RBT Competency Study Flashcards

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering RBT competency measurement, assessment, teaching, and reinforcement procedures.

Continuous measurement

Involves recording every instance of a behavior, including duration, rate, latency, and frequency.

Discontinuous measurement

Sampling behavior at specific intervals, such as partial and whole interval and momentary time sampling.

Whole interval

Recording whether the behavior occurs throughout the entire interval.

Partial interval

Recording whether the behavior occurs at any point during the interval.

Momentary time sampling

Recording whether a behavior occurs or does not occur at the very end or beginning of the interval.

Free Operant Observation

An assessment where the student is given free access to an enriched environment while the assessor records the duration of time the student engages with each item.

Single Stimulus

Also known as a successive choice assessment, the assessor presents one item at a time and records the duration (e.g., seconds, minutes) that the student engages with the item.

Paired Stimulus

The assessor presents two items at a time and records which one is selected; pairs are presented in a "round robin" style until every item has been paired with every other item.

Multiple stimulus with replacement (MSW)

The assessor presents an array of often $3-4$ items; after the student engages with a chosen item, it is returned to the array and a non-selected item is replaced with a novel item.

Multiple stimulus without replacement (MSWO)

The assessor presents an array of often $5-7$ items; the student chooses one item, which is then not returned to the array for subsequent trials.

ABC Data

A measurement consisting of the Antecedent (what happened before), Behavior (description of what happened), and Consequence (what followed).

Discrete trial teaching

A highly structured method that involves breaking a skill into small parts and multiple steps.

Naturalistic teaching

When therapists and clients work in settings the children encounter in day-to-day lives and follow the interests of the client.

Forward Chaining

A procedure where the client performs the first step of a task analysis and the therapist performs the rest; steps are mastered in order until the task is independent.

Backwards Chaining

A procedure where the therapist performs all but the last step of a task analysis, and the client performs the last step until mastery is achieved moving backwards.

Whole Chaining

A procedure where the client performs all steps of the task analysis.

Shaping

A systematic approach involving breaking down a desired behavior into smaller, manageable steps and allowing the individual to gradually progress towards the goal.

Discrimination training

The process of teaching an individual to differentiate between two or more stimuli.

Stimulus Control Transfer

Changing the stimulus, or cue, that prompts a behavior.

Prompting

Providing assistance or cues to encourage the use of a specific skill.

Prompt Fading

Systematically reducing and removing prompts paired with an instruction, allowing for independent responding.

Token System

Using items like stickers, chips, or coins as rewards for positive behavior that can later be exchanged for reinforcing items or choices.

Differential reinforcement of higher rates of behavior (DRH)

A strategy providing reinforcement contingent on the occurrence of a desired behavior at or above a pre-determined minimum or established rate.

Differential reinforcement of lower rates of behavior (DRL)

Used to lower the rate of a response by reinforcing fewer incidents or reinforcing longer time intervals between incidents.

Differential reinforcement of Alternative behavior (DRA)

Withholding reinforcement for an inappropriate behavior while reinforcing a functionally equivalent or alternative positive behavior.

Differential reinforcement of Incompatible behavior (DRI)

Reinforcing a behavior that cannot occur at the same time as the inappropriate behavior.

Differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO)

Reducing or eliminating challenging behavior by reinforcing any behavior other than the negative behavior during a specific interval.

provide a reward when the targeted problem behavior does not occur for a specific period of time, effectively reinforcing the total absence of that behavior

Extinction

A procedure where reinforcement for a previously reinforced behavior is no longer provided, resulting in a decrease in the future frequency of the behavior.

Supervision requirements

$5\%$ of total hours worked monthly, with a minimum of $2$ hours per month.

IRT

Time between two instances of SAME behavior

Frequency vs Rate

count vs frequency of behavior occurring per unit of time (# per hour)

SD (Discriminative Stimulus)

signals reward —> high five

permanent product

observation of end result of behavior

line graph vs bar graph

show changes in behavior over time

compare against catagories

indirect vs direct preference assesments

Indirect assessments rely on reports from others, while direct assessments involve observing the individual's behavior during tasks or activities.

paired/forced choice

2 items present, learner picks one and engages for set amount of time

discrete trial training

skills broken down into parts and taught with clear SD, response and consequence

open vs closed

currently being taught/can perform

immediately prompted (errorless or before incorrect behavior, prompt response)

stimulus control transfer/fading

control from one SD to chosen SD/natural que

Writing name in folder

priming

reminds/prepares learner for something is about to happen (timer for working)

Noncontigent reinforcement (NCR)

provide something based on time/schedule to decrease motivation to engage in certain behaviors

Opportunities to respond (OTR)

providing frequent opportunities to respond during instruction w quick pacing

task interpersonal

mix hard and easy tasks together to keep momentum goingen

environmental arrangement

set up environment for success

extinction burst

temporary increase in rate of behavior following extinction

spontaneous recovery

behavior occurs again after previously decreasing to zero

extinction induced variability

learner tries new responses/bejaviors to get needs met/or emotional outnurts and agression

professional boundaries

not over $10

no relationships

no convos besides therapy

confidentiality of treatments

personal space

ethics code

5% hours supervised

2 face to face live/1 observation per month

Inter-Response Time

exact duration time passes between end of one behavior and start of the next

continuous vs differential reinforcement

every correct responses

only for specific responses = rewards

SEAT

Escape, Access, Automatic, Attention

Conditioned vs unconditioned reinforcer

natural rewards satisfy bio needs

toys, tokens, money

primary vs secondary reinforcers

basic necessities

learned reward, praise