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A list of terms and definitions related to behavior analysis and therapy. It covers topics such as reinforcement, punishment, schedules of reinforcement, skill acquisition plans, teaching procedures, and data collection. The document also includes questions related to the role of an RBT, functional assessments, and behavior modification techniques. The information presented in this document is relevant for individuals studying behavior analysis and therapy, particularly those preparing for the RBT exam.
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๏ reinforcement - Correct answer anything that increases the future probability of a behavior.. ๏ punishment - Correct answer anything that decreases the future probability of a behavior ๏ negative reinforcement - Correct answer removal of a stimulus that increases the future probability of a behavior ๏ positive reinforcement - Correct answer addition of a stimulus that increases the future probability of a behavior ๏ conditioned reinforcement - Correct answer reinforcing stimulus that is reinforcing as a result of being paired with an unconditioned reinforcer ๏ unconditioned reinforcement - Correct answer reinforcing stimulus that is naturally reinforcing ๏ schedules of reinforcement - Correct answer system that describes when reinforcement will be delivered ๏ continuous reinforcement - Correct answer reinforcement is given every time a target behavior occurs ๏ intermittent reinforcement - Correct answer reinforcement is not given every time a target behavior occurs but is sometimes given ๏ fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement - Correct answer reinforcement is given after a set number of occurrences of the target behavior ๏ variable-ratio schedule of reinforcement - Correct answer reinforcement is given after a varying amount of occurences of the target behavior ๏ fixed-interval schedule of reinforcement - Correct answer reinforcement is given after a set amount of time has passed ๏ variable-interval schedule of reinforcement - Correct answer reinforcement is given after a varying amount of time has passed
๏ motivating operation - Correct answer something that increases the value or potency of a reinforcer ๏ positive punishment - Correct answer addition of a stimulus that decreases the future probability of a behavior ๏ negative punishment - Correct answer removal of a stimulus that decreases the future probability of a behavior ๏ the components of a skill acquisition plan - Correct answer terminal skill or goal, teaching procedures, materials, preparation of the learning environment, instruction, target response, reinforcement, prompting and prompt fading, and teaching targets or exemplars. ๏ discrete trial teaching - Correct answer A teaching procedure in which learning trials are presented in quick succession, with each trial having a clear beginning and end ๏ components of a discrete trial - Correct answer instruction, response, and consequence ๏ natural environment training - Correct answer a teaching procedure in which the reinforcing stimulus is within the context of the activity ๏ generalization - Correct answer when an individual applies something learned in a specific situation to other similar situations ๏ maintenance - Correct answer when a skill acquisition or behavior reduction maintained across time after that skill or challenging behavior is no longer being targeted ๏ task analysis - Correct answer defining a task by its objective, behavioral components ๏ chaining - Correct answer using operant conditioning to teach a complex response by linking together less complex skills ๏ stimulus transfer - Correct answer fading prompts and thus transferring the stimulus control of the prompt to the SD ๏ prompting - Correct answer giving the learned a hint or assistance in performing some behavior ๏ prompt fading - Correct answer reducing the intrusiveness of prompts across multiple trials ๏ shaping - Correct answer reinforcing successive approximations of a desired behavior
๏ avoidance - Correct answer preventing the experience of an aversive stimulus ๏ antecedent - Correct answer stimulus that occurs immediately before a behavior ๏ behavior - Correct answer anything a person does ๏ consequence - Correct answer stimulus that occurs following a behavior ๏ behavior intervention plan - Correct answer a document describing the procedures that are to be used to help the learner decrease their challenging behavior and choose more adaptive replacement behaviors ๏ Differential Reinforcement of other - Correct answer reinforcing the occurrence of a any behavior other than the target behavior within a certain context ๏ Differential Reinforcement of alternate - Correct answer reinforcing the occurrence of a specific replacement behavior within a certain context ๏ Differential Reinforcement of incompatible - Correct answer reinforcing the occurrence of a specific behavior that is physically incompatible with the target behavior within a certain context ๏ Differential Reinforcement of lower - Correct answer reinforcing lower occurrence of the target behavior within a certain context ๏ Differential Reinforcement of higher - Correct answer reinforcing high occurrence of the target behavior within a certain context ๏ extinction - Correct answer not providing any reinforcement for a target behavior in the hopes that the behavior will no longer occur ๏ verbal behavior - Correct answer anything someone does to communicate with another person(s) ๏ vocal behavior - Correct answer using words to communicate ๏ mand - Correct answer using verbal behavior to specify desired reinforcer ๏ tact - Correct answer labelling something in the environment ๏ echoic - Correct answer vocally repeating something spoken ๏ intraverbal - Correct answer using vocal behavior in response to outside vocal behavior
๏ the four verbal operants - Correct answer mand, tact, echoic, intraverbal ๏ types of prompts - Correct answer Full physical, partial physical, model, verbal, gestural, visual. ๏ by recording how long it takes a client to get dressed in the morning, you are taking _______________ data - Correct answer duration ๏ grading a test is an example of using ____________ data - Correct answer permanent product ๏ as an RBT, your role in a functional assessment is to... - Correct answer assist with the assessment ๏ what is the primary role of an RBT? - Correct answer implementation ๏ by recording the time your client takes between bites of food, you are taking ____________ data - Correct answer inter response time ๏ before collecting data, the first thing you should do is... - Correct answer define the target behavior ๏ what is the goal of a preference assessment? - Correct answer to identify moting stimuli ๏ when should a prompt be delivered? - Correct answer after an SD but before the response ๏ when you deviate in a meaningful way from the established behavior chain in an effort to solidify understanding of the chain in the client's mind - Correct answer behavior chain interruption strategy ๏ contingency - Correct answer if-then relationship ๏ motivating operation - Correct answer augments the value of a reinforcer ๏ abolishing operation - Correct answer decreases the value of a reinforcer ๏ the schedule of reinforcement best suited for teaching a novel behavior - Correct answer FR ๏ the schedule of reinforcement that is most resistant to extinction - Correct answer VR
๏ if your client's parents ask to buy you lunch during every session you have with the client, your best course of action is to... - Correct answer politely decline and inform your BCBA ๏ how often should RBT's record session notes - Correct answer every session ๏ your client screams for extended periods of time throughout the day. your BCBA instructs you to deliver reinforcement any time the client is not screaming. what type of procedure is this? - Correct answer DRO ๏ what are you measuring when taking permanent product data - Correct answer production ๏ what is the primary difference between DTT and NET - Correct answer in NET, the reinforcer is within the context of the activity ๏ which type of interval recording underestimates the occurrence of behavior? - Correct answer whole interval ๏ providing reinforcement every 5th response is an example of which schedule of reinforcement? - Correct answer FR ๏ ecological factors - Correct answer physical characteristics that describe the physical environment and habitat of a particular place ๏ true or false: permanent product date can be observed after the behavior has occcurred
๏ DTT series (5 stages) - Correct answer probe trial, prompt trial, transfer trial, distractor trial, and check trial ๏ during which two trials in the DTT series might you deliver the highest level of reinforcement? - Correct answer probe and check trial ๏ during which two trials in the DTT series might you deliver the lowest level of reinforcement? - Correct answer prompt and distract trial ๏ probe trial - Correct answer a trial during which no prompting is given in order to assess the skills of the client ๏ prompt trial - Correct answer a trial during which an extra stimulus (prompt) is given after the SD to ensure a correct response ๏ transfer trial - Correct answer an unprompted trial immediately following the promoted trial ๏ distractor trial - Correct answer a trial in which a target other than the teaching target is inserted to act as a distractor ๏ check trial - Correct answer a trial in which the target behavior is "checked" at the end of the DTT series ๏ magnitude matching - Correct answer giving reinforcement proportional to the quality of the response behavior ๏ when using a token economy, it is important to have a _________ reinforcer - Correct answer backup ๏ true or false: "the client was visibly frustrated" is an appropriate thing to include in your official session notes - Correct answer false ๏ by providing reinforcement every 3-5 occurrences of a behavior, you are using a _________ schedule of reinforcement - Correct answer VR ๏ by providing reinforcement every 10 minutes, you are using a _______ schedule of reinforcement - Correct answer FI ๏ by providing reinforcement after a varying amount of time averaging 5 minutes, you are using a ___________ schedule of reinforcement - Correct answer VI ๏ by reinforcing grunting when crying would usually occur in an effort to extinguish crying behavior, you are using ________________ - Correct answer DRA