Measurement
This measurement system captures the number of times a behavior occurs
What is frequency recording?
This type of preference assessment involves ranking the items after being systematically presented in pairs
What is a paired stimulus preference assessment?
This is a paraprofessional that assists in the delivery of behavior-analytic services
What is an RBT?
What kind of reinforcement schedule provides a reinforcer after a set number of responses?
What is a fixed ratio schedule?
This is essential for the ongoing progression of therapy
What is documentation?
___________ is used to outline the strategies for modifying target behaviors.
What is behavior reduction/intervention plan?
What type of measurement involves recording whether a behavior occurred at any point during the specified time interval
What is partial interval recording?
This type of preference assessment involves presenting items one at a time and recording the individual's response
What is a single stimulus preference assessment?
An RBT should be supervised a minimum of ____ of their direct hours each month.
What is 5%?
What type of chaining teaches a skill by beginning with the first step and errorlesly prompting through the rest ?
What is forward chaining?
This federal law requires healthcare providers, including RBTs, to ensure the confidentiality of patient information
What is HIPAA?
This proactive strategy alter the environment to decrease the likelihood of behaviors targeted for reduction
What is antecedent strategy?
This type of data collection records the time between the presentation of a stimulus and the beginning of a response
What is latency recording?
This assessment allows your learner free access to items in the environment while you observe and take duration data on what they independently choose to engage with.
What is free operant preference assessment?
What is report the concerns to their supervisor?
This skill involves maintaining a learned behavior across time, even after formal teaching has stopped.
What is maintenance?
When documenting session notes, it is important to avoid using subjective language and instead focus on using ___________?
What is objective language?
These are the procedures you should take to respond to the target behavior when it does occur
What are consequence strategies ?
This type of measurement assesses behavior after it has occurred by examining the outcome or result.
What is permanent product recording?
In this assessment, the RBT provides the learner with an array of multiple items, instructing them to choose one. After they engage with the chosen item for a short time, you remove the item, rearrange the order of the array, and instruct them to select another item.
What is multiple stimulus WITHOUT replacement (MSWO)?
________ are individuals who have a vested interest in the patient’s care. These include parents, caregivers, other family members, and professionals such as teachers and therapists.
What is a stakeholder?
The most intrusive prompts are used initially to teach the skill and as the learner demonstrates an understanding, the prompts slowly fade to less intrusive prompts.
What is Most-to-Least prompting?
Johnny is angry, this is an example of ________ language
What is subjective language?
____________ increase or decrease the effectiveness of a stimulus as a reinforcer
What is motivating operation (MO)?
Which type of visual analysis is often used to display data over time and helps identify trends and variability in behavior?
What is a line graph?
What kind of assessment identifies the function of a behavior by manipulating antecedents and consequences?
What is functional analysis?
An RBT must avoid these kinds of relationships to ensure professional boundaries remain intact
What are dual relationships?
This involves teaching the client to differentiate between two or more stimuli and respond only to the correct one
What is discrimination training?
It is an RBT's __________ to ensure records are securely stored and only shared with authorized individuals according to legal and workplace guidelines.
What is responsibility?
A function of behavior where the individual engages in the behavior for sensory stimulation
What is automatic reinforcement?
When recording data using __________ measurement, you should record every occurrence of the target behavior.
What is continuous?
These type of assessments use tools to gather information about an individual’s behavior without observing the behavior directly.
What is indirect assessments?
This document outlines the primary tasks that are likely to be performed by behavior technicians and serves as the basis for the RBT training requirement and the RBT examination.
What is RBT task List 2nd edition?
This type of reinforcement strengthens a behavior by removing or decreasing an aversive stimuli.
What is negative reinforcement?
When your patient exhibits new behaviors that are harmful to themselves, others, or the environment, this should be communicated to your ____________ right away.
What is BCBA (clinical supervisor)?
This procedure requires the learner to engage in a specified set of behaviors that are incompatible with the target behavior
What is differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior (DRI)?
The duration of time that passes from the end of a response to the beginning of the next response
What is Interresponse time (IRT)?
This descriptive/direct assessments focuses on obtaining information about an individual’s behavior through direct observation and recording data on the behaviors. It is also the type of behavior assessment that RBTs are most often responsible for.
What is ABC data?
This term refers to only performing tasks and duties that an RBT has been trained to do and is competent in
What is scope of practice?
These plans are written for each skill that a therapy team is targeting for a learner; they outline the skill that is to be taught and how it will be taught.
What are skill acquisition plans?
If an RBT encounters a situation where they are unsure about the next step in a client's treatment plan, what should they do?
What is actively seek clinical direction?
What behavior reduction procedure involves withholding reinforcement for a previously reinforced behavior?
What is extinction?
The _________ is vertical on a graph. On this axis, you record the measure of the behavior (duration, percentage, rate, etc.)
What is the Y-axis?
This criterion-referenced assessment of the many skills that encompass verbal behavior. It assesses manding, tacting, intraverbal skills, barriers to learning, and more. It is one of the most commonly used assessments for children under six in ABA.
What is Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (VB-MAPP)?
This ethical practice involves ensuring that any intervention aligns with the scientifically supported methods and is reviewed by a supervisor
What is evidence-based practice?
This procedure involve strategies for fading prompts to transfer the control of a response from one SD to another
What is stimulus control transfer?
What is the primary purpose of documenting session notes for each client interaction?
What is accurate record of what occurred during the session?
This method involves reinforcing a behavior only if it occurs at or below a predetermined rate, reducing the frequency without eliminating the behavior.
What is differential reinforcement of low rates of behavior (DRL)?