RBT Exam - Skill Acquisition. Study guide. Exam Rehearse. Rated A+

RBT Exam - Skill Acquisition. Study guide. Exam Rehearse. Rated A+ Document Content and Description Below ABA Therapist - Refers to the behavior tech that works under the BCBA and implements behavior plans. ABC's of Behavior (AKA: 3 term contingency) - Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence A cquisition Task - A target that's in the process of being taught. This behavior is not yet a known skill. Adaptive Skills - Self-help skills the child uses for daily living. Antecedent - What happens directly before the behavior or trigger. Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) - Design, implementation, and evaluation of an environment to produce improvements in behavior. Applied Behavioral Intervention (ABI) - Evidence-based practice that is derived from ABA and are used to address both interfering and on-task behaviors. Assessment of Basic Language & Learning Skills (ABLLS) - An assessment tool created by Sundberg & Partington that allows you to assess across 25 varied domains (gross motor skills, receptive skills, etc) to get a complete picture of a child's functioning level, strengths, and deficits. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) - AKA: Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD). A group of neurobiological disorders that affect a child's ability to interact, communicate, relate, play, imagine, and learn. These disorders not only affect brain development/function, but may also be related to immunological, gastrointestinal, and metabolic problems. BACB - The Behavior Analyst Certification Board. Nonprofit established in 1998 to meet professional credentialing. Behavior - Observable & measurable responses to cues in the environment. The future frequency of these responses are influenced by the consequences that follow them. Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) - A plan to manage a child's problematic behavior. Includes fostering positive behavior, environmental changes, reinforcements, and other necessary supports. Childhood Autism Rating Scale, 2nd Edition (CARS-2) - Behavior rating scale that helps to identify children with autism and determine symptom severity through quantifiable ratings based on direct observation. For ages 2+ Chaining - Used to teach multi-step skills in which the steps involved are defined and numbered. The steps are defined through task analysis. (EX: Washing hands- 1st turn on water, 2nd pump soap into hands, 3rd rub hands together, etc) Total Task Analysis - The breaking down of a complex skill into smaller, teachable units. Forward Chaining - Teaching each step in order and only progressing when the individual step is mastered (step 1, step 1 and 2, step 1 and 2 and 3, etc.) Backward Chaining - When teaching a chain behavior, the last step is taught first and the learner learns the steps in reverse. (Ex: drawing a smiley face) Co-morbidity - Having multiple diagnoses at the same time. (EX: child having Autism, OCD, and ADHD) Compulsions - Deliberate repetitive behaviors that follow specific rules, such as pertaining to cleaning, checking, or counting. Consequence - What happens directly after a behavior. Can be good or bad. Deprivation - An ABA principle which states that the more deprived of a particular reinforcer, the more powerful that reinforcer will be. Discrete Trial Training (DTT) - A method of instruction in which a task is isolated and taught to an individual by repeatedly presenting the same task to the person. Discriminative Stimulus (SD) - a stimulus, associated with reinforcement, that exerts control over a particular form of behavior. (EX: washing your hands in hot water- The hot water tap (faucet) is the SD in this situation because selecting the hot tap will lead to the delivery of reinforcement (hot water). Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI) - Intervention approach that uses ABA principles and is delivered frequently (20-40 hrs weekly) to young children (under age 5) with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Echolalia - Repetition of words, phrases, intonation, or sounds of the speech of others. Expressive Language - The use of verbal behavior/speech to communicate thoughts, ideas, and feelings with others. Extinction - Withholding of reinforcement for a previously reinforced behavior, resulting in reduction of that behavior. Extinction Burst - An imm