ABA Terms
What are the 4 functions of behavior?
Escape, Attention, Tangible (Access) and Automatic
Who determines if a client should be provided access to the Ipad or any electronic device during a therapy session?
Who is the BCBA/supervisor
The most intrusive prompt used when teaching is _____
What is Full physical
Tom has a wet diaper and needs to be changed, how should the RBT communicate that they need a buddy?
What is on their walkie
*bonus, what do you do if you forget to grab your walkie/lost your walkie/don't have one assigned yet?
Define reinforcement
Any consequent stimulus that increases the future likelihood of a similar response/behavior occurring
*bonus (what is it called if a stimulus is added vs taken away?)
This term refers to modifying the environment or events that occur before a challenging behavior, reducing the likelihood of its occurrence.
What is antecedent interventions
Jenny remains within arm's length of her client throughout the therapy session. This behavior is appropriately modeling which ethical responsibility?
What is client safety - prioritizing the well-being and safety of clients is paramount.
This strategy involves reinforcing all other behaviors within a time interval besides the target behavior.
What is DRO - Differential Reinforcement of Other
Suzie enters the clinic and goes straight to the lockers to put her things away. What did she forget to do?
What is sign in
Abby's schedule of reinforcement is a FI4. How often should her RBT be providing reinforcement?
When is every 4 minutes of appropriate responding
What is Applied Behavior Analysis therapy?
what is an evidence-based approach to understanding and changing behavior. As a therapeutic approach for children with autism, ABA focuses on teaching and reinforcing positive behaviors while reducing challenging ones.
A client is scheduled to arrive at 8:00am. They arrive at 8:07. The RBT forgets and converts their note reflecting an 8:00 start time. What steps should they take?
What is work with COS to do an amended note
A technique that gradually reduces prompts to help people learn to perform tasks independently
What is prompt fading
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
The 2 items that the RBT should carry at all times include
What are the netbook and radio (walkie talkie)
What Does SR+ stand for?
What is positive reinforcement
DAILY DOUBLE!
What are the 4 phases of learning in ABA?
What is baseline, intervention (teaching), maintenance and generalization
The other client in your pod leaves to go use the restroom. What should you do?
What is walkie for a floor monitor, or join another pod until the other client is available again
This is a teaching strategy that reinforces successive approximations to a target behavior
Session notes and tracking therapy hours should be completed ______
When is before you leave for the day
John's client is starting to engage in precursor behaviors, what should John do?
Options:
What is prompt/reinforce an easy response to get what they want
Redirect to something else similar and preferred (offer choice, use visual cues)
Redirect to an easy/incompatible behavior (consider bx momentum)
Name 3 of the 6 verbal operants in ABA.
What is Mand, tact, echoics, intraverbal, listener response, motor imitation
Nicole gets an average of 5 learning opportunities per hour with her 3 year old client. What might the impact be on the client?
What is not enough teaching/learning opportunities for the child, decreasing rate of progress, lack of reinforcement opportunities, potential issues with insurance fraud, not being able to meet program goals, etc.
In order for an item to be considered generalized, it must be across _____(need all 3 for correct)
What is different people, settings and stimuli
Maddie, a RBT, has a client who has began engaging in highly aggressive behaviors that include smashing her head into the metal door frame. Maddie calls for support on their walkie and states what 3 required things?
What where you are, what is needed (assistance) where you are, and client initials
What are 2 of the 4 common levels of behavior (hint: In Sync Engagement)
Happy Connected Progress (HCP), Precursor behavior, Disruption, Crisis