Section A-Measurement
Anna had a tantrum for 43 minutes. What type of measurement was used?
Duration
By definition, what is behavior?
Give an example of an unconditioned reinforcer
Water, food, sleep, shelter - things that are needed to survive. Require no prior learning
When referring to Behavior Support Plans (BSPs), one essential component is an Antecedent Strategy. What are these?
What to do BEFORE the behavior occurs (to reduce the likelihood that it will occur).
Provide an example of a variable that you would need to report to the consultant that might affect the client's behavior.
Illness, medication, sleep, relocation, etc.
What is latency?
The time between the SD and the beginning of a response.
When someone says "Consider the Dead Man's Test", what does that mean?
When determining if something is or isn't a behavior, consider that if a dead man can do it, then it is NOT behavior.
Your client is on a FR3 schedule for reinforcement. As an RBT, when should you provide reinforcement?
Reinforcement should be provided after every third response.
Are reinforcement and punishment involved in consequence strategies?
YES. Reinforcement and punishment are both consequences (stimulus changes that occur AFTER the behavior).
Who should be your main point of contact for any and all clinical matters regarding the client?
What are you measuring when using momentary time sampling?
If the behavior occurs at the END of the interval.
You present your client with one item, an action figure. You want to see how they interact with this item. Then, you present them a different item, a Hot Wheels car. Again, you are seeing how they interact with this item. What is this an example of?
Single Stimulus (form of preference assessment)
You are working with your client who has a target of sustained engagement for table work tasks. You are providing reinforcement around every 10 minutes. What type of schedule of reinforcement is this?
VI10min schedule.
What are the four functions of behavior?
Sensory (automatic), escape (avoidance), attention, tangibles (access). Think of the acronym SEAT.
When documenting session notes, should they be in objective or subjective terms?
Objective. Whenever describing a session, always use objective terms. Examples like "she threw a fit because she was feeling sad" is NOT an example of an objective description. Opinions should always be avoided. Only describe something in the way that you SEE it. (observable)
Jake is an RBT who is observing his client's behavior of staying engaged at the table. Jake is wanting to use a measurement system where he will mark an "X" if the behavior occurs during the entire interval. What recording system is this referring to?
Whole Interval Recording.
If you do not have a motivating operation in place, can you run a program?
NO. Why not??
When running a program that is using DTT BT3 as the teaching procedure, when are you taking data?
On the SWITCH trial. (aaaB, bbbA).
What is being reinforced during a DRO procedure?
The absence of the target behavior. Basically, you are reinforcing ANYTHING else.
When it comes to child abuse, we are known as "mandated reporters". What does this mean?
We are legally required to report any suspicion or witnessing of child abuse or neglect.
Clean room, doing dishes, picking up toys, building a snowman, etc.
When trying to identify preferred items/activities for your client, you can simply ask them. What is a good open-ended question you can ask a client?
What do you want to play with today? What sounds fun to you?
What are the three types of task analysis used?
Forward chaining, backward chaining, total task.
How are discriminative stimuli (SDs) and motivating operations (MOs) different?
An SD is a signal that reinforcement is available (you can HAVE something). An MO is whether you WANT that reinforcer/reinforcement or not. (Think can I have it vs do I want it)
In relation to HIPAA, provide an example of when or how a client's confidentiality could be compromised?
Posting a picture of you and them on social media, talking about them using their full names to others around you (friends, family), sharing your login info for Central Reach to others, etc.