What should you do?
After starting to work in a classroom as a 1:1 for a 7 year old girl with special needs, Twaleena starts to have some concerns about her learner. The girl consistently comes into school wearing the same dirty clothes with her hair un-brushed. She gets free lunch, but doesn't ever come in with a snack or water.
A. Don't do anything; it is the teacher's job to report this situation
B. Don't do anything; it is not a school employees place to manage a student's home situation
C. Follow her home to see how her family treats her when she arrives
D. Report the situation and assist in describing what you have observed to CPS
D. Report the situation and assist in describing what you have observed to CPS
All of the following are verbal operants except...
A. Manding
B. Tacting
C. Intramural
D. Echoic
C. Intramural
It's intraverbal
A treatment program that is written to target and reduce specific problem behaviors is called a...
A. Behavior Assessment Plan
B. Functional Analysis
C. Preference
D. Behavior Intervention Plan
D. Behavior Intervention Plan
Why conduct a preference assessment?
A. To determine which stimuli are effective reinforcers
B. To determine which stimuli are effective punishers
C. To determine which stimuli are preferred that may potentially serve as reinforcers
D. To determine which stimuli may potentially serve as effective punishers
C. To determine which stimuli are preferred that may potentially serve as reinforcers
Khadija is working with Bria on several programs at a small table in her classroom. Bria correctly answers the first trial and receives verbal praise only. After answering the second question correctly Bria gets a goldfish in addition to her verbal praise. As they continue Bria receives a goldfish on the 5th, 7th, and 10th trials in addition to verbal praise.
Which term describes the way in which goldfish are being delivered as a reinforcer?
A. Intermittent Reinforcement
B. Continuous Reinforcement
C. Token Economy
D. Causal Reinforcement
A. Intermittent Reinforcement
What should Bria do according to the RBT Ethics Codes?
A. Accept the gift card for now, but let her supervisor, Sam, know so that Sam can return it and speak to the parents regarding the ethics of accepting gifts
B. Refuse the gift; RBTs cannot except gifts from parents
C. Accept the gift; RBT's can accept gifts up to $10
D. Accept the gift; there are no ethical codes regarding accepting gifts
C. Accept the gift; RBT's can accept gifts up to $10
Which verbal operant is being taught in this situation?
Bria shows Khadija pictures of common objects in her house and waits for Khadija to state the appropriate name of each item. For a correct answer Khadija gets a bite of pumpkin pie and for an incorrect answer, Bria uses error correction
A. Manding
B. Tacting
C. Intraverbal
D. Textual
B. Tacting
When using a DRA what would be an appropriate alternative response for a learner who screams to gain attention from peers?
A. Playing with a fidget spinner
B. Asking her peers if they want to play
C. Asking her teacher for a snack
D. Walking to sit on a bean bag chair in the corner for a break by herself
B. Asking her peers if they want to play
A BCBA asks an RBT to collect ABC data on a data collection sheet that she provided. What does ABC stand for?
A. Antecendent, Behavior, Concern
B. Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
C. Alternative, Believable, Consequence
D. Alternative, Behavior, Concern
B. Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
Which skill would you most likely create a task analysis for?
A. Ordering a drink at Starbucks
B. Touching "cat" in a field of 3
C. Tacting family members
D. Manding for preferred edibles
A. Ordering a drink at Starbucks
Khadija is starting a new job with a 10 year old boy in the home setting. When she walks in, to her surprise, the supervisor is her ex-boyfriend! They went to high school together and dated 3 years ago. They ended on friendly terms, but haven't spoken in 3 years. They were able to work together professionally through the first session.
What should Khadija do?
A. Tell her company she needs to work on a new case due to her past relationship
B. Their is no reason Khadija should not keep the case since it has been at least 6 months since the end of their romantic relationship
C. She should have told the family immediately and left before stating the session because romantic relationships, even those that have ended, always create a hostile work environment
D. Keep the case and try to re-start the relationship with her ex-boyfriend
B. Their is no reason Khadija should not keep the case since it has been at least 6 months since the end of their romantic relationship
Which verbal operant is described below?
Khadija goes to Wendy's with her therapist! She practices ordering and asks the cashier for a 6 piece chicken nugget and a strawberry frosty. When the food comes out she is handed a 4 piece chicken nugget and a vanilla frosty.
A. Mand
B. Tact
C. Echoic
D. none of the above
D. none of the above
Which procedure is described?
Twaleena earns a small piece of a brownie for every 3 minutes that she refrains from engaging in property destruction.
A. DRA
B. DRI
C. DRO
D. None of the Above
C. DRO
The four conditions in a Functional Analysis are...
A. Alone, Attention, Play, Escape
B. Alone, Play, Control, Attention
C. Alone, Attention, Play, Tangible
D. Tangible, Attention, Escape, Alone
A. Alone, Attention, Play, Escape
Which situation describes the term generalization?
A. Twaleena now responds to Brian talking to her by making eye contact
B. Khadija now responds to Brian across multiple environments of the farm, HQ, and the park
C. Brian now can brush his teeth independently at home
D. Twaleena can now make coffee without any verbal prompts
B. Khadija now responds to Brian across multiple environments of the farm, HQ, and the park
Twaleena went to work with her learner, Bria, in her house. Twaleena was informed by the BCBA that due to Bria's problem behaviors she would be given a functional analysis to determine the function of these behaviors.
What could an RBT's involvement look like in conducting a functional analysis?
A. The RBT may act as the therapist in the functional analysis while following the BCBA's plan for the assessment
B. The RBT may write the plan for the functional analysis and act as the therapist in the functional assessment
C. The RBT may not participate at all in the functional analysis
D. The RBT may collect data while observing the BCBA act as the therapist in the functional analysis after the BCBA writes the plan for this assessment
A. The RBT may act as the therapist in the functional analysis while following the BCBA's plan for the assessment
True or false
The following situation includes at least 4 verbal operants.
Twaleena said to Bria, "Can I have 3 oreos please?". Bria responded, "Sure, here you go", and handed her the oreos. They both ate an oreo at the same time and said, "Mmmm oreos are amazing!"
A. True
B. False
B. False, mand, echoic, intraverbal
What is occurring in this situation?
Brian's parents used to give him his iPad when he cried to calm him down. Following the advice of the BCBA, they stopped doing this. The next time Brian started crying, he did not receive his iPad and after 2 minutes he began screaming and banging on various items around him in addition to the crying. After 10 minutes passed of this behavior he stopped crying and went to his room.
A. Extinction Burst
B. Spontaneous Recovery
C. Tact Extension
D. Response Interruption and Redirection
A. Extinction Burst
The four functions of behavior are....
A. Attention, Escape, Control, Automatic
B. Attention, Escape, Tangible, Edible
C. Tangible, Edible, Escape. Automatic
D. Tangible, Attention, Escape, Automatic
D. Tangible, Attention, Escape, Automatic
This example includes which of the following terms?
Twaleena in sitting in the play area of her classroom and just finished a puzzle including different farm animals. Brian sits on the floor with her and asks her what the name of each animal is and what they say (i.e. a cow says "moo").
A. Token Economy
B. Discrete Trial Training
C. Naturalistic Teaching
D. Shaping
C. Naturalistic Teaching
A learner starts engaging in problem behavior including aggressive acts and property destruction. The learner has never engaged in these responses before and the BCBA was not present during the session
What should the RBT do?
A. Use safety training (i.e. PMT, Skip, etc.) using the least restrictive measures possible to ensure that all individuals in the environment remain safe and alert the BCBA to what you have observed as soon as possible
B. Do not do anything and allow the child's parents to handle the situation
C. Use safety training (i.e. PMT, Skip, etc.) using the least restrictive measures possible to ensure that all individuals in the environment remain safe and do not alert the BCBA unless this happens again
D. Allow the child's family to handle the situation and alert the BCBA as soon as possible
A. Use safety training (i.e. PMT, Skip, etc.) using the least restrictive measures possible to ensure that all individuals in the environment remain safe and alert the BCBA to what you have observed as soon as possible
Which verbal operant(s) are in the following situation?
Khadija was baking a pie in the kitchen at the ELIJA Farm. Brian walked into the kitchen and said, "Ooh I smell apple!". Khadija said, "You're right! It'll be done in 15 minutes".
A. Intraverbal only
B. Intraverbal and mand
C. Mand and Echoic
D. Intraverbal and Tact
D. Intraverbal and Tact
Brian tacted the smell of the apple pie
Tacts can also be through other senses - someone expressing that they tasted, heard, or smelt something as well as seeing something
Bria used to be given her mom's phone every time she started tantruming in public. For the past several weeks Bria has not received the phone for engaging in tantrum responses and ceased engaging in tantrum responses in public. On a sunny Tuesday afternoon, 3 months later, Bria began tantruming in a stop and shop while reaching for her mom's phone.
A. Extinction Burst
B. DRA
C. Spontaneous Recovery
D. Emergence
C. Spontaneous Recovery
True or False
In a Multiple Stimulus Without Replacement Preference Assessment (MSWO) the therapist places all stimuli in a line on a flat surface in front of the learner, but not in the learner's reach, and tells the learner to "pick one". After the learner selects a reinforcer they are able to play with it for 30 seconds. The therapist then places the stimuli back into the line and moves the stimulus on the end of the line to the front of the line and shifts all other stimuli over one before again saying, "pick one".
A. True, this is an MSWO
B. False, this describes a different preference assessment
A. True, this is an MSWO
Which term describes the following example?
Twaleena fades prompts over time to teach Khadija to say "circle" in response to a picture of a circle. At first Khadija only said circle when Twaleena gave her a full verbal prompt. Now Khadija says it in response to the picture of the circle.
A. Stimulus Control Transfer
B. Generalization
C. Maintenance
D. Redundancy Cues
A. Stimulus Control Transfer