ABA 1
The process of reinforcing successive approximations to a target behavior
What is Shaping?
Reinforcement must be delivered when
What is Immediately after the target or desired behavior occurs?
Conducted to establish reinforcement and provide a reinforcement hierarchy
Identify the Four Functions of Behavior
What is Sensory (automatic), Escape, Attention, Tangible (assess)?
The agency responsible for overseeing the certification of RBT's
What is the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB)?
This occurs when utilizing prompting techniques are not properly faded
What is Prompt Dependency?
Food, water, oxygen, and warmth are examples of...
What is Primary (Unconditioned) Reinforcer?
Consists of the stimulus presentation of two stimuli and the learner making a choice. Choices are then ranked
Hannah is hungry. Hannah screams in the kitchen. Mom starts offering food items. Hannah is more likely to scream when she's hungry in the future. What function?
What is Tangible?
RBT's must receive supervision for a minimum of ____% of hours spent providing behavior analytic services per month.
What is 5%?
Ability to emit a learned skill across a variety of people, settings, context, and stimuli
What is Generalization?
Procedure in which a consequence is added after a behavior and the likelihood of the behavior occurring again increases
Stimulus is presented and the person's reaction to it is noted. Suitable for individuals with difficulty selecting between two or more stimuli
What is Single-Stimulus Presentation?
Zach is playing by himself. Zach begins to hit his head. The RBT leaves the task at hand and asks Zach what's wrong. Zach stops hitting his head. What's the function?
What is Attention?
This professional is responsible for overseeing the work completed by an RBT
What is Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)?
Reinforcement of Alternate Functional Replacement behavior for a maladaptive behavior
This type of reinforcement schedule is used to maintain established behaviors/skills
Intermittent
Give an example of a trial-based preference assessment method
What is (Single Stimulus, Paired Stimulus, or Multiple Stimulus with or without replacement)?
Carol presents a worksheet and David begins to talk about the weather outside. Carol encourages the conversation instead of directing David to begin the worksheet. David is more likely to talk about something unrelated next time Carol presents a worksheet. What function?
What is Escape?
The minimum number of face-to-face contacts with supervisor (BCBA) per month
What is 2?
The learner completes the first three steps of brushing teeth and then requires prompting for the remaining steps. This is an example of...
Procedure in which a consequence is removed after a behavior and the likelihood of the behavior occurring again decreases
Multiple stimuli are presented (around 4-6) and the learner chooses a stimulus, this is not replaced, and the remaining stimuli are rearranged before the next trial begins
Multiple Stimulus Without Replacement (MSWO)
Zoey is alone in an area of a room. Zoey begins to turn lights on and off rapidly. She is receiving visual stimulation. Zoey is more likely to turn lights on and off again when she's alone. What function?
What is Sensory (Automatic)?
Training program that a person must take to become an RBT is this long
What is 40 hours?