Measurement
Skill Acquisition
Behavior Acquisition
Professionalism & Ethics
Effective Instruction Delivery
(EID)
100

Which continuous measures every occurrence of a behavior?

Count or Frequency

100

Which teaching style promotes repetition and is structured?

Discrete Trial Training (DTT)

100

What does ABC stand for?

Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence

100

Give an example of multiple relationships & explain why it is unethical

Any relationship that is more than professional. Unethical due to added bias (either from the RBT or family), can cause harm to clients

100

What are key components of EID?

Using clear, concise, direct language. Behavior specific praise. Staying within a close proximity. Giving time for processing.

200

What is the difference between partial interval recording and momentary time sampling?

Partial Interval Recording: the behavior occurs at ANY POINT in the interval.

Momentary Time Sampling: the behavior occurs at a PREDETERMINED POINT in the interval.

200

Which teaching procedure involves reinforcing successive approximations toward a lasting outcome?

Shaping

200

What are the 4 functions of behavior?

Escape - Avoidance

Attention

Tangible - Access

Sensory - Automatic

200

What is the policy on giving/accepting gifts?

Less than $10 or infrequent
200

What should an RBT do before providing an instruction?

Ensure their client is paying attention, gather materials (if necessary) assess client readiness

300

What is the difference between continuous and discontinuous measurement?

Continuous: recorded for the whole session

Discontinuous: measured for a sample of the session

300

What is the purpose of prompt fading?

Promotes independence, reduces regression risk, eliminates prompt reliance

300

Why should we respond to a behavior based on its function?

We want to meet their needs in functional ways (e.g. asking instead of taking)

300

A parent asks you to run a goal differently because they think it would lead to a better outcome. What should you do?

Acknowledge their concern. Explain kindly that you must run goals as they are written. Refer them to supervising BCBA.
300

Why should we establish an MO before running a goal?

Clients respond when there is something to look forward to.

400

What measures how often a behavior occurs over a specified period of time?

Rate

400

Which components of a skill acquisition goal are missing?

1. Presentation

2. Discriminative Stimulus (SD)

3. _____

4. SR+/-

5. _____

Target Response, Error Correction (EC)

400

Which differential reinforcement is this?

Reinforcing your client every 3 minutes for doing anything except for hissing at peers.

Differential Reinforcement of Other behaviors (DRO)

400

Why is it unethical for an RBT to avoid or refuse supervision?

Supervision is required for ethical and effective service delivery

400

Why could it be difficult for a client if their RBT is presenting multiple directions?

It can overwhelm the client and make it unclear on which instruction to follow first.

500

You go to get ice cream. You ask the server for 2 scoops: one Oreo and one Strawberry. It takes them 12 seconds to get the first scoop. This is an example of _____.

After the first scoop, it takes them 10 seconds go initiate the 2nd scoop. This is an example of _____.

Latency & Interresponse Time

500

What is the difference between Generalization & Discrimination?

Generalization: responding the SAME to different but similar stimuli.

Discrimination: responding DIFFERENTLY to distinctly different stimuli. 

500

What are the secondary effects of extinction?

*bonus points if you can name AND describe them*

Extinction Burst

Spontaneous Recovery

500

A BCBA asks an RBT to run a Functional Analysis with their client and report back. Why is this unethical?

It is not within an RBTs scope of practice to conduct a Functional Analysis. RBTs may participate with BCBA guidance
500

When should RBTs reinforce desirable behaviors?

Immediately after the behavior (1/2 a second), or as instructed by the BCBA