RBT Competency Assessment Questions And Answers 2022

Indirect Measurement - Answer - interviews, rating scales, questions, surveys Direct Measurement - Answer - observation of the behavior and recording it as it occurs Behavioral Definitions - Answer - operational, includes verbs describing behavior, objective + unambiguous, does not rely on internal states (happy, sad), does not use labels (bad or good) Operational - Answer - describes what the behavior looks like so two independent observers can recognize + record the same behavior Indirect Outcome Recording - Answer - measures results that produces an observable product in the environment. main advantage is that it's easy to use Direct Outcome Recording - Answer - instead of relying on memory data is gathered immediately as the behavior occurs or as it produces results Event Recording - Answer - behavior is observed continuously throughout the observation period, and each instance of the behavior is recorded immediately as it occurs. Must meet two criteria: Does the behavior look the same every time? Does the behavior have a clear beginning and end? Frequency Recording - Answer - used for behaviors that have a clear beginning and end, tally the number of times the behavior occurs Intensity - Answer - magnitude or force of response (only record if this is the aspect of the behavior you are trying to change) Duration - Answer - how long a behavior persists, should be used if you are trying to decrease how long a behavior lasts Latency - Answer - time that occurs between the SD and the response (ex. how long to respond to a peer's question). You record this when the goal is to decrease the time between SD and response Partial Interva