RBT Exam Focus Study Guide Flashcards

This set of flashcards covers essential vocabulary and concepts for the RBT exam, focusing on interval recording, chaining procedures, differential reinforcement, and rate calculation as found in the study guide.

PARTIAL INTERVAL RECORDING

An interval recording method where you mark an occurrence if the behavior happens at any point during the interval, regardless of duration or frequency.

BACKWARD CHAINING

A teaching procedure where the technician prompts the learner through all steps of a task, except for the final step, which the learner completes independently to receive reinforcement.

DRO (DIFFERENTIAL REINFORCEMENT OF OTHER BEHAVIOR)

A schedule of reinforcement that provides a reinforcer if a target behavior does not occur during a specified interval of time; if the behavior occurs, the timer must be reset.

RATE

A ratio of count per observation time (e.g., instances per hour) calculated by dividing the total count of the behavior by the total duration of the session: $\text{Rate} = \frac{\text{Count}}{\text{Time}}$.

ANTECEDENT INTERVENTION

Strategies implemented before the behavior occurs to prevent the behavior or make it less likely to occur, such as a timer or transition warning.

Partial Interval Recording Frequency Rule

If a behavior like hand flapping occurs multiple times within a single interval (e.g., 5 times in a 10-second interval), the observer still marks only ONE for that interval.

DRO Reset Rule

In a 5-minute DRO, if the target behavior occurs at any point (e.g., at the 4-minute, 51-second mark), the consequence is that the timer must be reset to $0:00$.

Rate Calculation Example

If a client engages in 10 instances of a behavior over a 2-hour session, the rate is $\frac{10}{2} = 5 \text{ instances per hour}$.

Backward Chaining (Hand Washing)

A complex behavioral chain taught by starting with the last step first; in hand washing, the technician prompts steps 1 through 4, but the learner completes step 5 (Dry hands) independently for reinforcement.