Communicate the bridge between confusion & clarity
Manding: Tell me what you want what you really really want
Natural or No?
where am I at, crisis cycle ?
ABA terms 101
100

Effective listening means we are listening to __________ the person rather than listening to _________ ________ how to respond to the person.  

What is understand and figure out 

100

A type of behavior that involves making a request or demand. 

what is a Mand 

100

A child is learning to greet others, but the RBT only practices greetings during discrete trials at a therapy table

what is NOT 

100

Abby is having her typical day laughing, drinking her diet coke, and running around with friends. 

Where is Abby in the crisis cycle  

what is Baseline 

100

The amount of time from the onset of a behavior to the end of the response. 

-aka: how long the behavior last 

What is duration 

200

__________________ are how you look when you say, what you say. This includes appearance, body language : eye contact, facial expressions, gender, physical presence, proxemics, sents/odors, and touch.   

What is Nonverbal skills

200

The primary goal of using PECS is ?

What is to teach functional communication while decreasing challenging behaviors. 

200

The RBT uses the client's naturally occurring mistakes (dropping a toy) to prompt functional communication like requesting help

Natural 

200

Serena has been crying all night. Mariah has tried everything from providing her pacifier, a bottle, burping her, rocking her, singing to her. Nothing seems to work. 

What phase of the crisis cycle is Mariah experiencing ?   

What is higher escalation 
200

the data collection process known as "count", or the collection of each instance of behavior 

What is Frequency 

300

Paralanguage skills are how you say, what you say. In written communication this can include ALL CAPS, Bold fonts, punctuation emphasis, and color change. In spoken language this includes:  

What is rate, tempo, volume, pitch, tone, and accent 

300

What does AAC Stand for?

what is Augmentative and Alternative Communication  

300

While on a walk, the RBT models and reinforces spontaneous tacting when the child points to objects like cars or birds.

what is natural 

300

Queen Tara is still physically tense after having a verbal disagreement with King Larry. She is sitting in her favorite spot and taking deep breaths as she allows herself to quietly cry. 

 What phase of the crisis cycle is she in ? 

What is de-escalation 

300

Frequency, duration, latency, Interresponse time (IRT) all belong to what form of data collection method.  

What is Continuous measurement procedures 

400

Verbal skills involve what you say. This message can be sent using a persons voice, sign language, communication boards, written notes etc. The words used in the message can indicate a number of factors such as:  

what is power, connection, sensitivity, and attitude 

400

What should you do when clients engage in scripting or echolalia? 

What is respond, respond, respond!

400

The RBT practices turn-taking only during a structured board game, ignoring opportunities during preferred play activities

What is NOT

400

Jessie is traveling for vacation. They stopped for coffee and to change Tate's wet diaper. It was a fast stop, loading Tate up and continuing on with their drive South. After about an hour into the drive Tate starts to fuss and Jessie reaches for where she normally puts the diaper bag In front of Tate's seat for a pacifier. Its NOT there. After stopping to change Tate, she forgot his diaper bag in the restroom. Jessie has hit SOS mode, Tate is crying, and Jeff is still trying to piece together what is happening as he drives down the highway. 

What is Jessie's phase of the crisis cycle?     

What is Crisis 

400

Discontinuous measurements are a sample of behavior that occurs by breaking down the session into smaller segments of time.  What methods of data collection fall under discontinuous measurements?  

what is Partial intervals, Whole intervals, and Momentary time sampling. 

500

Communication is all encompassing and when each piece doesn't match another, confusion can occur. Sometimes one aspect can be more prominent then others. What are limiting factors to communication. 

List 5 factors 

environment

function

exposure 

fine motor skills 

attention/retention

neurological conditions

oral motor skills

stress/anxiety 



500

What percentage of individuals with ASD do not have functional speech?

33%-50%

500

 The RBT is making eye contact with the learner, but turns away from them in order to prompt them to tap their shoulder. 

What is NOT

500

After finding her missing dog Anna is sitting on the couch with both dogs (one on each side) talking to them as she pets their backs, telling them how much she loves them both, eventually falling asleep.  

Post crisis drain 

500

A science in which strategies acquired from the principles of behavior are applied to improve socially significant behavior. 

what is ABA