RBT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED TO PASS

Mastery Criteria - What data needs to be achiveved to test target for mastery Correct Responses - Operational definition of a "+" or learner response which scored as independent Measurement - How is data being collected (probe vs. trial by trial) Materials - What needs to be gathered prior to running the program ( includes data sheet) Procedure - Step by step instructions on how to run the program Prompt hierarchy - List of prompts used either in order from least-to-most intrusive or must-to-least intrusive Things to remember - Tips and/or things to look out for when teaching specific skilss Unconditioned - Primary reinforcers (unlearned) [ex. Food, water, oxygen, sleep, warmth] Conditioned - Learners reinforcer (Mom's smile paired with food, warmth, etc.) Generalized conditioned reinforcer - Value interchangeable for many other things (reinforcers) [ex. $$$] Continuous - Reinforcer follows every response Intermittent - Only some responses are reinforced Ratio - Reinforcement delivered after X responses Interval - First response after X amount of time reinforced Fixed Ratio - Reinforcement delivered after a set number of responses occurs (after every 5 responses) [Drinking coffee made just right] Variable Ratio - Reinforcement delivered after an average number of responses ( about every 5th response) [starting the lawnmower (as it doesn't start every time)] Fixed interval - Reinforcement delivered for 1st response after fixed amount of time. (First bite of a microwave meal) Variable intervals - Reinforcement delivered for 1st response after an average amount of time. (Checking phone for text message) Natural Environment Training - Contrive situations to facilitate the acquisitions of skills in the natural environment. Incidental Teaching - Take advantage of teaching opportunity in the natural environment Chaining - Differential reinforcement of a stimulus response sequence (Task Analysis) Task Analysis - Road map of a skill Forward TA(Task Analysis) - Start with instruction >1st response occurs> reinforcement and end chain Backwards TA (Task Analysis) - Prompts through steps and require learner to compete last step > response reinforced and chain ends Total Task Analysis - Every link in chain encounters same consequence (target all responses at once) Discriminative Stimulus (SD) - Stimulus that indicates the availability of reinforcement for specific response S-Delta - Absence of a stimulus or other stimuli indicate that no reinforcement is available for a specific response Stimulus Control - Behavior occurs following the discriminative stimulus (SD) but not the S-Delta ( S) Prompts - An extra stimulus that cues the correct response Response prompts - Additional behavior by the teacher that indicates the likelihood that a correct response occurs ( verbal, hand over hand, partial physical, model, grestrual) Stimulus Prompts - Change to the instructional stimulus to increase the likelihood that the correct response occurs Behavioral Skills Training - Teaching Vs. Telling; Instruction (Clear and Breif), modeling ( demonstrate the skill), rehearsal (have trained practice the skill), feedback (immediate, specific) Within Stimulus Prompts - Some aspects of the stimulus is altered to increase the likelihood of a correct response Extra Stimulus Prompts - An additional stimulus is added to cue correct responding Behavior - Refers to what can be observed and nothing else (CLEAR: specific, non technical language; COMPLETE: includes exclusions and inclusion criteria) Preference Assessment - To determine items which may function as reinforcers; they also develop a hierarchy of preference for items you ow the learner "likes" Single Stimulus PA( Preference Assessement) - No selection response No mand repertoire Looking for indication of preference (ex. Gaze, body orientation, etc) Paired Choice PA (Preference Assessment) - Indicates hierarchy among several items Ensures an accurate representation of preference among ALL items All items are paired with each other and learner is asked to make a selection Multiple Stimulus with Replacement (MSW) PA (Preference Assessment) - All items placed in a array Items selected put back into the array each time Faster than a Paired Choice assessment