Reinforcement
Peter raises his hand in class and Megan praises him for raising his hand. After this, Peter raises his hand more often. What type of reinforcement or punishment is Megan's praise?
Positive reinforcement
Name 3 materials you may need for data collection at TSC.
Central Reach iPad, clicker, data sheet, pen, timer (can be found on iPad)
Name the four functions of behavior.
Escape, access to tangibles, attention, automatic
True or false: we should use hand-over-hand prompting with our students to get them to speak on their words.
False!!
Jamir gives you one of his completed coloring pages as a gift. Are you allowed to keep it? Why or why not?
Yes!!! You may keep any gift under $10.
Logan gets a token for every 2 correct responses without problem behavior during work. What schedule of reinforcement is this?
FR2
Any time Milo engages in inappropriate drumming AT ALL within a 5 minute interval, that interval gets a check. If he does not engage in inappropriate drumming during that interval, it gets an X. What type of discontinuous measurement is this?
Partial-interval
What is wrong with this operational definition: "Tantrum is when the child is upset and loses control."
This definition was not objective or measurable.
Which is more intrusive: verbally prompting "Wyatt, sit in your seat", or physically prompting/guiding Wyatt to his seat.
A physical prompt is more intrusive than a verbal prompt
Name 2 differences between DTT and NET learning.
clinician vs student led, reinforcement not related vs related to learning material, clinical vs natural environment
A child is reinforced for showing calm hands instead of throwing objects across the room. What type of differential reinforcement is this?
DRI
Abhya's OT sends home papers where she has been practicing writing sentences within the lines. What type of measurement are the papers with Abhya's writing?
Permanent product
What does ABC stand for in ABC data?
Antecedent, behavior, consequence
Which is more intrusive: gesturing towards Bastion's pencil (gestural prompt) or making sure Bastion's pencil is closer to him (environmental prompt)?
To teach Jeremy how to wash his hands, you teach him the last step first, and physically prompt him through the rest. Once mastered, you teach him the second to last step, and physically prompt all previous steps, etc. What is this called?
Backwards chaining
A child earns a token about every 3 minutes during work. What schedule of reinforcement is this?
VI3 minutes
For Mide, each instance of climbing furniture throughout her day is recorded. At the end of each day, the number of instances is then divided by time. What type of continuous measurement is this?
Rate
A temporary increase in an unwanted behavior after reinforcement for that behavior is stopped is called an ________.
Extinction burst
Your child gets an answer wrong during DTT. After prompting the correct answer, you give distractor trials such as "touch your head", "clap your hands" before re-issuing the original SD. What is this called?
Error correction
Journie is given 5 reinforcers. Each time she chooses one, it is removed from the group, until there are none left or she declines to choose any more reinforcers. What type of preference assessment is this?
Multiple stimulus without replacement (MSWO)
A child is reinforced with a Skittle every 10 minutes they go without engaging in screaming, regardless of other behaviors. What type of differential reinforcement is this?
DRO
What is the difference between continuous and discontinuous measurement?
Continuous measurement records every instance of behavior, while discontinuous records a sample of possible occurrences of behavior.
A child losing all of their token during work because of engagement in problem behavior would be an example of a ________.
Response cost
Teaching a behavior by reinforcing successive approximations, while putting previous approximations on extinction is called ______.
Shaping
As an RBT, you need to be supervised for at least what percentage of your clinical hours each month?
5%