Who called the DR.?
A learner frequently engages in mouthing on toys and clothing. The learner earns reinforcement from the technician when they engage in mouthing on a designated chewy necklace.
What is DRA
A learner engages in spitting and property destruction when demands are presented. Staff immediately remove demands so the learner will calm down. The spitting and property destruction occur more frequently over time.
What is escape?
You provided the instruction to "clean up" then start a timer to record how long it takes your client to initiate the cleaning task. On average, your client takes 18 seconds to initiate a response to the SD.
What is Latency
An RBT changes the reinforcement schedule because they believe it works better.
What is outside the RBT scope of practice
Implements skill-acquisition procedures as written in the treatment plan
Who is the RBT
A child picks their nose. The parent delivers a preferred snack as reinforcement any time the child engages in hands-in-lap behavior for 2 consecutive minutes.
What is DRI
A learner engages in picking at their skin regardless of if they are alone or near others. They continue to engage in this behavior despite nobody responding to it.
What is sensory/automatic reinforcement?
A learner engages in a behavior almost continuously throughout a session. This measurement system is likely to overestimate occurrence.
An RBT forgets to take data and enters numbers they believe are "close enough."
Modify and Adjust prompting procedures that best fit the clients learning style
Who is the BCBA
A client engages in pica (eating inedible objects). A technician delivers a highly preferred edible reinforcer every 2 minutes that no pica behavior occurs. If the pica behavior occurs, the timer is reset. The interval is gradually increased over time.
What is DRO
A student engages in peer aggression during independent work times. The teacher immediately tells the student to cut it out. The students hitting behavior increases.
What is attention-maintained behavior
You ask your husband to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich using raspberry jelly instead of grape jelly. When he brings it to you, you check the finished sandwich to see whether he followed the instruction correctly.
What is permanent product
A parent asks the RBT to babysit on weekends for extra income.
Respectfully decline to avoid creating a dual relationship
Conduct an FBA (functional behavior assessment)
Who is BCBA
A student asks the teacher questions very frequently, disrupting the flow of instruction (20+ questions per class). When the student asks 5 questions or less per class, they earn extra free time. If they exceed 5, no additional free time is delivered.
What is DRL
A learner engages in throwing materials and yelling behaviors only when denied access to the iPad.
What is Access/Tangible-maintained behavior
A client engaged in 160 mands during one session and 50 mands during another. Because the sessions were different lengths, the BCBA divided the number of responses by the amount of time observed before comparing the data.
What is rate
A parent brings you Starbucks every morning that you work with their child. Each coffee is technically under the $10 gift cap.
Why might this be an ethical concern
Because repeated gifts can affect professional boundaries and create the appearance of a dual relationship, even if each individual gift is below the monetary limit.
Report concerns regarding treatment effectiveness
Who is the RBT
A third-grade student participates in group instruction but rarely raises his hand to answer questions. Teacher provides verbal praise and allows answering only if student raises hand 3+ times in a 10-minute session
What is DRH
A learner engages in property destruction, ripping paper, when given a difficult assignment. After noticing his peers laughing, he continues to rip his papers. He repeats his behavior again when handed the next assignment
Multiply controlled; escape and attention
While playing your favorite game, the screen keeps lagging. You decide to record the amount of time between each interruption. On average, the game plays for 4 minutes before lagging again.
What is interresponse time
A parent tells an RBT that they no longer want to follow part of the behavior plan and asks the RBT to keep that conversation confidential from the BCBA.
The RBT must communicate relevant treatment information to the BCBA and cannot agree to withhold information that may affect services or client outcomes.
Determines whether extinction should be added to a treatment plan.
Who is the BCBA