CUSP RBT Exam Material- Flash
Cards-Graded A
Contingency - ANS-Refers to the relations between operant behavior and its controlling
variables
antecedent - ANS-An environmental conditions or stimulus change existing or occurring
prior to the behavior of interest
OR
What was happening before the behavior occurred.
Baseline - ANS-The condition of an experiment in which the independent variables is to
present.
Preference Assessments - ANS-A variety of procedures used to determine the stimuli
that a person prefers.
Deprivation - ANS-Used to get a MAND from client. The state of an organism with
respect to how much time has elapsed since it has been consumed or contacted a
particular type of reinforcer.
Fading - ANS-The gradual removal of prompts as the behavior continues to occur in the
presence of the discriminative stimulus.
Discrete Trail - ANS-Any operant whose response rate is controlled by a given
opportunity to emit the response.
Differential Reinforcement of alternative behaviors (DRA) - ANS-Reinforcement is
delivered for a behavior that serves a desirable alternative to the behavior targeted for
reduction
Task Analysis - ANS-The process of breaking a complex skill or series of behavior into
smaller teachable units.
repertoire - ANS-All of the behaviors a person can do or a set of behaviors relevant to a
particular setting or task.
Thinning the Schedule of Reinforcement - ANS-Gradually increasing the response ratio
or the time interval to access reinforcement.
, Forward Chasing - ANS-A method for teaching behavior chains that begins with the
learner being prompted and taught to perform the first behavior in the task analysis and
the trainer completes the remaining steps. When the learner shows competence the
next step is introduced.
Duration - ANS-A measure of the total extent of time in which a behavior occurs
To increase compliance, the BCBA is prescribing the use of positive reinforcement.
What is not an example of positive reinforcement? - ANS-The client gains access to the
phone whenever he follows instructions and his compliance decreases
John was celebrating his birthday in Las Vegas and wanted to try his luck at the casino.
His game of choice - the slot machine. John would win at an average of 15 pulls. What
is the schedule of reinforcement? - ANS-FI-15
John has been working with a client for 2 years and the family is so happy with the
progress that the client is making. The client is now appropriately asking for items
instead of throwing tantrums and the client's compliance has increased significantly. Not
only is the client making progress but the client loves spending time with his technician,
John. To show their appreciation during the holidays, the family gives John a Christmas
card with a written message expressing their appreciation and a $10 gift card to
Amazon. John should: - ANS-Thank the family and keep the gift
Your teacher sternly raises her voice at you when you talk to your classmates during
class, so you stay quiet when your teacher is in the classroom. Your teacher is a _____.
- ANS-Conditioned Punisher
During circle time, Amy had a question she wanted to ask the teacher so she yelled out
the question without raising her hand. Her teacher said, "Amy, you need to raise your
hand and wait for me to call on you before you ask your question." Later on, Amy yelled
out a question without raising her hand again and her teacher did not respond to her.
Amy continued to yell out the question and when her teacher did not respond to her,
Amy began to yell and scream. She then began kicking her legs and cried. What is this
an example of? - ANS-Extinction Burst
Trevor is learning to tie his shoes. The BCBA made a task analysis of the steps Trevor
needs to complete for shoe tying. What section of the skill acquisition plan will you find
information on what the steps are? - ANS-Response
As part of her play program, Leslie (the client) is learning to use blocks to build different
patterns. The discriminative stimulus is a picture of a completed block formation and an
instruction to build what is on the picture. Leslie's accuracy is low. As a result, the BCBA
overseeing Leslie's case prescribed having the technician, who has the same blocks as
Leslie, to complete the initial step and then wait for Leslie to copy. After that, the
technician adds the next block and waits again for Leslie to copy. The technician does
Cards-Graded A
Contingency - ANS-Refers to the relations between operant behavior and its controlling
variables
antecedent - ANS-An environmental conditions or stimulus change existing or occurring
prior to the behavior of interest
OR
What was happening before the behavior occurred.
Baseline - ANS-The condition of an experiment in which the independent variables is to
present.
Preference Assessments - ANS-A variety of procedures used to determine the stimuli
that a person prefers.
Deprivation - ANS-Used to get a MAND from client. The state of an organism with
respect to how much time has elapsed since it has been consumed or contacted a
particular type of reinforcer.
Fading - ANS-The gradual removal of prompts as the behavior continues to occur in the
presence of the discriminative stimulus.
Discrete Trail - ANS-Any operant whose response rate is controlled by a given
opportunity to emit the response.
Differential Reinforcement of alternative behaviors (DRA) - ANS-Reinforcement is
delivered for a behavior that serves a desirable alternative to the behavior targeted for
reduction
Task Analysis - ANS-The process of breaking a complex skill or series of behavior into
smaller teachable units.
repertoire - ANS-All of the behaviors a person can do or a set of behaviors relevant to a
particular setting or task.
Thinning the Schedule of Reinforcement - ANS-Gradually increasing the response ratio
or the time interval to access reinforcement.
, Forward Chasing - ANS-A method for teaching behavior chains that begins with the
learner being prompted and taught to perform the first behavior in the task analysis and
the trainer completes the remaining steps. When the learner shows competence the
next step is introduced.
Duration - ANS-A measure of the total extent of time in which a behavior occurs
To increase compliance, the BCBA is prescribing the use of positive reinforcement.
What is not an example of positive reinforcement? - ANS-The client gains access to the
phone whenever he follows instructions and his compliance decreases
John was celebrating his birthday in Las Vegas and wanted to try his luck at the casino.
His game of choice - the slot machine. John would win at an average of 15 pulls. What
is the schedule of reinforcement? - ANS-FI-15
John has been working with a client for 2 years and the family is so happy with the
progress that the client is making. The client is now appropriately asking for items
instead of throwing tantrums and the client's compliance has increased significantly. Not
only is the client making progress but the client loves spending time with his technician,
John. To show their appreciation during the holidays, the family gives John a Christmas
card with a written message expressing their appreciation and a $10 gift card to
Amazon. John should: - ANS-Thank the family and keep the gift
Your teacher sternly raises her voice at you when you talk to your classmates during
class, so you stay quiet when your teacher is in the classroom. Your teacher is a _____.
- ANS-Conditioned Punisher
During circle time, Amy had a question she wanted to ask the teacher so she yelled out
the question without raising her hand. Her teacher said, "Amy, you need to raise your
hand and wait for me to call on you before you ask your question." Later on, Amy yelled
out a question without raising her hand again and her teacher did not respond to her.
Amy continued to yell out the question and when her teacher did not respond to her,
Amy began to yell and scream. She then began kicking her legs and cried. What is this
an example of? - ANS-Extinction Burst
Trevor is learning to tie his shoes. The BCBA made a task analysis of the steps Trevor
needs to complete for shoe tying. What section of the skill acquisition plan will you find
information on what the steps are? - ANS-Response
As part of her play program, Leslie (the client) is learning to use blocks to build different
patterns. The discriminative stimulus is a picture of a completed block formation and an
instruction to build what is on the picture. Leslie's accuracy is low. As a result, the BCBA
overseeing Leslie's case prescribed having the technician, who has the same blocks as
Leslie, to complete the initial step and then wait for Leslie to copy. After that, the
technician adds the next block and waits again for Leslie to copy. The technician does
