RBT EXAM

Question 1

Positive Reinforcement

Answer 1

Following a behavior, something is added that INCREASES or maintains the future frequency of that behavior occurring agin in the future.

Question 2

Negative Reinforcement

Answer 2

Following a behavior, something is immediately removed/withdrawn that INCREASES or maintains the future frequency of the behavior occurring again in the future.

Question 3

Automatic Reinforcement

Answer 3

Engaging in a behavior that feels good to the client , they aren’t looking for attention or to escape. This also occurs when the client is alone.

Question 4

DRO ( Differential Reinforcement for Other Behaviors)

Answer 4

Providing reinforcement when the client engaged in any other behavior OTHER than the target behavior / problem behavior.

Question 5

DRA ( Differential Reinforcement For Alternative Behaviors)

Answer 5

Providing reinforcement when the client engages in a alternative or replacement behavior for that target behavior / problem behavior.

Question 6

DRI ( Differential Reinforcement For Incompatible Behaviors)

Answer 6

Providing reinforcement when the client engages in an behavior that is incompatible to the target / problem behavior.

Question 7

Positive Punishment

Answer 7

Following a behavior, something is added that DECREASES the future frequency of that behavior occurring again in the future.

Question 8

Negative Punishment

Answer 8

Following a behavior, something is immediately withdrawn or removed that DECREASES the future frequency of the behavior occurring again in the future.

Question 9

Operant conditioning

Answer 9

Learning through our consequences, the consequences following a behavior control wether that behavior increases or decreases

Question 10

Behavior

Answer 10

Anything a person says or does

Question 11

Topography

Answer 11

The form or shape of a behavior. What a behavior loos like.

Question 12

Function ( 4 most common functions of behavior)

Answer 12

Attention, Access to tangibles, Escape, Automatic Reinforcement

Question 13

Motivating operations

Answer 13

What momentarily alters the value of a reinforcer

Question 14

Extinction

Answer 14

No longer reinforcing a behavior that was previously reinforced, upon this an extinction burst may happen which is a higher intensity of behaviors once this is first implemented

Question 15

Discriminative stimulus “SD”

Answer 15

Something that signals reinforcement is available, upon the presentation of a SD a response occurs. In the absence of an SD a response does not occur

Question 16

Stimulus Control

Answer 16

When a behavior occurs more in the presence of an SD ( person, place or thing)

Question 17

Stimulus Control Transfer

Answer 17

The process of transferring stimulus control to more naturally occurring situations

Question 18

Fading

Answer 18

Systematically reducing the type of prompting you are providing

Question 19

Shaping

Answer 19

Reinforcing different approximations until the target skill being taught has been reached

Question 20

Chaining

Answer 20

Instructional procedure that reinforces individual responses in sequences. Forming complex behavior

Question 21

Forward Chaining

Answer 21

Starting with the first step of a behavior chain and ending with the last step

Question 22

Backwards Chaining

Answer 22

Staring with the last step of a behavior chain and ending with the first step.

Question 23

Total Task Chaining

Answer 23

The trainer provides the learner with prompts through all steps of the behavior chain, eventually fading so the learner can complete the behavior chain independently.

Question 24

Task Analysis

Answer 24

The product of breaking down a skill/ behavior/ task into different components.

Question 25

Generalization

Answer 25

When a behavior continues to occur across different stimuli, settings and people

Question 26

Verbal Behavior

Answer 26

Behavior that is socially mediated meaning there is a listener and a responder. Verbal behavior can include vocal behavior and non-vocal behavior

Question 27

Verbal Operant

Answer 27

Mand, Echoic, Tact and Intraverbal

Question 28

Intraverbal

Answer 28

Responding to someone else verbal behavior

Question 29

Echoic

Answer 29

Repeating what someone else says

Question 30

Mand

Answer 30

Demand or request

Question 31

Tact

Answer 31

Labeling

Question 32

Continuous Measurement

Answer 32

Data is collected every instance of behavior is tracked. You track every instance of the behavior

Question 33

Frequency

Answer 33

The number of times a behavior occurs

Question 34

Duration

Answer 34

The length of the behavior when it occurs

Question 35

Rate

Answer 35

The amount of times a behavior occurs within a specific time period

Question 36

Discontinuous Measurement

Answer 36

Where every instance of the behavior is not tracked

Question 37

Whole Interval Recording

Answer 37

A time sampling method to measure behavior in observation periods that is broken down into intervals ( 5-15 seconds ) at the end of the internal the recorder only records if the behavior occurred through the ENTIRE interval

Question 38

Partial Interval Recording

Answer 38

Time sampling method to measure behaviors in which it is broken down into intervals 5-10 seconds and the recorder only records if the behavior happened at any point of the interval.

Question 39

Momentary Time Sample

Answer 39

A measurement method in which the presence or absence of a behavior is recorded at a precise specified time

Question 40

Functional assessment

Answer 40

Discovers why the person acts the way they do

Question 41

NET

Answer 41

A protocol of instructions that is provided in the context of a natural environment. You can’t set up multiple trials like DTT.

Question 42

Conditioned Reinforcement

Answer 42

Teaching the client to like things that were not previously reinforcing, but through paring that something that was not fun now is fun / reinforcing

Question 43

Unconditioned Reinforcement

Answer 43

Something that is reinforced that was not learned. Basic needs aka food, water, sleep e.t.c

Question 44

Continuous Reinforcement

Answer 44

When a individual’s behavior is reinforced when a particular behavior occurs. This should be used during initial learning stages and later for strengthening of behaviors.

Question 45

Intermittent Reinforcement

Answer 45

A schedule of reinforcement where some occurrences of that behavior will be reinforced and other occurrences of that same behavior will not be reinforced.

Question 46

Fixed Ratio

Answer 46

After a FIXED amount of responses/trials reinforcement Is given

Question 47

Variable Ratio

Answer 47

After an AVERAGE number of responses reinforcement is given

Question 48

Fixed Interval

Answer 48

After a FIXED amount of TIME reinforcement is given

Question 49

Variable Interval

Answer 49

After a AVERAGE amount of TIME reinforcement is given.