skill, his therapy team began having him use the family’s toilet and, when out in the community, tried taking him to public restrooms. Manny would not urinate in any toilet other than his toddler toilet at home, exemplifying a lack of ______________ of this skill.:
A. Social validity.
B. Stimulus control.
C. Generalization.
D. Maintenance.
C. Generalization.
When recording ABC data, what information must be recorded? Choose the best response.:
A. The setting events, the function of the behavior, and the behavior’s consequence.
B. What the behavior looked like and why the learner engaged in the behavior.
C. Who was present and at what time the behavior occurred.
D. What occurred right before the behavior, what the behavior looked like, and what happened right after the behavior.
D. What occurred right before the behavior, what the behavior looked like, and what happened right after the behavior.
Kevin hits his peers at preschool to get their attention. His team implements a procedure where everyone limits attention toward Kevin when he hits his peers. Instead, he receives verbal praise when engaging in behaviors that keep his hands busy. Clapping, playing with LEGO, etc. What type of procedure does this entail?:
A. Differential reinforcement of alternative behavior.
B. Differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior.
C. Differential reinforcement of other behavior.
D. Differential reinforcement of low levels of behavior.
B. Differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior.
Henry had a particularly challenging session with his new client, Mia. After the session, he reaches out to his BCBA to request guidance. He sends her a secure message on their HIPAA-compliant communication platform. Choose the most appropriate way for Henry to communicate these concerns:
A. Mia had an awful session. I have no idea what to do moving forward.
B. Mia’s behaviors are escalating and I feel out of control. She clearly doesn’t like me and I don’t know how to remedy this. Are you able to overlap my next sessions to provide more guidance?
C. Mia engaged in 27 aggressions and 12 SIBs today, which was significantly higher than I observed during training. I followed the BIP, but I am unsure whether I’m doing things correctly. Could you overlap my next session to provide guidance?
D. Since he used a secure communication platform, any of the above ways of communicating his concerns would be appropriate.
C. Mia engaged in 27 aggressions and 12 SIBs today, which was significantly higher than I observed during training. I followed the BIP, but I am unsure whether I’m doing things correctly. Could you overlap my next session to provide guidance?
Which schedule of reinforcement is used when reinforcement is provided after an average amount of time has passed?:
A. Fixed Ratio.
B. Variable Ratio.
C. Fixed Interval.
D. Variable Interval.
D. Variable Interval.
Your client is working on a multiple-step household chore. Your BCBA instructs you to teach this skill using a chaining procedure. The chore consists of 7 steps. At baseline, your learner can do 5 out of the 7 steps independently. Which type of chaining procedure would you use?:
A. Forward.
B. Total task.
C. Backward.
D. All of the above.
B. Total task.
Which of the following describes a multiple stimulus with replacement (MSW) preference assessment?:
A. Jane observes her learner and records which toys they play with and how long.
B. Kia offers two toys to her learner and records which one they choose.
C. Lorraine places 6 toys in an array and records which toy her learner chooses. She allows them to play with it for a minute before taking it away and changing the array with new toys.
D. Misha place 5 toys in an array and records which toy her learner chooses. She allows them to play with it for a minute before taking it away and instructing her learner to choose another toy.
C. Lorraine places 6 toys in an array and records which toy her learner chooses. She allows them to play with it for a minute before taking it away and changing the array with new toys.
Pam is working with a 7-year-old client named Lincoln. Lincoln engages in behaviors to escape non-preferred work tasks. How might Pam use a DRA to reduce Lincoln’s escape behaviors? Choose the best solution given this scenario.
A. Allow Lincoln to escape non-preferred tasks by manding for a break.
B. Ignore all escape behaviors and reinforce all other behaviors.
C. Reinforce on-task behaviors.
D. Implement escape extinction and forced follow through.
A. Allow Lincoln to escape non-preferred tasks by manding for a break.
Which of the following most closely represents the role of the RBT in the ABA service delivery?:
A. To diagnose individuals with autism and provide treatment to address their individualized needs.
B. To work 1:1 or in groups, implementing treatment and behavior goals as created by the BCBA.
C. To create and implement interventions to reduce challenging behaviors.
D. To assess and treat skill deficits and behavioral needs.
B. To work 1:1 or in groups, implementing treatment and behavior goals as created by the BCBA.
What is a baseline measure?
A. A measurement of the behavior or skill before implementation of the intervention.
B. A measurement of the behavior or skill after the intervention is complete.
C. A measurement of the behavior or skill at each specified interval during intervention.
D. A measurement not commonly used in ABA.
A. A measurement of the behavior or skill before implementation of the intervention.
______________ occurs when an intervention is removed, but the client continues to demonstrate the skill.:
A. Maintenance.
B. Response latency.
C. Generalization across stimuli.
D. Behavior modification.
A. Maintenance.
A multiple stimulus without replacement is described best by which of the following?:
A. Many stimuli are presented simultaneously, but only one choice is allowed at a time. After an item is chosen, it is removed from the array.
B. Stimuli are presented in pairs, and one choice is allowed at a time. All stimuli are matched together at least once.
C. Many stimuli are presented simultaneously, but only one choice is allowed at a time. After an item is chosen, it is returned to the array on subsequent trials.
D. The individual freely engages with any items (in a typically richly seeded) environment, and engagement time with each activity is recorded.
A. A. Many stimuli are presented simultaneously, but only one choice is allowed at a time. After an item is chosen, it is removed from the array.
A discriminative stimulus indicates:
A. A demand
B. A consequence
C. The availability of reinforcement
D. The presence of a punisher
C. The availability of reinforcement.
Your supervisor provides you constructive feedback on how you implemented a manding goal. You are confused, as another supervisor previously trained you to do it this way. Choose the best way for you to respond to this feedback.:\
A. Say, “Thanks for the feedback. Could you provide additional clarification, as another supervisor originally trained me to do it this way?” “okay” and begin doing it how this supervisor told you to.
B. Say "okay" and begin doing it how this supervisor told you.
C. Brush it off and continue doing it how you were initially trained.
D. Tell them that they’re wrong and you know you’re doing it correctly.
A. Say, “Thanks for the feedback. Could you provide additional clarification, as another supervisor originally trained me to do it this way?” “okay” and begin doing it how this supervisor told you to.
You want to make changes to your own behavior to be healthier. You begin by self-monitoring how often you exercise. During week 1, you record exercising 3x/week and 90 minutes total. What types of measurement did you use?:
A. Duration and rate.
B. Duration and count.
C. Count and latency.
D. Interresponse time and momentary time sampling.
A. Duration and rate.
Derick creates a token economy for his students. He identifies the behaviors that he wants to target, chooses the tokens that will be used, and creates a backup reinforcer menu for the students to cash in their tokens for, with a specified number of tokens needed for each item. What step does he need to add before reviewing and implementing this with his students?:
A. Choosing whether to use stickers, stars, tallies, or another type of token.
B. Specifying how many tokens are needed in order to cash in.
C. Specifying a reinforcer schedule for the tokens.
D. No steps are missing.
C. Specifying a reinforcer schedule for the tokens.
Your BCBA asks you to help him conduct a skill-based assessment (E.g., VB-MAPP, ABLLS) with your shared client. Which of the following best describes how you would conduct the assessment?:
A. Provide the instruction for the skill, then immediately prompt the correct response.
B. Provide the instruction for the skill, do not prompt, but go through error correction if the learner errors.
C. Provide the instruction for the skill, allow your learner to respond, and record data on their response.
D. Provide the instruction for the skill, prompt as needed, and reinforce correct responding.
C. Provide the instruction for the skill, allow your learner to respond, and record data on their response.
Which of the following reasons for a particular behavior would not fall under the main functions of behavior?:
A. To get someone to play with you.
B. Because you wanted to.
C. Because it physically felt good.
D. To avoid an unpleasant situation.
Which of the following situations does not constitute a dual relationship?:
A. You provide ABA services for a client during the week and babysit for the family on the weekend.
B. Your client’s father is your husband’s best friend.
C. You provide therapy at a client’s home and in the community (e.g., the grocery store, the park).
D. You send your client’s mom a friend request on Facebook, where you occasionally like and comment on each other’s posts.
C. You provide therapy at a client’s home and in the community (e.g., the grocery store, the park).