Data Collection & Graphing
This involves recording a behavior every time it occurs during an observation period.
What is Frequency (or Event Recording)?
This type of assessment is used to identify what items or activities a client enjoys and will work to earn
What is a Preference Assessment
his type of reinforcement occurs when a behavior is followed by the addition of a stimulus that increases the future frequency of that behavior.
What is Positive Reinforcement?
This procedure involves withholding reinforcement for a previously reinforced behavior.
What is Extinction?
Because RBTs are often the "eyes and ears" of the team, the 3rd Edition requires they communicate with this person in a timely manner.
Who is the Supervisor (or BCBA)?
This calculation is used to determine the number of responses per unit of time (e.g., 10 hits in 2 hours).
What is Rate?
An RBT assists with this by observing the environment before a behavior occurs and the events that follow it
What is ABC Data Collection (or Functional Assessment)?
This structured teaching technique involves high-speed trials, clear beginnings and ends, and the use of "artificial" reinforcers like tokens.
What is Discrete Trial Teaching (DTT)?
This proactive strategy involves modifying the environment before a behavior occurs to reduce the likelihood of the behavior.
What is an Antecedent Intervention?
This type of note should only describe what was seen and heard, avoiding words like "sad," "angry," or "frustrated."
What is an Objective Session Note?
In the 3rd Edition Task List, RBTs must now be able to identify these three things when looking at a graph.
What are Level, Trend, and Variability?
In this specific preference assessment, the RBT presents a "lineup" of 5-7 items and the item chosen is not replaced for the next trial.
What is MSWO (Multiple Stimulus Without Replacement)?
This is the process of gradually removing a prompt until the client can perform the skill independently.
What is Prompt Fading?
This specific reinforcement procedure involves reinforcing a behavior that is physically incompatible with the problem behavior (e.g., reinforcing "hands in pockets" to stop "hitting").
What is DRI (Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible Behavior)?
RBTs must report these types of variables (like medication changes or lack of sleep) because they can significantly impact a client's data.
What are Setting Events (or Environmental Variables)?
This type of discontinuous measurement involves recording if a behavior occurred at any point during a specific interval.
What is Partial Interval Recording?
RBTs assist with these assessments to determine a client's current skill levels, strengths, and deficits before a program begins
What is a Curriculum-Based Assessment (e.g., VB-MAPP or ABLLS-R)?
When teaching a complex skill like "washing hands," this is the written breakdown of the individual steps required.
What is a Task Analysis?
RBTs must now be able to describe these, which refer to side effects like aggression or emotional responding during extinction.
What are Secondary Effects?
To ensure high-quality care, the 3rd Edition specifies that RBTs must "seek and prioritize" this from their supervisor.
What is Clinical Direction?
According to the 3rd Edition, an RBT must describe the risks of this, which refers to how accurately the data collection matches the prescribed plan.
What is Treatment Fidelity (or Procedural Integrity)?
The 3rd Edition emphasizes that RBTs "participate" in these, which are conducted to determine why a behavior is occurring.
What is a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)?
This happens when a client performs a learned skill in a different environment or with a different person than where it was originally taught.
What is Generalization?
This procedure involves the removal of a preferred stimulus (like a toy or a token) contingent on a problem behavior to decrease that behavior.
What is Negative Punishment (or Response Cost)?
This is the legal and ethical requirement to keep all client information private and secure.
What is Confidentiality (or HIPAA compliance)?