Functions of Behavior
What are the functions of behavior?
Access/Tangible, Attention, Escape/Avoidance, and Automatic/Sensory
What are antecedent strategies?
Interventions meant to help people with maladaptive behaviors
What are consequences strategies?
Interventions after a maladaptive or adaptive behavior occurs
What is extinction?
Removal of reinforcement at the occurrence of maladaptive behavior
What are the guidelines that RBTs are expected to follow?
RBT Code of Ethics
A client is tapping on your shoulder. What is the function of this behavior?
Attention
A client uses a “First, Then” board dor activities. What antecedent strategy is this?
Visual Aid
Giving a client verbal praise after they complete a task is an example of what consequence strategy?
Positive Reinforcement
Removing a client from the area during a tantrum is an example of what extinction procedure? What should you do after the tantrum is resolved?
Attention; Return to area
Sharing details about a client’s programming with technicians who don’t work with that client over text is in compliance with the RBT Code of Ethics.
False. RBTs are expected to maintain confidentiality and privacy of clients.
A client is snatching a toy from their peer while sharing. What is the function of this behavior?
Access/Tangibles
Closing doors is an example of what antecedent strategy?
Environmental Manipulation
A client mands to take a break and you give them 2 minutes before returning to work. This is an example of what consequence strategy?
Negative Reinforcement
A client is prompted to go to a peer activity, and the client engages in screaming and attempts to elope. What extinction procedure do you apply? What should you prompt a client to do?
Escape/Avoidance; Mand for Escape
True, but it could lead it multiple relationships
A client is ripping paper during reinforcement after functionally asking. What is the function of this behavior?
Automatic/Sensory
Timers and Priming
A client is in a tantrum because they want to leave the work room. You block access to leave until they have a calm body. What consequence strategy are you applying?
Extinction
You place a premack demand of “First work, then gym” when a client engages in a tantrum about wanting to go to the gym first. What extinction procedure are you applying? What should you do during and after the extinction procedure?
Access; Keep demand in place and follow through
You think a target in programming could be ran better than how it’s written out in the teaching instructions. What should you do?
A. Run the target how you think it should be ran
B. Not run the target
C. Talk to the client supervisor
D. Run the target as written
E. Both C and D
A client is prompted to do a sensory activity and begins to smack their legs, stomp their feet, and scream. What is the function of this behavior?
Escape/Avoidance
When working with a new client or after the occurrence of maladaptive behavior, we use this antecedent strategy…
High-P Procedure
This is our last resort when it comes to responding to maladaptive behavior.
Punishment
You’re in the playroom and your client snatches a toy from their peer. You prompt your client to mand for the toy and return the toy to their peer. Your client looks at you and begins to tantrum while saying “I want that toy!” What are you applying in the moment? What should you insist on?
Attention and Access Extinction; Follow through on demand and continued denied access
A client is transitioning, and it goes against your personal beliefs. If you feel unable to work with them, what are you expected to do?
Report yourself to your supervisor and/or the BACB to create a plan to resolve the issue and document the actions taken.