RBT Certification Exam Definitions. Q&A 2023 Update

RBT Certification Exam Definitions. Q&A 2023 Update Graphing Data - Correct Answer:client's name, program information, therapist initials Probe Data - Correct Answer:doing one trial to make sure a child can do something (i.e. spell his or her name) - record yes or no Reinforcement - Correct Answer:presentation of a reinforcing stimulus or a removal of an aversive stimulus (contingent on the occurrence of a behavior) resulting in an increased or maintained rate of the behavior in the future Intermittent Reinforcement - Correct Answer:periodic reinforcement; subject does not know when reinforcement will occur for a specific behavior. Most powerful schedule of reinforcement - Correct Answer:Intermittent Reinforcement Punishment - Correct Answer:presentation of an aversive stimulus or removal of a positive reinforcer as a consequence for behavior that reduces the future rate of behavior Rate - Correct Answer:a measure, quantity, or frequency, typically one measured against some other quantity or measure Positive Reinforcement - Correct Answer:the presentation of a stimulus contingent on the occurrence of a behavior that results in an increase in the rate of that behavior over time Negative Reinforcement - Correct Answer:the increase in rate or future probability of a behavior that occurs when there is a removal of a reinforcing stimulus contingent on a response. Negative Punishment - Correct Answer:the decrease in rate or future probability of a behavior that occurs when there is a removal of a reinforcing stimulus contingent on a response Extinction - Correct Answer:the process by which a behavior reverts to prereinforcement levels; the permanent removal of the reinforcing stimulus Behavior - Correct Answer:an act that can be clearly defined and observed. Examples include: laughing, crying, jumping, smiling etc. Dead man test - Correct Answer:"if a dead man can do it, it ain't behavior, and if a dead man can't do it, then it is behavior" Continues...