RBT Practice Exam 3

Positive reinforcement involves adding a pleasant stimulus (candy) after a behavior (finishing the math exercise), which increases the likelihood of the behavior occurring again.

A continuous schedule of reinforcement means that every instance of the behavior is reinforced, which is useful for establishing new behaviors.

In operant conditioning, the consequences that follow behavior include reinforcement (positive and negative) and punishment (positive and negative).

IRT is the time that elapses between the end of one behavior and the start of the next.

Permanent product data collection involves recording the outcomes or results of a behavior, in this case, the finished drawings.

The Free Operant assessment involves allowing the client to freely interact with the stimuli, and the therapist collects data on the time and frequency of interactions.

Continuous data collection involves measuring every occurrence of a behavior, such as frequency, latency, rate, or duration.

An RBT should always report data that is directly relevant to the client’s goals and not discuss other clients or information that is confidential.

Baseline data is collected to measure the current level of the behavior before any intervention begins.

Mastery criteria of 80% independent across 3 consecutive sessions would ensure that the client can consistently demonstrate the desired behavior.

Interresponse time (IRT) is the time between consecutive occurrences of a behavior.

Toy dinosaurs are a conditioned reinforcer, as their value as a reward has been learned through pairing with reinforcement.

DRI (Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible behavior) involves reinforcing behaviors that are incompatible with the behavior you want to reduce.

These are all consequence interventions, as they involve changing the consequence that follows the behavior to either reduce it or reinforce alternative behaviors.

Latency refers to the delay between the presentation of a stimulus (the loud noise) and the onset of a response (client's reaction).

While it’s important for an RBT to be aware of the client’s goals and materials, having a 1:1 meeting with a parent to discuss goals isn't an immediate expectation before starting data collection.

Differential reinforcement involves reinforcing the appropriate response (lower speaking volume) and withholding reinforcement for the inappropriate response (loud screams).

Rate is a measure of behavior per unit of time (e.g., behavior per minute). In this case, the verbal refusals occurring over a 30-minute period would be a rate measure.

Classical conditioning involves unconditioned and conditioned stimuli, as well as a neutral stimulus, which eventually becomes a conditioned stimulus.

Free operant is a type of preference assessment, not a functional behavioral assessment. Functional analysis and ABC data collection are methods used to assess behavior.

Extinction involves withholding reinforcement for a previously reinforced behavior, which will eventually decrease the occurrence of that behavior.

Naturalistic teaching occurs in a natural environment with activities that encourage spontaneous learning, such as sorting pens by color.

An unconditioned punisher is a stimulus that naturally causes a decrease in behavior, such as pain, which is universally aversive.

Frequency is the count of how many times a behavior occurs during a specific time period.

Whole interval recording involves recording whether the behavior occurs throughout the entire interval, which is the case when the teacher observes the behavior for 1 minute intervals.

A Functional Assessment identifies the causes and consequences of problematic behaviors, which helps hypothesize the reasons for the behavior.

The antecedent is the stimulus that comes before the behavior, while the consequence comes after the behavior.

Stimulus control occurs when the behavior is more likely to occur in the presence of a specific stimulus.

Differential reinforcement of incompatible behaviors (DRI) reinforces a behavior that is physically incompatible with the target behavior (S fingers).

This is an example of reinforcement, as the behavior is strengthened by the reward (banana chips).

In the Multiple Stimulus without Replacement preference assessment, selected items are removed from the array, and no new stimuli are added.

Paired Choice involves presenting pairs of stimuli to the client and swapping their positions each time, allowing the therapist to measure preferences based on the selections made.

When reducing a behavior, it's essential to teach a functionally equivalent behavior that serves the same purpose for the client.

Latency is the time it takes for a behavior to occur after a given stimulus or event.

The average is calculated by adding the total tantrums (5+8+1+5+2 = 21) and dividing by the number of days (5), so the average is 21 ÷ 5 = 4.