BACB's RBT Requirements
The age you must be to to submit an application to become an RBT
18
Often referred to as the count or instances of behavior
Frequency
The ABC's of Behavior and Data Collection
A- Antecedent
B- Behavior
C- Consequence
(We will Provide an Example of Each, Together)
A stimulus that, when presented immediately following a behavior, increases the frequency of behavior
A Reinforcer
Session notes should be written with _______ and _______ reports/documentation
Detailed and objective
(descriptions of the tasks and accomplishments of the patient with clear information/facts rather than opinions and/or what you feel about the session)
The level of education you must have to apply to be an RBT
High school diploma or equivalent
The length of a behavior from start to finish
Duration
What we use to find reinforcing items for our patients
Preference Assessments
(We will Provide an Example of Some, Together)
Reinforcement that occurs every set amount of responses
Continuous Reinforcement
What we ensure is never taken away from the patient and must always maintain when it comes to toileting, discussing their behaviors around them, and their decency throughout your sessions
Patient Dignity
The amount of training hours you must complete to apply to be an RBT
40
The time that passes between two instances of the same behavior
IRT (Interresponse Time)
The type of response that you would record if you had to help the patient emit the target response
Prompted
When a response is reinforced every average number of responses
Variable Reinforcement
Applied Behavior Analysis is considered an ______ _______ practice.
a) Experimental Based
b) Evidence Based
c) Biological Based
d) Behavioral Based
Evidence Based
(Meaning we don't just experiment because we want to, there is scientific evidence and backing to our methods and practices and we do not give random advice to things that we have read about in a blog or seen on TikTok- there must be scientific proof and backing)
The amount of supervision that you must obtain each month to remain eligible to practice as an RBT
5%
The time that lapses from the sD being placed and the behavior starting
Latency
Rate
Billy throws his blocks when presented with the sD, "stack blocks". This has resulted in the blocks falling to the floor and the demand being removed. Throwing the blocks and the removal of the demand increase the likelihood of Billy throwing the blocks in the future... what type of consequence would this be an example of
a) Positive Reinforcement
b) Severe Consequence
c) Negative Reinforcement
d) Punishment
Negative Reinforcement
(The demand was removed (negative) and this will most likely increase his behavior of throwing blocks in the future to avoid having to do his work)
The different types of chaining
Backward
Forward
Total Task
(We will discuss example of each, together)
Each year, 45 days before the certification expiration date
The 3 types of Discontinuous Measurement
Partial Interval Recording
Whole Interval Recording
Momentary Time Sampling
(We will Provide an Example of Each, Together)
The different types of prompts from most intrusive to least intrusive
Errorless
Full Physical
Partial Physical
Model
Visual/Positional/Picture
Full Verbal
Partial Verbal
Gesture
Independent/Natural
When you pair a physical reinforcer such as candy with praise and fade out the physical reinforcer over time, is describing what type of reinforcement
Conditioned
Mary tells her patient (Jimmy) to touch the picture of a cat. Jimmy doesn't reach for any picture. Mary says, "Jimmy, touch cat" and uses a full physical prompt for Jimmy to touch cat. Jimmy swipes all of the stimuli off the table and screams at Mary. Mary gives Jimmy the functional communication and models how he can ask for a break and relinquishes the demand(she does not require him to ask for a break, she is just giving him the functional communication to expose him to FCT).
What is the antecedent?
What is the behavior?
What is the consequence?
A- Mary uses a full physical prompt
B- Jimmy swipes the stimuli and screams
C- Mary relinquishes the demand while providing him with functional communication to show him how he could have asked for a break