Part One Flashcards

1
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RBT Stands for…

A

Registered Behavior Technician

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2
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ABA Stands for…

A

Applied Behavior Analysis

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3
Q

Behavior is simply…

A

the movement of muscles and glands

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4
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An Antecedents in relationship to behavior….

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precedes behavior

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5
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A Consequence in relationship to behavior…

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follows behavior

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6
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A stimulus that precedes a behavior is known as

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antecedent

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7
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A stimulus that follows a behavior is known as

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consequence

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8
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What is the three term contingency, or ABC?

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A- antecedent, B-Behavior, C-Consequence

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9
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Reinforcement is a consequence which …

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increases the rate of behavior

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10
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The withholding of a stimulus that normally occurs after a behavior, resulting in a decrease of the behavior is called…

A

extinction

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11
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When someone is put through extinction you will get ..

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new and novel behaviors (it will usually elicit tantrums and distress)

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12
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A frequency measure is…

A

The number of times a behavior occurs is

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13
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The Duration is…

A

how long a behavior is when it occurs

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14
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Fading is…

A

The gradual removal of prompts so that the SD comes to evoke the desired behavior is called

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15
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The gradual removal of prompts so that the SD comes to evoke the desired behavior is called …

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Fading

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16
Q

Verbal behavior that specifies its reinforcer and is evoked by some motivative/establishing operation is called a….

A

Mand (Request)

17
Q

Manding is crucial for kids (and adults) to have because…

A

If you cannot properly ask for something you cannot get all your basic needs met.

18
Q

When a task is broken up into smaller elements stated in their correct order, it is a…

A

Task Analysis

19
Q

Task Analysis is…

A

When a task is broken up into smaller elements stated in their correct order

20
Q

Entire constellation of internal and external stimuli that can affect a person is its…

A

Environment

21
Q

An environment is an….

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Entire constellation of internal and external stimuli that can affect a person is its…

22
Q

An X axis…

A

Denotes a unit of time on a graph…

23
Q

A single instance of behavior is a …

A

Response

24
Q

Gradually changing the form of the behavior by reinforcing successive approximations to the correct final topography is…

A

Shaping.

25
Q

If you don’t get independence, you don’t get…

A

success

26
Q

An instructional method in which the person is presented with an opportunity to perform some behavior and a consequence is provided depending on the performance is …

A

Discrete Trial Teaching

27
Q

BCBA stands for…

A

Board Certified Behavior Analyst (requires a minimum of a masters degree in behavior analysis or a related field)

28
Q

BCaBA

A

Board Certified assistant/associate analyst. They assist BCBAs. Requires minimum of a Bachelors.

29
Q

RBTs can function alone. True or False?

A

False. RBT must function under a BCBA or BCaBA.

30
Q

Roles of an RBT

A
  • deliver discrete trial instruction
  • deliver incidental teaching
  • record data
  • execute behavior plans as written by BCBA