RBT Competency Assessment
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 - answerbehavior 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 - answerused for behaviors that have a clear beginning and end,
tally the number of times the behavior occurs
Intensity - answermagnitude or force of response (only record if this is the aspect of the
behavior you are trying to change)
Duration - answerhow long a behavior persists, should be used if you are trying to
decrease how long a behavior lasts
Latency - answertime 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 Interval Recording - answerinvolves checking off an interval if the behavior
occurs at ANY point within the interval - even if it only occured for 1 second. You can
use this for self-stimulatory behaviors or behaviors that don't look the same every time.
An overexaggeration of the behavior, you use this method to decrease behavior.
, Whole Interval Recording - answerinvolves checking off the interval if the behavior
occurs throughout the WHOLE interval. Use when it is difficult to tell when the behavior
begins or ends, when it occurs at such a high rate it is difficult to keep count. An under-
exaggeration of behavior, you use this method to increase behavior.
Momentary Time Sampling Recording - answerdata is less representative than
intervals, looking for a behavior's occurrence during a specific part of the interval and
recording if it is occurring at that precise moment. Ex: setting a timer to go off every
minute for a 30 minute interval, only checking for behavior and marking it down as the
timer goes off.
Reinforcement - answerfollows a behavior that increases that behavior
Punishment - answerfollows a behavior that decreases that behavior
Positive Reinforcement - answeraddition of a pleasant stimulus
Negative Reinforcement - answerremoval of an aversive stimulus
Positive Punishment - answeraddition of an aversive stimulus
Negative Punishment - answerremoval of a pleasant stimulus
Motivating Operations - answerVariables in the environment that alter the relative value
of a particular reinforcer at a particular time.
Deprivation - answerwhen a person hasn't had access to a particular reinforcer for a
significant period of time, makes it more potent
Immediacy - answerthe time between the occurrence of the behavior and the delivery of
the reinforcer. The more immediate, the more effective
Size - answerthe magnitude of the reinforcer changes the effectiveness. You want to
not give too much or the reinforcer will lose its value, but too little will not be motivating
enough.
Contingency - answerwhen the reinforcer is delivered only for the target behavior it is
more effective
Schedules of Reinforcement - answerspecifies how often particular behaviors receive
reinforcement
Continuous schedule - answerused for learning new behaviors, the behavior is
reinforced every time
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 - answerbehavior 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 - answerused for behaviors that have a clear beginning and end,
tally the number of times the behavior occurs
Intensity - answermagnitude or force of response (only record if this is the aspect of the
behavior you are trying to change)
Duration - answerhow long a behavior persists, should be used if you are trying to
decrease how long a behavior lasts
Latency - answertime 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 Interval Recording - answerinvolves checking off an interval if the behavior
occurs at ANY point within the interval - even if it only occured for 1 second. You can
use this for self-stimulatory behaviors or behaviors that don't look the same every time.
An overexaggeration of the behavior, you use this method to decrease behavior.
, Whole Interval Recording - answerinvolves checking off the interval if the behavior
occurs throughout the WHOLE interval. Use when it is difficult to tell when the behavior
begins or ends, when it occurs at such a high rate it is difficult to keep count. An under-
exaggeration of behavior, you use this method to increase behavior.
Momentary Time Sampling Recording - answerdata is less representative than
intervals, looking for a behavior's occurrence during a specific part of the interval and
recording if it is occurring at that precise moment. Ex: setting a timer to go off every
minute for a 30 minute interval, only checking for behavior and marking it down as the
timer goes off.
Reinforcement - answerfollows a behavior that increases that behavior
Punishment - answerfollows a behavior that decreases that behavior
Positive Reinforcement - answeraddition of a pleasant stimulus
Negative Reinforcement - answerremoval of an aversive stimulus
Positive Punishment - answeraddition of an aversive stimulus
Negative Punishment - answerremoval of a pleasant stimulus
Motivating Operations - answerVariables in the environment that alter the relative value
of a particular reinforcer at a particular time.
Deprivation - answerwhen a person hasn't had access to a particular reinforcer for a
significant period of time, makes it more potent
Immediacy - answerthe time between the occurrence of the behavior and the delivery of
the reinforcer. The more immediate, the more effective
Size - answerthe magnitude of the reinforcer changes the effectiveness. You want to
not give too much or the reinforcer will lose its value, but too little will not be motivating
enough.
Contingency - answerwhen the reinforcer is delivered only for the target behavior it is
more effective
Schedules of Reinforcement - answerspecifies how often particular behaviors receive
reinforcement
Continuous schedule - answerused for learning new behaviors, the behavior is
reinforced every time
