RBT Final Exam
ABA Therapist - answer Refers to the behavior tech that works under the BCBA and
implements behavior plans.
ABC's of Behavior (AKA: 3 term contingency) - answer Antecedent, Behavior,
Consequence
Acquisition Task - answer A target that's in the process of being taught. This behavior is
not yet a known skill.
Adaptive Skills - answer Self-help skills the child uses for daily living.
Antecedent - answer What happens directly before the behavior or trigger.
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) - answer Design, implementation, and evaluation of an
environment to produce improvements in behavior.
Applied Behavioral Intervention (ABI) - answer Evidence-based practice that is derived
from ABA and are used to address both interfering and on-task behaviors.
Assessment of Basic Language & Learning Skills (ABLLS) - answer An assessment tool
created by Sundberg & Partington that allows you to assess across 25 varied domains
(gross motor skills, receptive skills, etc) to get a complete picture of a child's functioning
level, strengths, and deficits.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) - answerAKA: Pervasive Developmental Disorders
(PDD).
A group of neurobiological disorders that affect a child's ability to interact, communicate,
relate, play, imagine, and learn. These disorders not only affect brain
development/function, but may also be related to immunological, gastrointestinal, and
metabolic problems.
BACB - answerThe Behavior Analyst Certification Board. Nonprofit established in 1998
to meet professional credentialing.
Behavior - answerObservable & measurable responses to cues in the environment. The
future frequency of these responses are influenced by the consequences that follow
them.
, Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) - answerA plan to manage a child's problematic
behavior. Includes fostering positive behavior, environmental changes, reinforcements,
and other necessary supports.
Childhood Autism Rating Scale, 2nd Edition (CARS-2) - answerBehavior rating scale
that helps to identify children with autism and determine symptom severity through
quantifiable ratings based on direct observation. For ages 2+
Chaining - answerUsed to teach multi-step skills in which the steps involved are defined
and numbered. The steps are defined through task analysis. (EX: Washing hands- 1st
turn on water, 2nd pump soap into hands, 3rd rub hands together, etc)
Total Task Analysis - answerThe breaking down of a complex skill into smaller,
teachable units.
Forward Chaining - answerTeaching each step in order and only progressing when the
individual step is mastered (step 1, step 1 and 2, step 1 and 2 and 3, etc.)
Backward Chaining - answerWhen teaching a chain behavior, the last step is taught first
and the learner learns the steps in reverse. (Ex: drawing a smiley face)
Co-morbidity - answerHaving multiple diagnoses at the same time. (EX: child having
Autism, OCD, and ADHD)
Compulsions - answerDeliberate repetitive behaviors that follow specific rules, such as
pertaining to cleaning, checking, or counting.
Consequence - answerWhat happens directly after a behavior. Can be good or bad.
Deprivation - answerAn ABA principle which states that the more deprived of a
particular reinforcer, the more powerful that reinforcer will be.
Discrete Trial Training (DTT) - answerA method of instruction in which a task is isolated
and taught to an individual by repeatedly presenting the same task to the person.
Discriminative Stimulus (SD) - answera stimulus, associated with reinforcement, that
exerts control over a particular form of behavior.
(EX: washing your hands in hot water- The hot water tap (faucet) is the SD in this
situation because selecting the hot tap will lead to the delivery of reinforcement (hot
water).
Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI) - answerIntervention approach that uses
ABA principles and is delivered frequently (20-40 hrs weekly) to young children (under
age 5) with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
ABA Therapist - answer Refers to the behavior tech that works under the BCBA and
implements behavior plans.
ABC's of Behavior (AKA: 3 term contingency) - answer Antecedent, Behavior,
Consequence
Acquisition Task - answer A target that's in the process of being taught. This behavior is
not yet a known skill.
Adaptive Skills - answer Self-help skills the child uses for daily living.
Antecedent - answer What happens directly before the behavior or trigger.
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) - answer Design, implementation, and evaluation of an
environment to produce improvements in behavior.
Applied Behavioral Intervention (ABI) - answer Evidence-based practice that is derived
from ABA and are used to address both interfering and on-task behaviors.
Assessment of Basic Language & Learning Skills (ABLLS) - answer An assessment tool
created by Sundberg & Partington that allows you to assess across 25 varied domains
(gross motor skills, receptive skills, etc) to get a complete picture of a child's functioning
level, strengths, and deficits.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) - answerAKA: Pervasive Developmental Disorders
(PDD).
A group of neurobiological disorders that affect a child's ability to interact, communicate,
relate, play, imagine, and learn. These disorders not only affect brain
development/function, but may also be related to immunological, gastrointestinal, and
metabolic problems.
BACB - answerThe Behavior Analyst Certification Board. Nonprofit established in 1998
to meet professional credentialing.
Behavior - answerObservable & measurable responses to cues in the environment. The
future frequency of these responses are influenced by the consequences that follow
them.
, Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) - answerA plan to manage a child's problematic
behavior. Includes fostering positive behavior, environmental changes, reinforcements,
and other necessary supports.
Childhood Autism Rating Scale, 2nd Edition (CARS-2) - answerBehavior rating scale
that helps to identify children with autism and determine symptom severity through
quantifiable ratings based on direct observation. For ages 2+
Chaining - answerUsed to teach multi-step skills in which the steps involved are defined
and numbered. The steps are defined through task analysis. (EX: Washing hands- 1st
turn on water, 2nd pump soap into hands, 3rd rub hands together, etc)
Total Task Analysis - answerThe breaking down of a complex skill into smaller,
teachable units.
Forward Chaining - answerTeaching each step in order and only progressing when the
individual step is mastered (step 1, step 1 and 2, step 1 and 2 and 3, etc.)
Backward Chaining - answerWhen teaching a chain behavior, the last step is taught first
and the learner learns the steps in reverse. (Ex: drawing a smiley face)
Co-morbidity - answerHaving multiple diagnoses at the same time. (EX: child having
Autism, OCD, and ADHD)
Compulsions - answerDeliberate repetitive behaviors that follow specific rules, such as
pertaining to cleaning, checking, or counting.
Consequence - answerWhat happens directly after a behavior. Can be good or bad.
Deprivation - answerAn ABA principle which states that the more deprived of a
particular reinforcer, the more powerful that reinforcer will be.
Discrete Trial Training (DTT) - answerA method of instruction in which a task is isolated
and taught to an individual by repeatedly presenting the same task to the person.
Discriminative Stimulus (SD) - answera stimulus, associated with reinforcement, that
exerts control over a particular form of behavior.
(EX: washing your hands in hot water- The hot water tap (faucet) is the SD in this
situation because selecting the hot tap will lead to the delivery of reinforcement (hot
water).
Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI) - answerIntervention approach that uses
ABA principles and is delivered frequently (20-40 hrs weekly) to young children (under
age 5) with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
