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40 Hour RBT Training: (11-20) Exam
Questions With Verified Answers
Augmentative and Alternative Communication - Answers✔Forms of communication that do not require
speaking.
Sign Language - Answers✔A mode of communication that employs signs made with the hands and other
movements, including facial expressions and postures of the body, to communicate messages
formal sign language - Answers✔vocabulary, grammar, and syntax
-Generally used by people who are culturally deaf (have never heard spoken words).
Examples: American Sign Language, British Sign Language, etc
Pidgin sign langauges - Answers✔-Blends sign form formal sign language with regional spoken language
-Usually used by people who have lost their hearing (native spoken language users).
idiosyncratic signing - Answers✔-Usually not a fully formed language - no grammar/syntax
-Signs may or may not come from formal signing lexicons
-Most often used by people who have language disorders, may be unrelated to hearing impairment
Behavior analytic teaching of signs - Answers✔-manding
-tacting
-intraverables
American Sign Language is a word-for-word translation of American English. - Answers✔false
Which form of sign language is used frequently by native oral speakers who later lose their hearing and
study ASL? - Answers✔pidgin sign
It is uncommon for the students that RBTs work with to use idiosyncratic signs. - Answers✔false
Learning sign language impairs a person's ability to learn to speak. - Answers✔. False
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Which type of language training requires the most sign language fluency from the RBT? - Answers✔.
Intraverbals
picture based communication system: populations served - Answers✔-Non-speaking individuals
-individuals who can benefits from environmental cues for correct responding
-individuals who struggles to follow spoken instructions
picture communication symbols - Answers✔-easily understood by others
-no speech required
-minimal fine motor skills required
-easily expandable
Picture communication is easy for naive communication partners to understand. - Answers✔true
People who use picture communication may _______________ or _____________________ the
pictures. - Answers✔point to ; exchange
Picture communication is typically only used by people who cannot speak. - Answers✔false
A form of picture communication that is used to demonstrate a contingency - Answers✔first - then
schedule
PECS are used mostly to - Answers✔mand
speech generating devices - Answers✔-who:people with disabilities affecting communication.
-what speech genrating decives with a keyboard
Speech Generating Devices should not be used if the person has some ability to speak unaided. -
Answers✔false
Some devices will allow a person to say any word they can think of, even if it was not pre-programmed. -
Answers✔True
A person with a complex vocabulary and multiple motor impairments would probably prefer -
Answers✔a standalone speech-generating device
Only persons who have the ability to touch a screen or keyboard accurately can use a speech-generating
device - Answers✔false
In order to use a larger array of vocabulary words on an SGD, a user need to have
___________________ skills. - Answers✔match to sample
Who conducts an AAC assessment? - Answers✔SLP's
Verbal imitation skills - Answers✔-Low verbal imitation skills are an indicator that AAC should be tried.
-Voice-output devices may lead to speech development due to modeling effects
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-Sign language has been shown to facilitate the development of oral speech better than picture
communication
fine motor skills - Answers✔Sign language develops better for learners who have better fine motor skills
Executive Functioning Skills - Answers✔Fluent sign language requires good executive functioning skills
Visual Acuity - Answers✔Visual systems require adequate vision to see the icons
Braille symbols could be used if the person reads Braille
Social Approach Behaviors - Answers✔Picture symbols require more willingness to approach others,
especially if using picture exchange.
Practical Considerations - Answers✔Cost - high tech devices can be expensive.
Responsible use - high tech devices reduce the ability to communicate when out for repairs
Motivation to use - child preference should be considered
Community support - impractical to train the child if her community will not learn to communicate with
her
Complexity - All modes range from simple to complex; must shape with the child's ability
AAC training - Answers✔-BCBA collaboration with SLP
-verbal behavior methods
-functional communication training
mand trainng in FCT - Answers✔FUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATION TRAINING
Teaches children whose verbal behavior has developed abnormally to get needs met through
communication instead of misbehavior. Immediate gratification behavior is retrained through shaping
Which of the following should be considered when selecting an augmentative or alternative method of
communication? - Answers✔both A& B
Of all the communication modes, we are least knowledgeable about the effects of picture
communication on the development of spoken language. - Answers✔true
The main difference between teaching communication goals with students who speak and those who
cannot is that the RBT must also learn the mode of communication. - Answers✔true
Picture communication training might lay a good foundation for later training on a speech generating
device. - Answers✔true
FCT often teaches the child to use ________________________ communication in the early stages,
regardless of what communication is being used outside the sessions. - Answers✔picture
ADHD cannot be diagnosed if the person has mood or anxiety disorders. - Answers✔false
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40 Hour RBT Training: (11-20) Exam
Questions With Verified Answers
Augmentative and Alternative Communication - Answers✔Forms of communication that do not require
speaking.
Sign Language - Answers✔A mode of communication that employs signs made with the hands and other
movements, including facial expressions and postures of the body, to communicate messages
formal sign language - Answers✔vocabulary, grammar, and syntax
-Generally used by people who are culturally deaf (have never heard spoken words).
Examples: American Sign Language, British Sign Language, etc
Pidgin sign langauges - Answers✔-Blends sign form formal sign language with regional spoken language
-Usually used by people who have lost their hearing (native spoken language users).
idiosyncratic signing - Answers✔-Usually not a fully formed language - no grammar/syntax
-Signs may or may not come from formal signing lexicons
-Most often used by people who have language disorders, may be unrelated to hearing impairment
Behavior analytic teaching of signs - Answers✔-manding
-tacting
-intraverables
American Sign Language is a word-for-word translation of American English. - Answers✔false
Which form of sign language is used frequently by native oral speakers who later lose their hearing and
study ASL? - Answers✔pidgin sign
It is uncommon for the students that RBTs work with to use idiosyncratic signs. - Answers✔false
Learning sign language impairs a person's ability to learn to speak. - Answers✔. False
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Which type of language training requires the most sign language fluency from the RBT? - Answers✔.
Intraverbals
picture based communication system: populations served - Answers✔-Non-speaking individuals
-individuals who can benefits from environmental cues for correct responding
-individuals who struggles to follow spoken instructions
picture communication symbols - Answers✔-easily understood by others
-no speech required
-minimal fine motor skills required
-easily expandable
Picture communication is easy for naive communication partners to understand. - Answers✔true
People who use picture communication may _______________ or _____________________ the
pictures. - Answers✔point to ; exchange
Picture communication is typically only used by people who cannot speak. - Answers✔false
A form of picture communication that is used to demonstrate a contingency - Answers✔first - then
schedule
PECS are used mostly to - Answers✔mand
speech generating devices - Answers✔-who:people with disabilities affecting communication.
-what speech genrating decives with a keyboard
Speech Generating Devices should not be used if the person has some ability to speak unaided. -
Answers✔false
Some devices will allow a person to say any word they can think of, even if it was not pre-programmed. -
Answers✔True
A person with a complex vocabulary and multiple motor impairments would probably prefer -
Answers✔a standalone speech-generating device
Only persons who have the ability to touch a screen or keyboard accurately can use a speech-generating
device - Answers✔false
In order to use a larger array of vocabulary words on an SGD, a user need to have
___________________ skills. - Answers✔match to sample
Who conducts an AAC assessment? - Answers✔SLP's
Verbal imitation skills - Answers✔-Low verbal imitation skills are an indicator that AAC should be tried.
-Voice-output devices may lead to speech development due to modeling effects
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-Sign language has been shown to facilitate the development of oral speech better than picture
communication
fine motor skills - Answers✔Sign language develops better for learners who have better fine motor skills
Executive Functioning Skills - Answers✔Fluent sign language requires good executive functioning skills
Visual Acuity - Answers✔Visual systems require adequate vision to see the icons
Braille symbols could be used if the person reads Braille
Social Approach Behaviors - Answers✔Picture symbols require more willingness to approach others,
especially if using picture exchange.
Practical Considerations - Answers✔Cost - high tech devices can be expensive.
Responsible use - high tech devices reduce the ability to communicate when out for repairs
Motivation to use - child preference should be considered
Community support - impractical to train the child if her community will not learn to communicate with
her
Complexity - All modes range from simple to complex; must shape with the child's ability
AAC training - Answers✔-BCBA collaboration with SLP
-verbal behavior methods
-functional communication training
mand trainng in FCT - Answers✔FUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATION TRAINING
Teaches children whose verbal behavior has developed abnormally to get needs met through
communication instead of misbehavior. Immediate gratification behavior is retrained through shaping
Which of the following should be considered when selecting an augmentative or alternative method of
communication? - Answers✔both A& B
Of all the communication modes, we are least knowledgeable about the effects of picture
communication on the development of spoken language. - Answers✔true
The main difference between teaching communication goals with students who speak and those who
cannot is that the RBT must also learn the mode of communication. - Answers✔true
Picture communication training might lay a good foundation for later training on a speech generating
device. - Answers✔true
FCT often teaches the child to use ________________________ communication in the early stages,
regardless of what communication is being used outside the sessions. - Answers✔picture
ADHD cannot be diagnosed if the person has mood or anxiety disorders. - Answers✔false
