ABA RBT Exam Prep questions and
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Antecedent - an environmental condition or stimulus change existing or occurring
prior to a behavior of
interest.
Ex. of Antecedent - Drew becomes hungry then goes to the kitchen to get food.
The antecedent, in this case, is Drew becoming hungry.
Autoclitic - a term describing verbal behavior about the speaker that functions as
a reinforcer or MO for
additional verbal behavior.
Ex. of Autoclitic - I 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 - A 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
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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 - Mike 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 - everything a living organism does. A behavior must be something which
can be observed and
measured in the organism's environment.
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Ex. of behavior - The 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 - The reinforcement of successive elements of a behavior chain
Ex. of chaining - If 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 - is 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.
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Ex. of conditioned reinforcement - Kim 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 - a stimulus change that follows a behavior of interest.
Ex. of consequence - Drew 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 - a schedule of reinforcement that provides
reinforcement for each occurrence of the target behavior.
Ex. of Continuous schedule of reinforcement - For 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.
answers
Antecedent - an environmental condition or stimulus change existing or occurring
prior to a behavior of
interest.
Ex. of Antecedent - Drew becomes hungry then goes to the kitchen to get food.
The antecedent, in this case, is Drew becoming hungry.
Autoclitic - a term describing verbal behavior about the speaker that functions as
a reinforcer or MO for
additional verbal behavior.
Ex. of Autoclitic - I 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 - A 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
,ABA RBT Exam Prep questions and
answers
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 - Mike 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 - everything a living organism does. A behavior must be something which
can be observed and
measured in the organism's environment.
,ABA RBT Exam Prep questions and
answers
Ex. of behavior - The 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 - The reinforcement of successive elements of a behavior chain
Ex. of chaining - If 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 - is 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.
, ABA RBT Exam Prep questions and
answers
Ex. of conditioned reinforcement - Kim 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 - a stimulus change that follows a behavior of interest.
Ex. of consequence - Drew 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 - a schedule of reinforcement that provides
reinforcement for each occurrence of the target behavior.
Ex. of Continuous schedule of reinforcement - For 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.
