ABA RBT Exam Prep Study Guide with Complete Solutions

ABA RBT Exam Prep Study Guide with Complete Solutions Antecedent - Correct Answer️️ -an environmental condition or stimulus change existing or occurring prior to a behavior of interest. Ex. of Antecedent - Correct Answer️️ -Drew becomes hungry then goes to the kitchen to get food. The antecedent, in this case, is Drew becoming hungry. Autoclitic - Correct Answer️️ -a term describing verbal behavior about the speaker that functions as a reinforcer or MO for additional verbal behavior. Ex. of Autoclitic - Correct Answer️️ -I heard Susie use an autoclitic during session when she said, "Maybe the puzzle piece is under the table." She then looked and said, "Yep, found it." Maybe would be classified as the autoclitic as it served as an MO for her following actions and additional verbal behavior. Backward chaining - Correct Answer️️ -A teaching method where the behavior is being learned by the teacher completing TITLE: EMILLYCHARLOTTE 2024/2025 ACADEMIC PERIOD OWNER: EMILLYCHARLOTTE COPYRIGHT STATEMENT: ©2024 EMILLYCHARLOTTE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 2024 2/28 all the steps of the chain up until the last step and having the learner completed it with prompts if needed. When the learner shows competence of the last step being learned, the teacher will again chain the behavior stopping at the second to the last step to allow the learner to complete it. This will continue down the chain until the learner can complete the behavior independently. Ex. of backward chaining - Correct Answer️️ -Mike is learning his street address. The teacher is using backward chaining by stating the whole address but leaving of the zip code so that Mike can respond with the zip code. Once he learns the zip code, the teacher than stops once she gets to the state allowing Mike to fill in the state and zip code. The teacher continues to do so until Mike independently states his full address. Behavior - Correct Answer️️ -everything a living organism does. A behavior must be something which can be observed and measured in the organism's environment. Ex. of behavior - Correct Answer️️ -The BCBA told you to track Joey's aggressive behavior. This was defined as: any time Joey TITLE: EMILLYCHARLOTTE 2024/2025 ACADEMIC PERIOD OWNER: EMILLYCHARLOTTE COPYRIGHT STATEMENT: ©2024 EMILLYCHARLOTTE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 2024 3/28 bit another person. Biting is the behavior. It is observable and measurable and occurs in the environment. Chaining - Correct Answer️️ -The reinforcement of successive elements of a behavior chain Ex. of chaining - Correct Answer️️ -If Jane is learning to tie her shoe using chaining she will receive reinforcement after every step she completes in the chain - putting her shoe on, grabbing the laces, making the loops, etc. Conditioned reinforcement - Correct Answer️️ -is a reinforcer that is paired with a primary reinforcer, so that this item becomes as reinforcing or replaces the unconditioned (primary) reinforcer and holds the same impact. Conditioned reinforcers are commonly seen in token economies. Conditioned reinforcers are taught to be reinforcing. Ex. of conditioned reinforcement - Correct Answer️️ -Kim was taught to use a token board. Prior to reinforcement Stars were not reinforcing. After training with the stars and learning that 10 stars meant she received a cookie she learned the TITLE: EMILLYCHARLOTTE 2024/2025 ACADEMIC PERIOD OWNER: EMILLYCHARLOTTE COPYRIGHT STATEMENT: ©2024 EMILLYCHARLOTTE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 2024 4/28 value of Stars. Stars were then labeled as a conditioned reinforcer. Consequence - Correct Answer️️ -a stimulus change that follows a behavior of interest. Ex. of consequence - Correct Answer️️ -Drew becomes hungry then goes to the kitchen to get food, and eats. The in this case is access to food is the consequence to him going to the kitchen. Continuous schedule of reinforcement - Correct Answer️️ -a schedule of reinforcement that provides reinforcement for each occurrence of the target behavior. Ex. of Continuous schedule of reinforcement - Correct Answer️️ -For example, if manding is on a continuous schedule of reinforcement, every time your client says, "I want ____" They are reinforced with that item. Every time. Count - Correct Answer️️ -total number of occurrences of a behavior (data tracked as tally marks). Ex. of count - Correct Answer️️ -Tina tends to elope from the table frequently during session. The BCBA asked the RBT to count the number of occurrence of elopement over the 3 hr session and give her the total count. At the end of the session, the RBT looked and counted the number of tallies she marked and reported the count of 15 to the BCBA. TITLE: EMILLYCHARLOTTE 2024/2025 ACADEMIC PERIOD OWNER: EMILLYCHARLOTTE COPYRIGHT STATEMENT: ©2024 EMILLYCHARLOTTE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 2024 5/28 Direct assessment - Correct Answer️️ -Occurs when the behavior that is measured is the same as the behavior that is the focus of the investigation. Ex. of Direct Assessment - Correct Answer️️ -A direct assessment technique is observation and data tracking of a specific behavior. ABC data would be an example of a direct assessment Discrete trial - Correct Answer️️ -skill acquisition technique that consists of presenting materials in a very structured way and resonding to responses using a correction proce