A. Data Collection and Graphing
Billy's mom gave him a list of items to buy at the grocery store while Billy's mom was at work. When she returned home, she checked to make sure Billy had bought all of the items on the list. What type of data collection is this?
a) Permanent Product
b) Frequency
c) IRT
d) Rate
What is ... a) Permanent Product
What is a procedure that helps therapists determine a child’s preference in a hierarchy?
What is a preference assessment?
Identify the incorrect example of least to most prompting:
a) Gesture prompt → Partial physical prompt → Full physical prompt
b) Full verbal prompt → Partial verbal prompt → Independent
c) Indirect verbal prompt → Partial verbal prompt → Full verbal prompt
d) Independent --> Indirect verbal prompt --> Direct verbal prompt
What is ... b) Full verbal prompt → Partial verbal prompt → Independent
As an RBT you may come across many variations of Behavior Reduction Plans or Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs). However, all good plans should include: introduction/background information, description of behaviors, hypothesized functions, functionally equivalent replacement behaviors, skills acquisition strategies, antecedent prevention strategies, and _______.
a) Reaction strategies
b) Measurement systems
c) Systems of reinforcement
d) All the above
What is ... d) All the above
What is the primary responsibility of a RBT in terms of communication with their supervisors?
a) Engaging in regular communication with the clinical team
b) Taking an active role in effectively communicating all aspects of daily interactions with client and caregivers
c) Actively seeking clinical direction from a supervisor in a timely manner
d) Sharing important information at the next supervision
What is .... C. Actively seeking clinical direction from a supervisor in a timely manner
Which of the following behaviors is defined in the most observable and measurable terms?
a) Susie snapped her pencil in half after she incorrectly answered the math problem
b) Susie was angry so she snapped her pencil in half
c) Susie snapped her pencil in half because she has autism
d) Susie's anxiety caused her to snap her pencil in half
What is ... a) Susie snapped her pencil in half after she incorrectly answered the math problem
This preference assessment is when a client chooses between two items, they play with the chosen item, then that item is removed and two other options are presented.
a) Paired choice
b) Multiple stimulus without replacement
C) Free operant
d) Multiple stimulus with replacement
What is ... a) Paired choice
Identify the correct example of most to least prompting:
a) Partial physical prompt --> Full physical prompt --> Independent
b) Full verbal prompt --> Independent --> Partial verbal prompt
c) Full verbal prompt --> Partial verbal prompt --> Independent
d) Shadow prompt --> Graduated guidance --> Partial physical
What is ... c) Full verbal prompt --> Partial verbal prompt --> Independent
Extinction refers to:
a) Withholding all reinforcement
b) Withholding some reinforcement
c) Adding aversives
d) Gradually fading reinforcement
What is ... a) Withholding all reinforcement
What should be included in objective session notes for service verification?
a) Personal thoughts & feelings
b) Facts, objective information, or observations
c) Subjective information only
d) Observations and educated assumptions based on those observations
What is ... b) Facts, objective information, or observations
What is the difference between frequency and rate?
a) Rate is frequency with a time component added
b) Rate requires duration data
c) There is no difference between the two
d) Rate is more accurate than frequency
What is ... a) Rate is frequency with a time component added
Paired stimulus preference assessment method is also known as ______.
a) Two choice
b) Forced choice
c) No choice
d) Double choice
What is ... b) Forced choice
Fill in the blank: A token economy is a reinforcement strategy in which generalized reinforcers (tokens) are _____ for ______.
a) Exchanged; backup reinforcers
b) Removed; awards
c) Exchanged; highly preferred activities
d) Delivered; more tokens
What is ...a) Exchanged; backup reinforcers
Jennifer has four children. She cooks them all breakfast each morning. Jennifer’s 5-year-old son, who you work with in the morning, will throw his food at the other siblings while at the breakfast table. After an assessment, your BCBA determined that the food throwing was maintained by attention. Your BCBA instructed you to praise your client, and provide him with attention, every 2 minutes that he doesn’t throw food. What type of intervention are you implementing?
a) DRI
b) DRA
c) DRO
d) DRL
What is ... c) DRO
What should an RBT do to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, and workplace data collection requirements?
a) Adhere to confidentiality laws and store clients' data in a secure location
b) Secure data and paper work in an unsecured location.
c) Carry as much of client's data and documents as possible while traveling
d) Reduce the likelihood of a data breach by disposing of unneeded confidential information in the trash
What is ... a) Adhere to confidentiality laws and store clients' data in a secure location
What type of interval recording underestimates the occurrence of behavior?
a) Partial interval
b) Whole interval
c) Momentary time sampling
d) B and C
What is ... b) Whole interval
What are functional assessments used for?
a) helps determine why a behavior is occurring, which is then used to write an intervention on that behavior
b) to help increase the future frequency problem behaviors
c) to identify what's happening before a target behavior
d) to prevent a behavior before it even happens
What is ... a) helps determine why a behavior is occurring, which is then used to write an intervention on that behavior
Fill in the blanks: ______ refers to when a learner acquires a skill in one condition and demonstrates the skill in other, un-trained conditions. ______ refers to when a learner continues to demonstrate a skill after intervention procedures are removed.
a) Shaping; maintenance
b) Maintenance; generalization
c) Generalization; maintenance
d) Generic learning; prompt fading
What is ... c) Generalization; maintenance
During long car rides, Billy would tap on the window several times in a row. Billy's mom decided to buy him an Ipad for car rides. He has to hold the IPAD with 2 hands. Now, when they take car rides, Billy's mom gives Billy the ipad which provides Billy with automatic reinforcement. Billy no longer taps on the window. This is an example of?
a) DRA
b) DRO
c) DRH
d) DRI
What is ... d) DRI
What federal law requires healthcare providers, including RBTs, to ensure the confidentiality of patient information?
a) ACA
b) HIPAA
c) HIPPA
D) EMTALA
What is ... b) HIPAA
You spent the last month recording frequency data on how often your client insults their siblings. Your frequency data is broken down by the number of insults per session. You took data for a total of 10 sessions. If your BCBA asked you to graph this data, where would you record the frequency of insults data?
a) X-axis
b) Y-axis
c) Condition change line
d) Graph legend
What is ... b) Y-axis
What are ways that an RBT can assist with an individualized assessment? (Example: VB-MAPP)
a) Stand in the corner of the room away from the client and supervisor
b) Follow directions given by your supervisor on what to do or say to the client
c) Run the assessment yourself without the supervisor present
d) Let them know respectfully that that is not within your scope of competence
What is ... b) Follow and directions, given by your supervisor, on what to do or say to the client
_____ teaching involves prompting a client immediately after the SD to prevent an incorrect response. Using a ____ ____ involves presenting the SD, waiting 1-5 seconds, and delivering the appropriate prompt.
a) Immediate; time delay
b) Incidental; timed prompt
c) Errorless; time delay
d) Immediate; timed prompt
What is ... c) Errorless; time delay
___ is the best reinforcement schedule to teach a new skill. ____ is the reinforcement schedule that is most resistant to extinction. ____ is reinforcing every 5th correct response and ____ is reinforcing an average of every 5th correct response.
a) VR, FR, VR5, FR5
b) FR, FR, FR5, VR5
c) FR1, VR, FR5, VR5
d) FR1, VR10, FR5 VR5
What is ... c) FR1, VR, FR5, VR5
When should an RBT contact a supervisor in a timely manner?
a) When the supervisor is available for a meeting
b) When the RBT needs to report other variables affecting the client
c) When the the RBT is unsure of protocol or steps regarding clients' programming
d) When the Mid-level/BCBA has not responded to an email in over 8 hours
What is ... c) When the RBT is unsure of protocol or steps regarding clients' programming