RBT Ethics & Expectations
What's the function? (but IRL)
Let's talk about behaviors
ABA Basics
How well do you know your BCBA?
100
Provide 3 examples of how to maintain client dignity
See Sehar for answers!
100
Aiyanna and Messiah finish watching a movie. Aiyanna tells Messiah it is time to get ready for bed and Messiah runs and hides from her. What is the function of Messiah's behavior?
Escape!
100
How do we collect ABC data?
Record antecedent
Record behavior
Record consequence
100
What are the 4 core verbal operants and what do they mean?
Mand: Requesting
Tact: Labeling
Intraverbal: Responding to another person's verbal behavior
Echoic: Repeating or imitating another person's verbal behavior
100
What is the easiest way to drive Sehar insane?
There are lots of ways but NOT PUTTING THINGS BACK WHERE THEY GO.
200
True or False
You run into Kroger after work one day and see MicEscLop with his mom but they have not seen you. You are excited to see our little friend "in the wild" so you go and say hello! This is okay to do.
False; You should not approach them; But if they see you and approach you, you can respond!
200
Everyday last week, your dog began to whine when you put your shoes on. Instead of walking out the door, you went over to your dog and gave her lots of pets and hugs. Now, she see begins to whine whenever you get your shoes out of the closet. What is the function of her behavior?
Attention!
200
What are the 4 functions of behavior?
Escape
Attention
Tangible
Sensory
200
What is the difference between a reinforcer and a preference?
A preference identifies what a client likes, but a reinforcer is an item or activity that actually increases a target behavior
200
True or False
Sehar will erase the entire white board and start all over again if the writing is too crooked.
True
300
What are the supervision requirements?
(hint: There are 3 parts to this!)
At least 5% supervision; At least 2 face to face meetings; at least 1 observation of direct services
300
John is craving some CFA nuggets. He immediately logs into the app and order some for delivery. What is the function of his behavior?
Access to tangible!
300
True or False
Functional communication can be an antecedent intervention
TRUE, 100 extra points if you can tell me HOW to use it as an antecedent intervention
300
What are the steps of running a DTT program?
1. Identify a reinforcer
2. Gain the client's attention
3. Place the SD
4. Provide reinforcer OR run error correction
300
Which client does Sehar find the most joy in annoying?
MicEscLop
400
During supervision, Sehar probes a teaching procedure with MatCar; however, she does not update the program instructions and does not mention if you should continue this new teaching procedure. You note that MatCar responds better to this new teaching procedure. What do you do?
You can send a message to Sehar to ask if she wants to change the method because sometimes she forgets to update things. BUT until she tells you otherwise, run the program as the instructions say.
400
Sehar is doing her make up in the morning and like any good make up girlie, she applies her sunscreen first. Immediately after applying the sunscreen, she runs to the bathroom and washes her hands before continuing the rest of her make up routine. What is the function of her behavior?
Sensory!
400
Name the 3 types of differential reinforcement that we use AND provide examples of each.
DRI- Differential reinforcement of incompatible behaviors
DRO- Differential reinforcement of other behaviors
DRA- Differential reinforcement of alternative
400
What are 3 ways to create opportunities for generalizations?
Vary SDs, use multiple stimuli, multiple RBTs, vary settings in which you work on things
400
True or False
Sehar will purposely lose a game of tic tac toe with SebSuaCar because it'll make him happy.
False; it is important for all clients to learn to handle losing appropriately. Also, no mercy.
500
The RBT Ethics Code often refers to clients and stakeholders. We know who our clients are, but who is considered a stakeholder?
Stakeholder: An individual other than the client who is impacted by and invested in the behavior technician’s services (e.g., parent, caregiver, relative, legally authorized representative, collaborator, employer, agency or institutional representative, licensure board, funder, third-party contractor for services).
Source
BACB. (2022, January 1). RBT ethics code ( 2.0 ). https://www.bacb.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/RBT-Ethics-Code-240830-a.pdf
500
You get pulled over by the police for speeding. You immediately begin crying and explaining that there is an emergency situation. What is the function of your behavior?
Escape!
500
Of the 4 functions of behaviors, which ones are socially mediated and which are not?
(hint: Socially mediated means contingent on others)
Socially mediated: Escape, attention, and tangible
Not socially mediated: Sensory/Automatic
500
A motivating operation (MO) is an environmental event or condition that alters how effective a reinforcer is going to be. MO's are broken into 2 categories. What are they and what do they mean?
Establishing Operations (EOs): Increase the value of a reinforcer, making a specific behavior more likely to occur. For example, a person who hasn't eaten in hours is hungry, so food becomes highly motivating.
Abolishing Operations (AOs): Decrease the value of a reinforcer, making a related behavior less likely. For example, after eating a large meal, the same food is no longer motivating.
500
How long has Sehar been a BCBA?
6 years in September