ABA RBT Exam Prep Questions &
Answers
Antecedent - ANSWERan environmental condition or stimulus change existing or
occurring prior to a behavior of
interest.
Ex. of Antecedent - ANSWERDrew becomes hungry then goes to the kitchen to get
food. The antecedent, in this case, is Drew becoming hungry.
Autoclitic - ANSWERa term describing verbal behavior about the speaker that functions
as a reinforcer or MO for
additional verbal behavior.
Ex. of Autoclitic - ANSWERI heard Susie use an autoclitic during session when she
said, "Maybe the puzzle piece is under the table." She then looked and said, "Yep,
found it." Maybe would be classified as the autoclitic
as it served as an MO for her following actions and additional verbal behavior.
Backward chaining - ANSWERA teaching method where the behavior is being learned
by the teacher completing
all the steps of the chain up until the last step and having the learner completed it with
prompts if
needed. When the learner shows competence of the last step being learned, the
teacher will again chain
the behavior stopping at the second to the last step to allow the learner to complete it.
This will
continue down the chain until the learner can complete the behavior independently.
Ex. of backward chaining - ANSWERMike is learning his street address. The teacher is
using backward chaining by stating the
whole address but leaving of the zip code so that Mike can respond with the zip code.
Once he learns
the zip code, the teacher than stops once she gets to the state allowing Mike to fill in the
state and zip
code. The teacher continues to do so until Mike independently states his full address.
Behavior - ANSWEReverything a living organism does. A behavior must be something
which can be observed and
measured in the organism's environment.
Ex. of behavior - ANSWERThe BCBA told you to track Joey's aggressive behavior. This
was defined as: any time Joey
, bit another person. Biting is the behavior. It is observable and measurable and occurs in
the
environment.
Chaining - ANSWERThe reinforcement of successive elements of a behavior chain
Ex. of chaining - ANSWERIf Jane is learning to tie her shoe using chaining she will
receive reinforcement after every
step she completes in the chain - putting her shoe on, grabbing the laces, making the
loops, etc.
Conditioned reinforcement - ANSWERis a reinforcer that is paired with a primary
reinforcer, so that this item
becomes as reinforcing or replaces the unconditioned (primary) reinforcer and holds the
same impact.
Conditioned reinforcers are commonly seen in token economies. Conditioned
reinforcers are taught to
be reinforcing.
Ex. of conditioned reinforcement - ANSWERKim was taught to use a token board. Prior
to reinforcement Stars were not reinforcing.
After training with the stars and learning that 10 stars meant she received a cookie she
learned the
value of Stars. Stars were then labeled as a conditioned reinforcer.
Consequence - ANSWERa stimulus change that follows a behavior of interest.
Ex. of consequence - ANSWERDrew becomes hungry then goes to the kitchen to get
food, and eats. The in this case is access to food is the consequence to him going to
the kitchen.
Continuous schedule of reinforcement - ANSWERa schedule of reinforcement that
provides reinforcement for each occurrence of the target behavior.
Ex. of Continuous schedule of reinforcement - ANSWERFor example, if manding is on a
continuous schedule of reinforcement, every time your client
says, "I want ____" They are reinforced with that item. Every time.
Count - ANSWERtotal number of occurrences of a behavior (data tracked as tally
marks).
Ex. of count - ANSWERTina tends to elope from the table frequently during session.
The BCBA asked the RBT to
count the number of occurrence of elopement over the 3 hr session and give her the
total count. At the
Answers
Antecedent - ANSWERan environmental condition or stimulus change existing or
occurring prior to a behavior of
interest.
Ex. of Antecedent - ANSWERDrew becomes hungry then goes to the kitchen to get
food. The antecedent, in this case, is Drew becoming hungry.
Autoclitic - ANSWERa term describing verbal behavior about the speaker that functions
as a reinforcer or MO for
additional verbal behavior.
Ex. of Autoclitic - ANSWERI heard Susie use an autoclitic during session when she
said, "Maybe the puzzle piece is under the table." She then looked and said, "Yep,
found it." Maybe would be classified as the autoclitic
as it served as an MO for her following actions and additional verbal behavior.
Backward chaining - ANSWERA teaching method where the behavior is being learned
by the teacher completing
all the steps of the chain up until the last step and having the learner completed it with
prompts if
needed. When the learner shows competence of the last step being learned, the
teacher will again chain
the behavior stopping at the second to the last step to allow the learner to complete it.
This will
continue down the chain until the learner can complete the behavior independently.
Ex. of backward chaining - ANSWERMike is learning his street address. The teacher is
using backward chaining by stating the
whole address but leaving of the zip code so that Mike can respond with the zip code.
Once he learns
the zip code, the teacher than stops once she gets to the state allowing Mike to fill in the
state and zip
code. The teacher continues to do so until Mike independently states his full address.
Behavior - ANSWEReverything a living organism does. A behavior must be something
which can be observed and
measured in the organism's environment.
Ex. of behavior - ANSWERThe BCBA told you to track Joey's aggressive behavior. This
was defined as: any time Joey
, bit another person. Biting is the behavior. It is observable and measurable and occurs in
the
environment.
Chaining - ANSWERThe reinforcement of successive elements of a behavior chain
Ex. of chaining - ANSWERIf Jane is learning to tie her shoe using chaining she will
receive reinforcement after every
step she completes in the chain - putting her shoe on, grabbing the laces, making the
loops, etc.
Conditioned reinforcement - ANSWERis a reinforcer that is paired with a primary
reinforcer, so that this item
becomes as reinforcing or replaces the unconditioned (primary) reinforcer and holds the
same impact.
Conditioned reinforcers are commonly seen in token economies. Conditioned
reinforcers are taught to
be reinforcing.
Ex. of conditioned reinforcement - ANSWERKim was taught to use a token board. Prior
to reinforcement Stars were not reinforcing.
After training with the stars and learning that 10 stars meant she received a cookie she
learned the
value of Stars. Stars were then labeled as a conditioned reinforcer.
Consequence - ANSWERa stimulus change that follows a behavior of interest.
Ex. of consequence - ANSWERDrew becomes hungry then goes to the kitchen to get
food, and eats. The in this case is access to food is the consequence to him going to
the kitchen.
Continuous schedule of reinforcement - ANSWERa schedule of reinforcement that
provides reinforcement for each occurrence of the target behavior.
Ex. of Continuous schedule of reinforcement - ANSWERFor example, if manding is on a
continuous schedule of reinforcement, every time your client
says, "I want ____" They are reinforced with that item. Every time.
Count - ANSWERtotal number of occurrences of a behavior (data tracked as tally
marks).
Ex. of count - ANSWERTina tends to elope from the table frequently during session.
The BCBA asked the RBT to
count the number of occurrence of elopement over the 3 hr session and give her the
total count. At the
