ABA MODULE 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS STUDY GUIDE
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What is a Registered Behavior Technician? - ANS ✔✔• An RBT is a paraprofessional who
practices under the supervision of a BCBA or BCaBA.
• The RBT's primary responsibility is the direct implementation of treatment plans developed by
the supervisor.
• The RBT may also collect data and conduct certain types of assessments
• The RBT does not design intervention or assessment plans. It is the responsibility of the
designated RBT supervisor to determine which tasks an RBT may perform as a function of his or
her training, experience, and competence.
individuals with autism always have significant language impairements. - ANS ✔✔false
RBTTM Task List - ANS ✔✔• Measurement
• Assessment
• Skill Acquisition
• Behavior Reduction
• Documentation and Reporting
• Professional Conduct and Scope of Practice
What is the BACBTM? - ANS ✔✔The Behavior Analyst Certification BoardTM, Inc. (BACBTM) is a
nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation established in 1998 to meet professional credentialing needs
identified by behavior analysts, governments, and consumers of behavior analysis services.
Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA, BCBA-D) - ANS ✔✔• The BCBATM and BCBA-DTM are
independent practitioners who also may work as employees or independent contractors for an
organization
• The BCBATM conducts descriptive and systematic behavioral assessments, including functional
analyses, and provides behavior analytic interpretations of the results.
• The BCBATM designs and supervises behavior analytic intervention and is able to effectively
de- velop and implement appropriate assessment and intervention methods for use in
unfamiliar situations and for a range of cases.
, • BCBAs supervise the work of Board Certified Assistant Behavior AnalystsTM and others who
im- plement behavior analytic interventions, such as RBT's.
Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) - ANS ✔✔• The BCaBATM conducts
descriptive behavioral assessments and is able to interpret the results and design ethical and
effective behavior analytic interventions for clients
• The BCaBATM designs and oversees interventions in familiar cases (e.g., similar to those
encoun- tered during their training) that are consistent with the dimensions of applied behavior
analysis
• The BCaBATM is able to teach others to carry out interventions and supervise behavioral tech-
nicians once the BCaBATM has demonstrated competency with the procedures involved under
the direct supervision of a BCBATM.
RBTTM role defined - ANS ✔✔• Prepare data collection, implement measurement and
recording procedures, and maintain
data.
• Assist with student assessment procedures (e. g., curriculum-based, developmental, social
skills, assist with functional assessment procedures, observational recording of behavior and
environment).
• Implement a variety of teaching procedures (e. g., discrete trial, naturalistic teaching, stimu-
lus control, stimulus fading, discrimination training, use of contingency reinforcement).
• Understand essential components of a behavior plan and implement behavioral reduction in-
terventions (e. g., differential reinforcement procedures, extinction procedures).
• Responsible for accurate documentation and reporting and effective communication with
supervisor.
• Manage student behavior utilizing de-escalation and support hold training techniques.
• Ability to use computer technology and knowledge of various software programs (e. g., Excel,
Microsoft word) and willingness to lean new software and use of adaptive equipment as ap-
propriate.
• Meet student and environmental needs as required (e. g., lifting, bending, crawling, squat-
ting, reaching, toileting, feeding, self-help skills, assisting with personal hygiene needs, and
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What is a Registered Behavior Technician? - ANS ✔✔• An RBT is a paraprofessional who
practices under the supervision of a BCBA or BCaBA.
• The RBT's primary responsibility is the direct implementation of treatment plans developed by
the supervisor.
• The RBT may also collect data and conduct certain types of assessments
• The RBT does not design intervention or assessment plans. It is the responsibility of the
designated RBT supervisor to determine which tasks an RBT may perform as a function of his or
her training, experience, and competence.
individuals with autism always have significant language impairements. - ANS ✔✔false
RBTTM Task List - ANS ✔✔• Measurement
• Assessment
• Skill Acquisition
• Behavior Reduction
• Documentation and Reporting
• Professional Conduct and Scope of Practice
What is the BACBTM? - ANS ✔✔The Behavior Analyst Certification BoardTM, Inc. (BACBTM) is a
nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation established in 1998 to meet professional credentialing needs
identified by behavior analysts, governments, and consumers of behavior analysis services.
Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA, BCBA-D) - ANS ✔✔• The BCBATM and BCBA-DTM are
independent practitioners who also may work as employees or independent contractors for an
organization
• The BCBATM conducts descriptive and systematic behavioral assessments, including functional
analyses, and provides behavior analytic interpretations of the results.
• The BCBATM designs and supervises behavior analytic intervention and is able to effectively
de- velop and implement appropriate assessment and intervention methods for use in
unfamiliar situations and for a range of cases.
, • BCBAs supervise the work of Board Certified Assistant Behavior AnalystsTM and others who
im- plement behavior analytic interventions, such as RBT's.
Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) - ANS ✔✔• The BCaBATM conducts
descriptive behavioral assessments and is able to interpret the results and design ethical and
effective behavior analytic interventions for clients
• The BCaBATM designs and oversees interventions in familiar cases (e.g., similar to those
encoun- tered during their training) that are consistent with the dimensions of applied behavior
analysis
• The BCaBATM is able to teach others to carry out interventions and supervise behavioral tech-
nicians once the BCaBATM has demonstrated competency with the procedures involved under
the direct supervision of a BCBATM.
RBTTM role defined - ANS ✔✔• Prepare data collection, implement measurement and
recording procedures, and maintain
data.
• Assist with student assessment procedures (e. g., curriculum-based, developmental, social
skills, assist with functional assessment procedures, observational recording of behavior and
environment).
• Implement a variety of teaching procedures (e. g., discrete trial, naturalistic teaching, stimu-
lus control, stimulus fading, discrimination training, use of contingency reinforcement).
• Understand essential components of a behavior plan and implement behavioral reduction in-
terventions (e. g., differential reinforcement procedures, extinction procedures).
• Responsible for accurate documentation and reporting and effective communication with
supervisor.
• Manage student behavior utilizing de-escalation and support hold training techniques.
• Ability to use computer technology and knowledge of various software programs (e. g., Excel,
Microsoft word) and willingness to lean new software and use of adaptive equipment as ap-
propriate.
• Meet student and environmental needs as required (e. g., lifting, bending, crawling, squat-
ting, reaching, toileting, feeding, self-help skills, assisting with personal hygiene needs, and
