Competency Assesment

Question 1

Frequency

Answer 1

Count of each instance

Question 2

Duration

Answer 2

Time spent engaged in a single instance of target behavior

Question 3

Latency

Answer 3

Time from onset of stimulus to onset of response

Question 4

Continuous measurement

Answer 4

Frequency, duration, latency and IRT

Question 5

Discontinuous measurement procedures

Answer 5

Momentarily time sampling, partial interval recording and whole interval recording

Question 6

Momentary time sampling

Answer 6

Recording occurrence/non-occurrence at specific point in time (end of interval)

Question 7

Partial interval recording

Answer 7

Recording if the target behavior occurred at any point in time in a predetermined interval

Question 8

Whole interval recording

Answer 8

Recording if the target behavior occurred for the entire duration of a predetermined interval

Question 9

Permanent product recording

Answer 9

Recording behavior based on a finished product or tangible outcome

Question 10

IRT

Answer 10

Time in between two responses

Question 11

What is the difrence between continuous measurement and discontinuous measurement 

Answer 11

With Continuous measurement you take data on Continuously throughout the observation period with discontinuous you take data for a sample of the observation period

Question 12

How do you average a graph

Answer 12

Add up the data for behavior and divide by amount of time

Question 13

What is your role in preference assessments

Answer 13

To assist you, they should be practiced constantly, always looking for reinforcers

Question 14

Types of preference assessment

Answer 14

Single stimulus
Forced choice
Multiple stimulus with out replacement

Question 15

Single stimulus

Answer 15

Present an item and gage the reaction

Question 16

Forced choice

Answer 16

Present items and ask them to choose then record what is chosen. Each item has to be presented with one another twice, the second time switching sides in case of side bias
(Time selected)/(total times presented) x100 = percentage of opportunity

Question 17

Multiple stimulus without replacement

Answer 17

Present array of items and ask to select one, represent items without selected items arranged difrently and repeat until one left

Question 18

What is ABC data

Answer 18

Antecedent»>behavior»>consequence

Question 19

What is DTT

Answer 19

Most of the time it is at the table or your working in a contrived environment With a clear begging middle and end (antecedent, prompt, behavior, consequence and repeat)

Question 20

DTT procedures

Answer 20

Antecedent: Deliver SD (verbal instruction)
Behavior: The response from client (specific behavior based off SD)
Consequence: reinforcement or error correction
Repeat but prompt after SD

Question 21

Naturalistic teaching

Answer 21

Looking for opportunities to reinforce the client in their natural environment
EX: If the client is walking toward or trying to get something I would say “what do you want” trying to envoke manding then reinforce as needed

Question 22

Verbal operants

Answer 22

Echoic: repeating
Manding: requesting
Tact: labeling
Intraverbal: engaging in conversation

Question 23

Forward chaining

Answer 23

Forward chaining: linking behaviors together starting with the first behavior of the chain once the behavior is masted move onto the next one only reinforcing independent performance of the teaching behavior

Question 24

Backward chaining

Answer 24

Backward chaining: linking behaviors together teaching the last behavior of the chain first, and promoting the previous leading up to it, once the behavior is masted move onto the next one only reinforcing independent performance of the teaching behavior

Question 25

Total task chaining

Answer 25

Use least to most prompting to guid the client to complete each of the steps in a behavior chain in the order prescribed

Question 26

Shaping

Answer 26

Reinforcing behaviors that are closer and closer to the target behavior while not reinforcing previous approximations (extinction)

Question 27

Discrimination training

Answer 27

A process where an individual learns to differentiate and respond difrent lyk to two or more stimuli

Question 28

Discrimination training procedures

Answer 28

Present blue spot and yellow spot
SD verbal instruction “touch blue”
next deliver the reinforcer for target behavior or put everything else on excitation and give corrective feedback.

Question 29

Stimulus control transfer

Answer 29

Taking a behavior and making it occur in the presence of a different Sd, typically done by prompt fading.

Question 30

Promoting types

Answer 30

Most to least
Least to most
Find the dog
Verbal: “point at the dog”
Gesture: pointing to the dog
Model: touching the dog
Physical: guiding the learners hand in the direction of the dog
Full physical: guiding learners hand to dog
Positional: placing dog closer to client before asking to find the dog

Question 31

Token systems

Answer 31

Tokens act as secondary reinforcers you can exchange for backup reinforcer, make sure to ask the BCBA what is the clients reinforcement schedule and what is their token economy

Question 32

Reinforcer schedules

Answer 32

Fixed ratio: a fixed amount of times the behavior occurs before delivering the reinforcer
Variable ratio: an approximate (around, not exact) amount of times the behavior occurs before giving the reinforcer
Fixed interval: a fixed amount of time that occurs after the behavior to deliver the reinforcer
Variable interval: an approximate amount of time that occurs after the behavior to deliver the reinforcer

Question 33

Crisis/emergency

Answer 33

Should specified in a behavior intervention plan if not ask your bacb, you should only implement what is in the BIP. I should be trained on this by the clinic I work for. Disengage the situation and prevent any harm to the client.

Question 34

Differential reinforcement

Answer 34

Reinforcing one behavior while putting the others on extinction
DRO: reinforcing the absence of a behavior
DRA: Differential reinforcement of alternative behaviors (teaching an alternative behavior by only reinforcing the proper behavior)
DRI Differential reinforcement of incompatible behaviors

Question 35

Antecedent interventions

Answer 35

Implement interventions based on modifications of antecedents such as motivating/establishing operations and discriminative stimuli

Question 36

Extinction

Answer 36

When a previously reinforced behavior is no longer reinforced and therefore dose not happen again

Extinction burst: expected increase in behavior when you put a behavior on extinction

Question 37

Client dignity

Answer 37

Respecting and treating the client how I would treat anyone else/get on their level. 
Ex: not withholding food and water, including the client in treatment planning

Question 38

Provide examples of how to maintain professional boundaries

Answer 38

No dual relationships: when you hold a professional and personal relationship with the client

Question 39

Supervision requirements

Answer 39

I need 5% of the hours I work in a month supervised by the BCBA, and it is my responsibility to get those forms signed and turned in.

Question 40

When would you seek Clinical direction

Answer 40

When a behavior occurs that I haven’t seen beefier, when i running a new program that I don’t understand, when i feel that the parents are crossing the line , when i feel abuse might be going on, when i accidentally reinforce a behavior, when parents request parent training

Question 41

Token system example

Answer 41

FR2: every two correct responses deliver the secondary reinforcer (tokens) once they have enough tokens they can exchange it for a backup reinforcer (cookies, break)

Question 42

Antecedent intervention ex

Answer 42

withholding ice cream from the client to make it a more valuable reinforcer

Question 43

Differential reinforcement ex

Answer 43

EX: student is saying the answer to a question but you only reinforce when the student raises their hand, you put one behavior on extinction while teaching the client a replacement behavior