RBT

Question 1

Frequency

Answer 1

– johnny jumped three times, so the frequency is three

Question 2

IRT

Answer 2

13 seconds passed between two instances of screaming

Question 2

Latency

Answer 2

I tell the client to sit down four seconds later he sits down the latency is four seconds

Question 2

Partial interval

Answer 2

johnny screamed once during the 30 second interval

Question 3

Duration

Answer 3

johnny had a tantrum for five minutes, so the duration is five minutes

Question 4

Whole interval

Answer 4

johnny screamed for the entire 30 second interval

Question 5

Momentary time sampling

Answer 5

– johnny screamed at the exact moment I was taking data for

Question 5

Discrete-Trial Teaching

Answer 5

a trainer teaching colors to a child might begin by teaching red. She would ask the child to point to red and then reward the behavior. She would then move on to teaching yellow by itself, reinforce that skill, and then ask about both colors. After the child learns all his colors, the trainer might teach the child to say each color’s name.

Question 5

Preference assessment

Answer 5

Johnny prefers the red truck over the helicopter so the red truck will be used for reinforcement

Question 5

ABC data

Answer 5

the child is alone (antecedent) hits himself (behavior) mom picks him up (consequence)

Question 6

Naturalistic teaching

Answer 6

A child likes bubbles so the teacher asks the child to say bubbles after the attempt to say it the teacher reinforces by blowing bubbles.

Question 7

Chaining

Answer 7

breaking down task into steps and rewarding after each step is completed.

Question 8

shaping

Answer 8

a parent rewards the child for cleaning up and eventually the child does it without receiving the reward.

Question 9

discrimination training

Answer 9

if you put out 2-3 objects and ask, “Which one is the banana?” the learner engages in discrimination training when he chooses the banana and not the options. Individuals learn to respond appropriately to specific cues or stimuli by teaching discrimination.

Question 10

stimulus control transfer

Answer 10

teaches the student to say dog and now when the student goes out and sees a dog they will then say dog

Question 11

prompting

Answer 11

moving the clients hand to the toy and eventually they move just when the teacher points to the toy.

Question 12

token systems

Answer 12

when the student says dog the student receives a piece of candy

Question 13

antecedent interventions

Answer 13

could be telling a child to do his or her homework, which then results in the child engaging in aggression. A setting event could be not getting enough sleep the night before. Therefore, the child may be tired, making aggression more likely to occur.

Question 14

extinction

Answer 14

A child screaming or interrupting when a parent talks on the telephone, and the parent no longer reinforcing the behavior by responding.

Question 15

DRA

Answer 15

Pick a target behavior and a replacement behavior. When the replacement behavior happens, reinforce that behavior.

Question 16

DRO

Answer 16

• A child repeatedly leaves his seat during dinnertime. The parent would set a timer for ten minutes. If the child remains seated for the entire ten minutes, he or she would receive a reward

Question 17

Supervision Requirements: Describe BACB Supervision Standards
for RBTs.

Answer 17

1. RBT’s are under close supervision of a BCBA
2. Minimum of 5% of the hours spent providing services need to be supervised
3. At least 2 face to face contact a month with supervisor
4. Must observe services once monthly
5. At least 1 of the 2 supervisions must be individual but he other may occur in a small group meeting
6. Lastly, RBT needs to keep documentation of these meetings

Question 18

How to maintain client dignity

Answer 18

1. Ensure privacy of PHI - protected health info
2. Person first language - “Sally, who has autism” vs saying “the autistic child”
3. Allowing clients choices
4. Not talking like the client isn’t in the room

Question 19

session notes

Answer 19

are detailed records of each therapy session that document the activities, interventions, client responses, and progress toward goals.

Question 20

client boundaries

Answer 20

1. Avoiding Dual Relationships with clients and supervisors - along with that not having romantic relationships
2. Keeping your professional lives separate from work

Question 21

clinical direction

Answer 21

1. If you think there was a violation of HIPPA
2. If you notice a new behavior in your client
3. If you feel unsafe in any way when working in a certain environment
4. If a parent has a target behavior they no longer want to work on

Question 22

crisis emergency

Answer 22

notify caregiver, fill out crisis report, notify supervisor.