Part One Flashcards
RBT Stands for…
Registered Behavior Technician
ABA Stands for…
Applied Behavior Analysis
Behavior is simply…
the movement of muscles and glands
An Antecedents in relationship to behavior….
precedes behavior
A Consequence in relationship to behavior…
follows behavior
A stimulus that precedes a behavior is known as
antecedent
A stimulus that follows a behavior is known as
consequence
What is the three term contingency, or ABC?
A- antecedent, B-Behavior, C-Consequence
Reinforcement is a consequence which …
increases the rate of behavior
The withholding of a stimulus that normally occurs after a behavior, resulting in a decrease of the behavior is called…
extinction
When someone is put through extinction you will get ..
new and novel behaviors (it will usually elicit tantrums and distress)
A frequency measure is…
The number of times a behavior occurs is
The Duration is…
how long a behavior is when it occurs
Fading is…
The gradual removal of prompts so that the SD comes to evoke the desired behavior is called
The gradual removal of prompts so that the SD comes to evoke the desired behavior is called …
Fading
Verbal behavior that specifies its reinforcer and is evoked by some motivative/establishing operation is called a….
Mand (Request)
Manding is crucial for kids (and adults) to have because…
If you cannot properly ask for something you cannot get all your basic needs met.
When a task is broken up into smaller elements stated in their correct order, it is a…
Task Analysis
Task Analysis is…
When a task is broken up into smaller elements stated in their correct order
Entire constellation of internal and external stimuli that can affect a person is its…
Environment
An environment is an….
Entire constellation of internal and external stimuli that can affect a person is its…
An X axis…
Denotes a unit of time on a graph…
A single instance of behavior is a …
Response
Gradually changing the form of the behavior by reinforcing successive approximations to the correct final topography is…
Shaping.
If you don’t get independence, you don’t get…
success
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 …
Discrete Trial Teaching
BCBA stands for…
Board Certified Behavior Analyst (requires a minimum of a masters degree in behavior analysis or a related field)
BCaBA
Board Certified assistant/associate analyst. They assist BCBAs. Requires minimum of a Bachelors.
RBTs can function alone. True or False?
False. RBT must function under a BCBA or BCaBA.
Roles of an RBT
- deliver discrete trial instruction
- deliver incidental teaching
- record data
- execute behavior plans as written by BCBA
