Compentecy Exam

Question 1

What are the 6 types of continuous measurement?

Answer 1

Count, latency, interresponse time, frequency, rate, duration

Question 2

Define ‘Count’ in continuous measurement.

Answer 2

The number of times a behavior occurs

Question 3

Define ‘Latency’ in continuous measurement.

Answer 3

The time between the SD and the response

Question 4

What is ‘Interresponse time’?

Answer 4

Time between behaviors or responses

Question 5

Define ‘Frequency’ in continuous measurement.

Answer 5

How often a behavior occurs

Question 6

What is ‘Rate’ in continuous measurement?

Answer 6

Number of times a behavior occurs in a specified time period

Question 7

Define ‘Duration’ in continuous measurement.

Answer 7

How long a behavior lasts for

Question 8

What are the 3 types of discontinuous measurement?

Answer 8

Whole interval recording, partial interval recording, momentary time sampling

Question 9

What is ‘Whole interval recording’?

Answer 9

The behavior has to occur the entire interval

Question 10

Define ‘Partial interval recording’.

Answer 10

The behavior needs to occur at any point for it to be a yes the behavior occurred

Question 11

What is ‘Momentary time sampling’?

Answer 11

Is the behavior occurring at that moment–at the end of the interval

Question 12

What are 2 ways to maintain patient dignity?

Answer 12

Respect, kindness, patience, HIPAA compliant, respecting privacy

Question 13

What are 2 ways to maintain professional boundaries?

Answer 13

Do not accept gifts over $10, not adding on social media

Question 14

What percentage of your direct care needs to be supervised each month per the BACB requirements?

Answer 14

5%

Question 15

When would you seek clinical direction/advice from your supervisor?

Answer 15

Whenever you have a question, need advice or don’t understand something

Question 16

What does FR stand for in reinforcement schedules?

Answer 16

Fixed ratio
Ex: Reinforcement is given after a set amount of responses. Getting a free coffee after buying 5

Question 17

What does FI stand for in reinforcement schedules?

Answer 17

Fixed interval
Ex: Reinforcement is given after a set amount of time. Getting a paycheck every two weeks

Question 18

What does VR stand for in reinforcement schedules?

Answer 18

Variable ratio
Ex: Reinforcement is given after a changing unpredictable number of responses

Question 19

What does VI stand for in reinforcement schedules?

Answer 19

Variable interval
Ex: Reinforcement is given after a changing unpredictable amount of time as the behavior occurs

Question 20

What is a motivating operation?

Answer 20

Are things that change how much you want something and how hard you’ll work to get it

Question 21

What does ‘onset’ refer to?

Answer 21

When something starts to appear

Question 22

What does ‘offset’ refer to?

Answer 22

When something stops or disappears

Question 23

What are the Verbal Operants?

Answer 23

Mand, tact, echoic, listener responding, intraverbal

Question 24

Define ‘Mand’.

Answer 24

Request, command, demand

Question 25

Define 'Tact'.

Answer 25

Labeling

Question 26

Define 'Echoic'.

Answer 26

Repeating

Question 27

What is 'Listener Responding'?

Answer 27

Verbal command then behavior

Question 28

What is 'Intraverbal'?

Answer 28

Fill-in, conversation

Question 29

What is the Prompting Hierarchy?

Answer 29

Least to Most, Most to Least, Errorless

Question 30

What is shaping?

Answer 30

Reinforcing approximate behaviors

Question 31

What is a BSP?

Answer 31

Behavior Support Plan. A plan to describe how to change undesirable behaviors and how we will measure them

Question 32

Define 'Chaining'.

Answer 32

Total task analysis, forward chaining, backwards chaining

Question 33

What is Differential Reinforcement of High Rates of Behavior (DRH)?

Answer 33

reinforcement of rates of responding where only responses that are higher than the set criterion.

Question 34

What is Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible Behavior (DRI)?

Answer 34

A new behavior that cannot happen at the same time as the targeted behavior Ex: Sitting is incompatible with wandering around the classroom

Question 35

What is Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior (DRO)?

Answer 35

Reinforcing the absence of a behavior for a certain amount of time. Used when you don’t want them to do a behavior

Question 36

What is Differential Reinforcement of Alternative Behavior (DRA)?

Answer 36

A new behavior that matches the function of the targeted behavior. Used when teaching effective replacement behavior Ex: Raises hand to get teachers attention

Question 37

What are the 4 Aspects of Shaping?

Answer 37

Latency, intensity, frequency/amount, topography

Question 38

Token economy procedures

Answer 38

Rewards that are given for desired behaviors