RBT Vocabulary

Question 1

Frequency (count)

Answer 1

every time a behavior occurs, you mark

Question 2

Rate

Answer 2

Behavior occurs per time, useful if sessions vary in time

Question 3

Duration

Answer 3

Total extent of time in which a behavior occurs, must have obvious beginning and end

Question 4

Latency

Answer 4

the time it takes a child to follow an instruction

Question 5

IRT

Answer 5

time between two successive responses

Question 6

Whole Interval

Answer 6

the behavior occurs during the whole interval. Used to increase a behavior

Question 7

Partial Interval

Answer 7

behaviors occurs whenever during interval. Used to decrease a behavior

Question 8

Momentary time sampling

Answer 8

behavior occurs at a specific point in time. Used when observing multiple people

Question 9

Permanent Product

Answer 9

measuring behavior’s effects after it occurs, leaving a permanent physical product like holes or completed assignments

Question 10

Operational definition

Answer 10

define behavior in observable, specific terms for therapists to measure instances accurately

Question 11

Interobserver Agreement (IOA)

Answer 11

when two people have similar instances recorded when measured independently

Question 12

Preference Assessments

Answer 12

identify learners’ preferences for objects and activities, requiring regular monitoring and adjustments. Not considered a reinforce until is show that the behavior occurs frequently

Question 13

Reinforcers

Answer 13

presented after a behavior to make it occur more

Question 14

Ask

Answer 14

ask person or significant others to name things they prefer or give them a survey

Question 15

Free Operant

Answer 15

learners are free to engage with items, but monitoring their engagement helps identify problem behaviors, communication issues, or assesses for reinforcers that cannot be held in their hand

Question 16

Naturalistic

Answer 16

let them roam free in their natural environemnt

Question 17

Contrived

Answer 17

plant different items within reach of learner and measure the engagement between them

Question 18

Trial Based

Answer 18

present stimuli in trials

Question 19

Stimuli

Answer 19

anything you experience with the senses e.g. reinforcers

Question 20

Single Stimulus (successive choice)

Answer 20

stimuli shown one by one to access preference. present items multiple times

Question 21

Paired Stimuli (forced choice)

Answer 21

present 2 stimuli at a time, rank them in preference order, taking more time but more accurate for finding higher preferred items