RBT 40 hour course
Top-Rated Study Resource – Exam-Ready Material
The confirmation bias refers to the tendency to - tendency to give credit to facts that support
our opinions and dismiss those beliefs that do not support our own
science - systematic study of wordly phenomena through observation and experience
tenet - widely held belief or principle
Purpose of Behavior Analysis - how behavior is established, how behavior changes, ways we can
intervene to help behavior change more quickly or in a desirable direction
ABA - applying principles of behavioral analysis to solve meaningful human problems
behavioral analysis - study of human behavior
behavior - any human action that can be observed or measured
observable - jumping, slapping someone, chewing your lip
not observable - getting excited, hostile, worrying
ways we measure behavior - count it, time it, use a ruler or measuring device
measurable examples - how many times Brandon jumped, how many times Chrissy slapped
Dana, how long Eric chewed his lip
,Functional Behavior Assessment - a process of determining the environment factors that elicit
problem behavior
function - the purpose of behavior
Behavior Reduction Plan (BRP)/Behavior intervention plan (BIP) - a written set of instructions for
teaching behavioral skills to replace problem behavior
Skill Acquisition Plan - a set of teaching procedures for achieving goals that have been broken
down for benchmark objectives
FBA Components - direct testing
observations
information from interviews and previous records
common skill acquisition areas - communication
self-care
social skills
academics
most widespread use of ABA - autism
behavior analytic programs - behavior reduction and skill acquisition
Scientific Method - observe
define
hypothesize
, test
conclude
Empiricism - knowledge derives from sensory experience
Darwin - Natural selection- species selecting characteristics that lead to its survival
Skinner - concerned with humans as a species and individuals select behaviors that allow them
to best adapt to their environment
Edward Thorndike - law of effect (reinforcement)
behaviors followed by pleasant circumstances are likely to be repeated behaviors. Behaviors
followed by unpleasant consequences are not likely to be repeated.
Ivan Pavlov - classical conditioning
neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus through repeating the pairing with the
unconditioned stimulus
stimulus - environmental event that elicits a behavioral response
unconditioned stimulus - stimulus that gives a reflexive response
conditioned stimulus - previously a neutral stimulus that takes on properties of unconditioned
stimulus through repeated pairings with unconditioned stimulus
Top-Rated Study Resource – Exam-Ready Material
The confirmation bias refers to the tendency to - tendency to give credit to facts that support
our opinions and dismiss those beliefs that do not support our own
science - systematic study of wordly phenomena through observation and experience
tenet - widely held belief or principle
Purpose of Behavior Analysis - how behavior is established, how behavior changes, ways we can
intervene to help behavior change more quickly or in a desirable direction
ABA - applying principles of behavioral analysis to solve meaningful human problems
behavioral analysis - study of human behavior
behavior - any human action that can be observed or measured
observable - jumping, slapping someone, chewing your lip
not observable - getting excited, hostile, worrying
ways we measure behavior - count it, time it, use a ruler or measuring device
measurable examples - how many times Brandon jumped, how many times Chrissy slapped
Dana, how long Eric chewed his lip
,Functional Behavior Assessment - a process of determining the environment factors that elicit
problem behavior
function - the purpose of behavior
Behavior Reduction Plan (BRP)/Behavior intervention plan (BIP) - a written set of instructions for
teaching behavioral skills to replace problem behavior
Skill Acquisition Plan - a set of teaching procedures for achieving goals that have been broken
down for benchmark objectives
FBA Components - direct testing
observations
information from interviews and previous records
common skill acquisition areas - communication
self-care
social skills
academics
most widespread use of ABA - autism
behavior analytic programs - behavior reduction and skill acquisition
Scientific Method - observe
define
hypothesize
, test
conclude
Empiricism - knowledge derives from sensory experience
Darwin - Natural selection- species selecting characteristics that lead to its survival
Skinner - concerned with humans as a species and individuals select behaviors that allow them
to best adapt to their environment
Edward Thorndike - law of effect (reinforcement)
behaviors followed by pleasant circumstances are likely to be repeated behaviors. Behaviors
followed by unpleasant consequences are not likely to be repeated.
Ivan Pavlov - classical conditioning
neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus through repeating the pairing with the
unconditioned stimulus
stimulus - environmental event that elicits a behavioral response
unconditioned stimulus - stimulus that gives a reflexive response
conditioned stimulus - previously a neutral stimulus that takes on properties of unconditioned
stimulus through repeated pairings with unconditioned stimulus
