RBT Competency and Written Exam Preparation

Vocabulary-style flashcards covering key terms, definitions, and examples derived from RBT competency and exam study notes.

Reinforcement

Anything that increases the future likelihood of a behavior

Punishment

Anything that decreases the future likelihood of a behavior

Positive Reinforcement

Adding something preferred to increase behavior

Negative Reinforcement

Removing something unpleasant to increase behavior

Antecedent

What happens BEFORE behavior

Consequence

What happens AFTER behavior

ABC Data

Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence recording used to identify behavior function

Attention

Behavior occurs to gain social interaction or reactions

Escape

Behavior occurs to avoid or get out of demands/tasks

Frequency Recording

Counts how many times a behavior occurs

Duration Recording

Measures how long a behavior lasts

Latency Recording

Measures time between instruction and behavior

Operational Definition

Clear, objective, measurable description of behavior

Continuous Reinforcement

Reinforcement delivered every correct response

Prompt Fading

Gradually reducing assistance

Shaping

Reinforcing small steps toward a target behavior

Generalization

Skill occurring across people, settings, or materials

Maintenance

Continuing a skill over time after teaching

DRA

Reinforcing an appropriate alternative behavior

Extinction Burst

Temporary increase in behavior when extinction begins

Confidentiality

Keeping client information private

Professional Boundaries

Maintaining appropriate professional relationships

Scope of Practice

Only performing duties allowed for an RBT

Preference Assessment

Identifying items/activities the client likes

Discrete Trial Training (DTT)

Structured teaching using clear instruction, response, and consequence

Natural Environment Teaching (NET)

Teaching skills during natural play or routines

Token Economy

System where tokens are earned and exchanged for reinforcement

Pairing

Building positive relationship by associating yourself with reinforcement

Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP)

Plan outlining how to respond to behaviors

Mand

Requesting wanted items/actions

Tact

Labeling or naming something

Echoic

Repeating verbal language

Intraverbal

Conversational responding

Negative reinforcement example

Client screams and task is removed

Positive reinforcement example

Client earns candy for cleaning up

Negative punishment example

Client loses tablet after aggression

Functional Communication Training (FCT)

Teaching 'break please' instead of hitting

FIRST priority during dangerous behavior

Safety

Action for RBT when confused

Ask supervisor

Observable behavior example

Client cried for $2\,\text{minutes}$

Non-observable behavior example

Client was angry

Antecedent in ABC Data

What happens BEFORE behavior

Behavior in ABC Data

Any observable and measurable action

Consequence in ABC Data

What happens AFTER behavior

Purpose of ABC Data recording

Used to identify behavior function

Escape behavior function

Occurs to avoid or get out of demands/tasks

Frequency Recording definition

Counts how many times a behavior occurs

Duration Recording definition

Measures how long a behavior lasts

Latency Recording definition

Measures time between instruction and behavior

Reinforcement schedule for every correct response

Continuous Reinforcement

Method of gradually reducing assistance

Prompt Fading

Shaping method

Reinforcing small steps toward a target behavior

Generalization occurrences

Skill occurring across people, settings, or materials

Maintenance goal

Continuing a skill over time after teaching

DRA (Differential Reinforcement of Alternative behavior)

Reinforcing an appropriate alternative behavior

Extinction procedure

No longer reinforcing a previously reinforced behavior

Characteristic of Extinction Burst

Temporary increase in behavior when extinction begins

Goal of Confidentiality

Keeping client information private

Standard for Professional Boundaries

Maintaining appropriate professional relationships

Scope of Practice restriction

Only performing duties allowed for an RBT

Preference Assessment goal

Identifying items/activities the client likes

DTT Teaching Structure

Structured teaching using clear instruction, response, and consequence

NET Teaching Context

Teaching skills during natural play or routines

Function of Token Economy

System where tokens are earned and exchanged for reinforcement

Pairing definition

Building positive relationship by associating yourself with reinforcement

BIP (Behavior Intervention Plan)

Plan outlining how to respond to behaviors

Verbal Operant: Mand

Requesting wanted items/actions

Verbal Operant: Tact

Labeling or naming something

Verbal Operant: Echoic

Repeating verbal language

Verbal Operant: Intraverbal

Conversational responding

Client earns candy

Positive reinforcement

Client loses tablet

Negative punishment

Client screams and task is removed

Negative reinforcement maintaining behavior

Ignoring behavior

Extinction

Teaching 'break please'

Functional Communication Training (FCT)

Highest priority when behavior is dangerous

Safety

Action for when an RBT is confused

Ask supervisor

Example of quantifiable action

Client cried for $2\,\text{minutes}$

Example of non-observable state

Client was angry

Continuous Reinforcement delivery

Reinforcement delivered every correct response

Identifying behavioral function tool

ABC Data

Behavior decrease definition

Anything that decreases the future likelihood of a behavior (Punishment)

Effect of adding something preferred

Positive Reinforcement (increases behavior)

Effect of removing something unpleasant

Negative Reinforcement (increases behavior)

Prompt Fading goal

Gradually reducing assistance

Target behavior training step-by-step

Shaping

Skill consistency after teaching

Maintenance

Skill transfer to new settings

Generalization

Appropriate alternative reinforcement

DRA

Spike in behavior after extinction starts

Extinction Burst

RBT professional duty limit

Scope of Practice

Private client info standard

Confidentiality

Reinforcement-related relationship building

Pairing

Structured instruction (DTT)

Discrete Trial Training

Natural play teaching (NET)

Natural Environment Teaching