Summary EAB 1000 - RBT Exam 2, Latest 2022/2023 Answers & Feedbacks, A+ Work - Florida International University.

Janelle, a BCBA, asks her client to go to the store and buy one loaf of bread, a stick of butter, and a quart of milk. When he returns she checks his shopping bag to make sure he purchased every item on the list. Janelle is using_________. A. Momentary Time Sampling B. ABC recording C. Permanent Product recording (Correct Answer) D. Whole Interval recording Feedback: Permanent Product recording is an assessment used after the behavior has occurred to assess the outcome of a behavior. Other examples include number of items correct on a test, number of products assembled, number of shirts without food stains. A-04 3) The following is an example of a cumulative graph. Characteristics of a cumulative graph include: A. data is recorded only once per day; downward slopes indicate decreasing behavior B. data never decreases; flat lines indicate periods of no performance of the target behavior; steeper slope means more incidence of the target behavior (Correct Answer) C. unstable data patterns; can have both increasing or decreasing trends D. decreasing data, flat lines indicate periods of no performance of the target behavior; steeper slope means a greater decrease of the target behavior Feedback: Cumulative records display behaviors that have occurred over time (CUMULATIVE RECORDS AND GRAPHS NEVER DECREASE). Flat line indicates period of no performance of the behavior, steep slope indicates more incidents of target behavior. A-05 4) All of the following are ways to collect data EXCEPT______. GeekBano A. computer program B. tally marks C. graphs (Correct Answer) D. Xs and Os for occurrence and nonoccurrence of behavior Feedback: There are many different ways to collect data. Most common data collection methods involve hand-marking (tally marks, Xs and Os for occurrence and nonoccurrence of behavior, etc.) and digital tracking via computer or phone apps. It is important to differentiate between recording data and updating graphs. BCBAs and RBTs 1) select the data they want to track, 2) collect data, 3) update graphs, and 4) interpret data using visual analysis. A-01 5) Continuous measurement procedures include: frequency (how many times a behavior occurs), rate (how many times a behavior occurs per period of time i.e. tantrums per hour), and_________. A. Whole Interval recording (recording when the behavior occurs throughout an entire interval) B. MST (Momentary Time Sampling, behavior occurring at the end of an interval) C. permanent product (recording of durable products of a behavior after the behavior occurs) D. duration (how long a behavior lasts) (Correct Answer) Feedback: Permanent product, MST, and Whole Interval recording are all discontinuous measurement procedures. Discontinuous measurement does not record every instance of a behavior. A-02 6) Sarah, an RBT, is tracking to see how long it takes from when she says, "Put your shoes on," to when her developmentally disabled adult client actually begins the process of putting on his shoes. Sarah is tracking__________. A. Inter-Response Time (IRT) B. Latency (Correct Answer) C. Duration D. Frequency Feedback: Latency measures the time between an antecedent stimuli (the prompt, can also be a cue or signal) and the response. IRT measures the time between the end of one response and the beginning of another. Duration is the time from the beginning of a response until it ends. Frequency is the number of times a behavior occurs. A-02 7) In order for RBTs to track data, they must have an operational definition of the behavior they are observing and knowledge of the dimension of the behavior they are recording GeekBano (rate, frequency, latency, IRT, duration etc.). An operational definition should be all of the following EXCEPT__________. A. clear and complete (gives examples and non-examples of what the behavior looks like) B. a board-approved behavioral definition (Correct Answer) C. objective D. concise Feedback: An operational definition in ABA is clear, concise, complete, and objective. Examples and non-examples help clarify what exactly the behavior looks like (topography). Operational definitions help ensure everyone is tracking the same behavior. Example: Operational Definition of Nail Biting: Bringing a finger to touch the lip or teeth. Removal of the finger from contact terminates one behavior/response. The operation definition is client and behavior specific, therefore the board would not provide a generic definition. A-01 8) Your supervising BCBA asks you to take data on a preschooler's hair-twirling behavior. She operationally defines the behavior for you, and asks you to use partial interval recording with 30-second intervals. You mark the behavior as having occurred if__________. A. the child twirls hair for any part of the 30 seconds (Correct Answer) B. the child twirls hair the entire 30 seconds C. the child is twirling hair at the end of a 30 second interval D. there is 30 seconds between one instance of hair twirling and the next Feedback: The first option is an example of partial interval recording (the behavior occurs for any part of the 30 second interval). The next option describes whole interval recording; the third describes momentary time sampling (MST); and the last describes inter-response time. A-03 9) A written skills acquisition plan should include all of the following, and____________. A definition of the skill to be acquired A baseline measurement of the skill or the behavior it is replacing A clear goal that indicates skill acquisition A detailed description of the procedures that will be used to implement the plan Reactive strategies to employ when undesired behavior occurs or the skill is not immediately acquired Data collection and display methods that are to be used Frequent review of data and circumstances in order to make minor adjustments to the plan A. An FBA B. A plan for maintenance and termination of service (Correct Answer) C. A plan for decreasing a target behavior D. A plan for incorporating group work Feedback: An FBA might help identify a skill that is lacking in a client's repertoire, but it is not GeekBano part of a skills acquisition plan. As stated in the title, a skills acquisition plan is about acquiring skills, not decreasing a skill, though target behaviors may decrease because a subject learns a replacement behavior/ skill through a skills acquisition plan. Skills acquisition plans are typical for individuals, not necessarily groups; ABA tends to focus on the individual. All good skills acquisition plans should incorporate contingencies for maintenance and a plan for termination of services. C-01 Frequent review of data and circumstances in order to make minor adjustments to the plan 10) What can you say about the change in level between the two sections of the following graph? A. all of the data in both sections is highly variable B. behavior in the first section occurred twice as often as behavior in the second section C. section one shows a downward trend D. data occurred at a higher rate in the first section of the graph (Correct Answer) Feedback: Level, trend, and variability are the characteristics behavior analysts look at for visual analysis of graphs. Level tells us the position of the data (high level-- frequently occurring, moderate, or low level-- infrequently occurring). The variability of data relates to how different or “spread out” the scores are from each other. Trend tells us what direction the data is going -- increasing, decreasing, or zero trend. Both sections of the graph show a downward trend with relatively little variability. However the first section clearly shows a higher rate of behavior. A-05 11) A high-quality behavioral definition describes the behavior and environment in observable and measurable terms. Which is the BEST behavioral definition? A. Student will grasp hair and twist hair around fingers. B. Ellie twirls her hair in the evening and in the morning. C. Hair twirling will cause noticeable hair loss and damage to the scalp GeekBano D. Entangling fingers of the right hand in one’s own hair by twisting and then pulling the hand away from the scalp (topographical) when given verbal instruction to begin academic tasks (antecedent-based), which has sometimes been reinforced by escape from these tasks (functional). (Correct Answer) Feedback: Definition number four contains a clear, concise, complete, and objective definition of what the behavior looks like, when it occurs, and why it happens. B-01 12) Ways to identify a client's preferences (and potential reinforcers) include all of the following EXCEPT________. A. asking the client B. interviewing others about what the client likes C. noting the amount of time a client engages with a tangible compared to other tangibles D. consulting the BCBA's Preference Reinforcer Master List (Correct Answer) Feedback: All of the above except the BCBA's master list are ways we can identify preferences. Preferences are highly individualized. The board does not have a generic list of preferences or reinforcers. B-02