Measurement
Periodically checking to see if the client still demonstrates a mastered response after treatment has been removed.
What is maintenance probe?
Bernadette is a 5-year old client. her parents give her candy every time she engages in tantrum to calm her down. what is likely the function of the behavior?
What is access to tangible?
A parent asks an RBT many detailed questions about service delivery and programs. They question whether or not some of the programs are appropriate. The RBT should respond to the parents by doing this.
What is refer them to the BCBA?
Dani is teaching a new skill to a client. She begins by physically guiding the client, then fades to a light physical prompt, then to a gestural prompt, then to a verbal prompt. Dani is using this type of prompting hierarchy.
What is most-to-least?
A student raises their hand to answer a question, and the teacher gives them verbal praise. In the future,the frequency of the student's hand raising increases. This is an example of this consequence.
What is positive reinforcement?
A BCBA's data sheet includes these instructions:
Set a timer for 10 seconds. If the client engages in stereotypy for all 10 seconds, record a (+). If the client stops at any point during the interval, record a (-). Repeat throughout the session.
The BCBA is using this discontinuous measurement procedure.
What is whole-interval recording?
Katie throws her pencil whenever asked to do homework, because, in the past, this has resulted in removal of the work. In regard to throwing her pencil, removal of the work is this type of consequence.
What is negative reinforcement?
Implementation of intervention plans, assist in assessment of clients, take and enter data, and follow ethical guidelines of the BACB are role of this person.
What is the RBT?
During a session, you notice that your client keeps grasping for a particular toy. You capture this opportunity to teach them a mand for the toy, using this teaching procedure.
What is naturalistic teaching?
During your session, you sit your client at a table. You rapidly progress through trials, interspersing known responses with new responses. This is an example of this type of teaching.
What is DTT?
These are different types of discountinuous measurement systems
(300 extra points if you can also define all three)
What are Partial-interval, whole-interval, and momentary time sampling?
During a functional assessment, the BCBA notices that every time Ivette cries, this results in his parents rushing to her side and hugging her. The BCBA writes this as the hypothesized function of behavior.
What is attention?
A client has a right to privacy, preferred items and freedom of movement. Respecting these rights maintains this.
What is client dignity?
A client is instructed to throw their trash in the receptacle.The BCBA points to the garbage can, using thistype of prompt.
What is gestural?
This signals that reinforcement is available for a response?
What is discriminative stimulus (SD)?
LP makes loud vocal statements frequently. To record this, you divide the session into short intervals. If the behavior occurs at any point during this interval, you record an occurrence. You are utilizing this discontinuous measurement procedure.
What is partial interval recording?
Identifies specific target behavior, the purpose of the behavior and what factors maintain the behavior that is interfering with the client’s progress
What is a functional assessment?
Sam provides ABA services to a client after school, Monday through Friday. The parents are happy with service and suggest that Sam babysit the client on the weekends, in a separate paid role. This is an example of what type of ethical violation?
What is dual relationship?
What is backward chaining?
In the past, Alex's spitting has resulted in escape. Alex's BCBA now only reinforces mands for break, and places spitting on extinction. This is an example of this differential reinforcement procedure.
What is differential reinforcement of alternative behaviors (DRA)?
Megan engages in S.I.B. every time she is denied access to the television. Each time this occurs, you tally one mark on your data sheet representing this continuous measurement.
What is frequency?
Elizabeth frequently elopes from a classroom. The teacher moves Elizabeth away from the door, places preferred stimuli near the student's desk, and relocates her own desk nearer to the door. These measures reduce the likelihood of elopement occurrences and are all examples of this.
What are antecedent interventions (environmental manipulations)?
In our line of work, because we are legally considered to be one of these, we must report any knowledge or suspicion of abuse or neglect to cps or appropriate authorities
What is a mandated reporter?
Training a skill in multiple environments, with multiple exemplars and incorporating common stimuli (e.g. the same stimuli used at home) can lead to this.
What is generalization?
DAILY DOUBLE: An RBT trains a child to ask for crackers. Initially, they receive crackers every time they ask. After reviewing the data, the BCBA requests that the RBT reinforce the request an average of every 5 responses, using this type of reinforcement schedule.
What is variable ratio 5 (VR5)?