Ethics
True or False: As an RBT, it is your responsibility to benefit others; treat others with compassion, dignity and respect; behave with integrity; and ensure your own competence.
TRUE
What are the four functions of behavior?
Escape / Avoidance
Attention
Tangible / Access
Sensory / Automatic
Which of the following do we use to teach clients new behaviors:
Reinforcement OR Punishment?
Reinforcement
True or False: NET is a structured instructional method rooted in the principles of ABA. It involved breaking down skills into small, teachable components and teach step through repeated, focused teaching opportunities.
FALSE
True or False: With Continuous Measurement, you take data EACH time the behavior occurs
TRUE
Is this an ethical violation?
A RBT is working with their client for 6 months and has built strong rapport. This weekend is the client's birthday, and the caregiver invites the RBT to attend. The RBT shows up and brings the client a $60 video game as a present.
YES
1.10 RBTs avoid multiple relationships with clients, coworkers, and supervisors. Multiple relationships occur when there is a mixing of two or more relationships (e.g., friend, family member, employee/employer) that may result in conflicts of interest and risk of harm to the client. If RBTs find that a multiple relationship has developed, they immediately inform their supervisor, work to resolve it, and document these actions. If the multiple relationship involves their supervisor, RBTs should report it to their supervisor’s manager or other appropriate entity (e.g., human resources, BACB) and document this communication.
1.11 Because the exchange of gifts can lead to conflicts of interest and multiple relationships, RBTs do not give gifts to or accept gifts from clients, stakeholders, or supervisors with a monetary value of more than $10 US dollars (or the equivalent purchasing power in another currency). A gift is acceptable if it functions as an occasional expression of gratitude and does not result in financial benefit to the recipient. Instances of giving or accepting ongoing or cumulative gifts may rise to the level of a violation of this standard if the gifts become a regularly expected source of income or value to the recipient. If an employer has a stricter policy regarding gift exchange (e.g., prohibiting gift exchange), RBTs follow that policy.
Which DR procedure is this?
You have been biting your nails ever since you were a kid. One day, you decide that you want to stop this behavior. Whenever you get the urge to bite your nails, you sit on your hands instead.
DRI
Identify the following given the scenario:
Positive or Negative
Reinforcement or Punishment
You and your nephew are in the kitchen making lunch. Your nephew goes towards the hot stove, and you yell "STOP!" and he moves away from the stove.
Positive Punishment
What is Shaping?
Shaping is the process of reinforcing successive approximations of a target behavior.
Focus: One behavior evolving in form over time
What are the 3 types of Discontinuous Measurement?
Whole Interval Recording
Partial Interval Recording
Momentary Time Sampling
Is this within a RBT scope of practice?
In a home setting, the client's caregiver asks the RBT for their opinion on starting toilet training. The RBT, who just toilet trained their own child, gives the caregiver tips on what worked best for them.
NO
2.06 RBTs direct any questions or concerns that they or others (e.g., caregivers, coworkers) have about their behavior technician services to their supervisor.
Which DR procedure is this?
When working with your client, you withdraw your attention and begin cleaning up materials to transition to another room. Your patient begins screaming at the top of their lungs for you to look over at them. Instead, you prompt the patient to tap on your shoulder before providing them attention.
DRA
Identify the following given the scenario:
Positive or Negative
Reinforcement or Punishment
You're sitting in class and think of a really funny joke. You say it out loud and EVERYONE laughs, making you feel on top of the world. You start saying jokes in class more often.
Positive Reinforcement
What is a Task Analysis?
When a larger/longer behavior is broken down into a series of smaller/shorter behaviors (generally referred to as "steps").
What are the 5 types of Continuous Measurement?
Latency
Inter-Response Time
Frequency
Rate
Duration
What should you do in this situation?
You and your BCBA are discussing patient's graphs for an upcoming re-authorization. Your BCBA asks you to add a few more IND data points to a program that your patient has needed a lot of prompting on. They tell you that they want you to do it so it makes the client "look better".
Ideas:
Address with the BCBA directly
Report Internally: Notify your DAS or compliance hotline on the VO
Report to BACB if the issue goes unresolved
Which DR procedure is this?
Your client is working on keeping their hands to themselves when engaging with peers. For every 10 minutes, if they engage in any other behavior than aggression, they get access to their tablet.
DRO
Identify the following given the scenario:
Positive or Negative
Reinforcement or Punishment
A teenager decides to sneak out past curfew to go and hangout with their friends. Upon arriving home, they find Mom waiting up for them to take away the keys to their car. They don't sneak out EVER again.
Negative Punishment
What Chaining Procedure does this represent?
Your client is learning how to write Mom's phone number. You present the SD and the client writes:
8 - IND
0 - IND
1 - Partial Physical
After they write the "1", we finish writing the rest of the phone number for them.
Forward Chaining
How would you collect data for the following scenario?
While working with your patient to write their name, you notice they are becoming visibly frustrated. You present the SD "what do you need?" to which they throw their head back and groan. You state "you can ask for a..." to which they respond "I need a break".
ERR, Partial Verbal
What do you do in this situation?
You are working in a patient's home, and they start to engage in a maladaptive behavior. As you try to begin running the BSP the patient's caregiver begins to use harsh/inappropriate discipline methods with your client.
Address the situation with sensitivity. Document your observations and discuss them with your supervisor immediately. They can provide guidance and intervene appropriately to ensure the client’s safety and well-being.
What does FERB stand for?
Functionally Equivalent Replacement Behavior
Identify the following given the scenario:
Positive or Negative
Reinforcement or Punishment
You are driving your car on a really rainy day. As you are driving, you turn on your wipers and the rain on your windshield goes away. The next time you drive on a rainy day, you use your wipers again.
Negative Reinforcement
Give an example of a behavior that has Stimulus Control
Ideas:
Child says "juice" only when they see a cup of juice and NOT when they see a toy
You answer your phone only when it rings NOT when it's silent
You drive only through traffic when the light is green NOT when the traffic light is red
What is the issue with this data collection?
You and your patient are playing with cars, and you decide to run their Tacting Colors program. You present the SD "What color?" while pointing to the red car and the patient states "Blue". You prompt by saying "Reeee.." and the patient says "Reeee" back at you. You finish by stating "Red" to which the patient copies and says "Red!"
The data collected is as follows: Full Verbal
Percent Independent data requires trial by trial data points. The ERR's for the SD and unsuccessful prompts are missing.