RBT Mock Exam #2 Practice Flashcards

A comprehensive set of practice flashcards covering the RBT Mock Exam #2 topics, including behavior functions, measurement, reinforcement schedules, and ethical considerations.

Which of the following is the best example of maintaining client dignity according to the notes?

Not restricting the client's right to food or water.

What are the four functions of behavior?

Escape, tangible, automatic, and attention.

Receiving praise for answering questions in Science class but no praise in English class, leading to a stop in answering in English, is an example of what?

Differential reinforcement.

What is a primary role of an RBT during service delivery?

Implementing the skill acquisition plan.

In the scenario where seeing a phone on the counter causes you to yell "wait!" to a friend, how is seeing the phone best described?

An $SD$.

What is an example of extinction regarding a digital purchase?

When a client clicks a 'buy item' icon on Roblox and nothing happens because the credit card was removed, resulting in no access to new items.

What should an RBT do if a parent asks them to babysit and the BCBA directs them to do so?

Decline and remind the BCBA that babysitting the client off the clock would be unethical.

Which description best qualifies as a behavior: Susan dropped her pencil and turned on the light, or Bill doesn't like being hot?

Susan dropped her pencil, and then turned on the light.

What is documented as the last step in a skill acquisition plan?

Modify the plan if necessary.

What is the term for a signal that reinforcement is available?

$SD$.

If it takes $10\,seconds$ to start walking to the oven after the timer sounds, what do those $10\,seconds$ represent?

Latency.

What is an abscissa in the context of behavior graphing?

The x-axis.

What is the only inappropriate way listed to conduct a task analysis?

Observe someone that is of equal skill in relation to your client perform the task.

What type of data is being collected before intervention starts to establish a starting point for skills?

Baseline.

What is the goal of a stimulus preference assessment?

Identify reinforcers.

What type of behavior do consequences affect?

Current and future behavior.

If Tom can swing a golf club at a real course after practice in his backyard, what is he doing?

Generalizing.

Attending a client's birthday party as a friend rather than a technician is an example of what?

A dual relationship.

What is an inappropriate way to identify preferences for a client?

Find a top 10 list of things children like on the internet.

If instances of mouthing occur at $10$, $15$, and $30\,minutes$, what is the average inter-response time (IRT)?

$10\,minutes$.

What is the term for what occurs right before the behavior?

Antecedent.

What is an RBT's responsibility if they suspect abuse is occurring in a client's home?

Report it to the supervisor and appropriate authorities because the RBT is a mandated reporter.

Using three easy requests in a row followed by a harder task is an attempt to do what?

Gain behavior momentum.

Which of the following is NOT an example of continuous measurement: Latency, IRT, Interval recording, or Duration?

Interval recording.

Working on responses like saying "3" after "1, 2" is considered what type of verbal behavior?

Intraverbals.

According to the transcript, data should be valid, reliable, and accurate, but NOT necessarily _____?

Approved.

A motivating operation ($MO$) _____ and an $SD$ _____?

Alters the value of a reinforcer; signals the availability of a reinforcer.

What ethical responsibility does an RBT have before implementing an extinction procedure?

Inform the caregivers and those around the client that an extinction burst may occur.

What is a prerequisite to differential reinforcement?

The learner must have the replacement behavior in their repertoire.

What is an example of an indirect measurement mentioned in the exam?

Surveys.

Which of the following is NOT a conditioned reinforcer: Sleep, Money, Tokens, or Verbal praise?

Sleep.

Recording whether or not a client is eating every $3\,minutes$ is what kind of measurement?

Momentary time sampling.

Providing a child ice cream for bringing home a great report card is a consequence, making it NOT an example of what?

An antecedent intervention.

Napping on a bed, a couch, or a chair at different times is an example of what?

Stimulus generalization.

What is an RBT's responsibility if they discover their BCBA is billing hours they did not work?

Report the BCBA to the BACB board.

Where is the behavior being tracked placed on a line graph?

The y-axis.

Giving a check mark for participation that is later exchanged for Skittles or a break is an implementation of what?

Token economy.

When is the best time to use an intermittent schedule of reinforcement?

When you taught your client a behavior and now want to maintain that behavior.

Taking Tylenol to make a headache go away is an example of what?

Automatic negative reinforcement.

Which method is best for teaching a client the remaining steps of preparing spaghetti when they have mastered most of them independently?

Total task chaining.

Which differential reinforcement relies on the absence of a behavior?

$DRO$.

What is the ordinate?

The y-axis.

What term describes an initial increase in frequency or intensity of a behavior when reinforcement is removed?

An extinction burst.

What is response latency?

The time between a stimulus (like a waiter's question) and the start of a response (starting to tell the order).

What is the best way for a parent to measure if homework is done by the time they get home?

Permanent product.

What percentage of their service hours must an RBT receive in supervision each month?

$5\%$."

What is Bill implementing when he says students must complete quizzes before eating candy?

A contingency.

What is the distinction between frequency and rate?

Rate is frequency with a time component added.

What schedule matches a phone vibrating every $1$ to $3\,minutes$?

$VI2$.

Responding to "what's up" with varied answers like "nothing much," "working," or "bored" is an example of what?

Response generalization.

Which of the following is NOT a punishment: Louis being yelled at while continuing class disruption, or Joe losing car keys and no longer missing curfew?

Louis continues to disrupt the class while the teacher yells (as behavior continues).

What type of preference assessment is most appropriate for a client who always chooses the item on their left?

Single stimulus.

If a client can say their address in training but cannot say it when their mother asks later, this is a failure to _____?

Generalize.

What best represents least-to-most prompting for motor imitation?

Verbal $\rightarrow$ gestural $\rightarrow$ modeling.

What is the term for an $FR1$ schedule of reinforcement?

Continuous reinforcement.

What is the ultimate goal of reinforcement?

That the client will receive reinforcement from the natural environment.

What is another name for a consequence intervention strategy?

Reactive.

What are you implementing when you stop laughing at or responding to a partner's bad jokes?

Extinction.