RBT Flashcards - All Modules

1B: The three branches of the science of behavior analysis are the

Experimental analysis of behavior, behaviorism, and Applied Behavior Analysis

1B: Who is commonly considered the father of Behaviorism?
Watson
Wolf
Risley
Pavlov

Watson

1B: Which of the following is a dimension of ABA as outlined by Baer, Wolf, & Risley (1968)?
Empirical
Generality
Evidenced
Scientific

Generality

1B: What percentage of participants reached recover in the Lovaas (1987) study?
23%
98%
6%
47%

47%

1B: What was one of the primary lessons learned from Lovaas (1973)?
Parents should not be part of intervention
Need for parents to be trained
Children with autism cannot learn
Intervention can only be implemented to young children

Need for parents to be trained

1B: In the Lovaas (1987) study, what was the criteria for best outcome?
IQ, school placement, and diagnosis
IQ, school placement, and funding
School placement, diagnosis, and parents reporting
School placement, parent reporting, and sibling reporting

IQ, school placement, and diagnosis

1C: What is one component of rigid ABA?
Unvarying adherence to protocols
Early intensive intervention
Parent education and training
Implementing comprehensive curriculum

Unvarying adherence to protocols

1A: The main purpose of this RBT training is to?

Improve the lives of individuals with autism

1B: Which of the following is a component of good teaching?
Technical
Fun
Subjective
Emotional

Fun

1B: Who is commonly attributed for discovering the Law of Effect?
Skinner
Watson
Thorndike
Baer

Thorndike

1C: What is a definition of a progressive approach to ABA?
Adherence to ABA protocols
Combining the science and art of ABA
The science of ABA
Combining various interventions

Combining the science and art of ABA

1C: What is the crux of progressive ABA?
Protocols
Training
Intensive treatment
Clinical judgment

Clinical judgment

1C: What is one aspect of the learner that is assessed when using clinical judgment?
Availability
Receptivity
Private events
Subjectivity

Receptivity

1D: What were one of the rights outlined by Van Houten et al. (1988)
Learners welfare
Best outcomes
Certified supervisors
Registered Behavior Technicians

Learners welfare

1D: Teaching children to label state capitals may be a violation of which of the rights outlined by Van Houten et al. (1988)?
A therapeutic environment
A competent behavior analyst
Learning functional skills
Behavioral assessment

Learning functional skills

1D: What are the other two levels created by the BACB?
BCBA & BCaBA
BCBA & BCAT
BCaBA & BCAT
BCBA & ABAI

BCBA & BCaBA

1D: Which of the following is one of the requirements to obtain the RBT credential?
Working with adults diagnosed with ASD
Working with children diagnosed with ASD
Having a bachelor's degree
Completing 40 hours of training

Completing 40 hours of training

1D: What is one problem with a sibling of an RBT being that RBTs supervisor?
Siblings have been documented to be ineffective supervisors
Potential for the development of a dual relationship
RBTs are not qualified to be supervisors
Training would result in ineffective interventionist

Potential for the development of a dual relationship

1D: How many face-to-face meetings must occur per month between the RBT and the supervisor?
2
1
3
4

2

1D: What percentage of your total hours of an RBT must be spent in supervision?
10%
5%
25%
50%

5%

1D: What is one of your responsibilities as an RBT?
Advocacy
Supervision
Direct instruction
Program development

Direct instruction

2A: According to Autism Partnership Foundation, what are the RBT standards?
Minimal
Comprehensive
Adequate
Quality

Minimal

2A: Critical thinking important to intervention for individuals diagnosed with ASD to ensure that:
The RBT is competent
Best procedures are being implemented
Intervention is always effective
Intervention is always efficient

Best procedures are being implemented

2A: When receiving feedback which of the following should be avoided?
Talking to others about the feedback
Seeking clarification
Changing based on the feedback
Taking feedback personally

Taking feedback personally

2A: When receiving feedback which of the following should be done?
Talking to others about the feedback
Following through on making changes
Personalizing the feedback
Following through on some of the feedback

Following through on making changes

2A: Which of the following is the best resource for keeping updated on the field of ABA?
Facebook pages
Parent testimonials
Television shows
Journal articles

Journal articles

2A: What is an example of a soft skill?
Compassion
Objectivity
Cynicism
Pragmatism

Compassion

2B: According to the Leaf and colleagues' study, what was the correlation between mock exam scores and implementation of DTT?
No relationship
No relationship and moderate positive relationship
No relationship and strong positive relationship
No relationship and minimal positive relationship

No relationship and moderate positive relationship

2B: One potential problem with the addition of assistant trainers in the RBT certification process is the assistant trainer could be a(n)
BCaBA
BCBA
RBT
An expert in the field

RBT

3A: "The practice of objective observation of the phenomena of interest" best describes:
Determinism
Behaviorism
Empiricism
Pragmatism

Empiricism

3A: "A systematic approach to understanding behavior of social importance" best describes
Applied Behavior Analysis
Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Behaviorism
Philosophy of Behavior

Applied Behavior Analysis

3B: "A group of responses with the same function" best describes a:
Generalization class
Response
Generalized operant
Response class

Response class

3B: "Environmental concerns or stimulus changes that exist or occur prior to the behavior of interest" is the definition of which of the following terms?
Consequence
Antecedent
Establishing operation
Motivating reinforcer

Antecedent

3B: "A stimulus change that follows a behavior of interest" is the definition of which of the following terms?
Antecedent
Consequence
Establishing operation
Motivating operation

Consequence

3B: "The duration, rate, frequency, etc. of behavior absent of any restrictions" is the definition of which of the following terms?
Free operant
Controlled operant
Operant
Respondent

Free operant

3C: "A type of herbal behavior with the response controlled primarily by an immediate prior nonverbal stimulus" best describes which of the following?
Echoic
Intraverbal
Tact
Mand

Tact

3C: "A stimulus that is auditory that evokes a response of speaking in a way that sounds similar to that stimulus" best describes which of the following?
Tact
Echoic
Mand
Intraverbal

Echoic

3C: "A type of verbal behavior in which the response form or topography controlled by a current unlearned or learner establishing operation" best describes which of the following?
Intraverbal
Echoic
Mand
Tact

Mand

3C: "Those events that take place within an organism's skin or are otherwise only accessible to the organism" best describes which of the following?
Private events
Public events
Explanatory fictions
Autoclitics

Private events

3D: The rate, duration, latency, etc. of the behavior of interest prior to the manipulation of the environment" best describes which of the following?
Intervention
Baseline
Maintenance
Generalization

Baseline

3D: "Uncontrolled variables known or suspected to exert an influence on the dependent variable" is the definition of which of the following?
Dependent variable
External validity
Internal validity
Confounding variables

Confounding variables

4A: "If a behavior is followed closely in time by a stimulus event and as a result the future frequency of that type of behavior increases in similar conditions" best describes which of the following?
Punishment
Reinforcement
Prompting
Shaping

Reinforcement

4A: Providing a learner with an iPad following a correct response that results in an increase in correct responses best describes which of the following?
Negative punishment
Positive punishment
Negative reinforcement
Positive reinforcement

Positive reinforcement

4A: "When a response is followed by the presentation of a stimulus, and, as a result, similar responses occur more frequently in the future" best describes which of the following
Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Positive punishment
Negative punishment

Positive reinforcement

4A: "The occurrence of a response produces the removal, termination, reduction, or postponement of a stimulus, which leads to an increase in the future occurrence of that response" best describes which of the following?
Negative reinforcement
Positive reinforcement
Negative punishment
Positive punishment

Negative reinforcement

4A: Providing a learner with a break following a correct response that increases correct responses is most likely an example of which of the following?
Positive reinforcement
Negative punishment
Negative reinforcement
Positive reinforcement

Negative reinforcement

4A: Money is most likely an example of which of the following?
Generalized unconditioned reinforcer
Generalized conditioned reinforcer
Generalized conditioned punisher
Generalized unconditioned punisher

Generalized conditioned reinforcer

4A: "A previously neutral stimulus change that has acquired the capability to function as a reinforcer through stimulus-stimulus pairing with one or more unconditioned reinforcers or conditioned reinforcers" best describes which of the following?
Unconditioned reinforcer
Conditioned punisher
Unconditioned punisher

Conditioned reinforcer

4A: Food is an example of which of the following?
Unconditioned reinforcer
Conditioned reinforcer
Conditioned punisher
Unconditioned punisher

Unconditioned reinforcer

4A: "A stimulus change that can increase the future frequency of behavior without prior pairing with any other form of reinforcement" best describes which of the following?
Conditioned reinforcer
Conditioned punisher
Unconditioned reinforcer
Unconditioned punisher

Unconditioned reinforcer

4B: Which one of the following is one of the four basic schedules of reinforcement?
Fixed variable
Variable interval
Ratio interval
Fixed timing

Variable interval

4B: "A reinforcer delivered contingent upon the first behavior following the time period where the time period is fixed" describes which schedule of reinforcement?
Fixed-ratio
Fixed interval
Variable interval
Variable-ratio

Fixed interval

4B: Scalloped patterns of responding are typically associated with which schedule of reinforcement?
Variable-ratio
Variable interval
Fixed interval
Fixed-ratio

Fixed interval

4B: "A reinforcer delivered contingent upon the first behavior following the time period where the time period is variable" describes which schedule of reinforcement?
Variable-interval
Fixed interval
Fixed ratio
Variable ratio

Variable-interval

4B: Which schedule of reinforcement requires the completion of a specified, unvarying number of responses to produce a reinforcer?
Variable ratio
Fixed interval
Variable interval
Fixed ratio

Fixed ratio

4B: Which schedule of reinforcement requires the completion of a variable number of responses to produce a reinforcer?
Variable ratio
Fixed ratio
Fixed interval
Variable interval

Variable ratio

4C: Having a learner select which items they like prior to teaching following a systematic protocol to identify hierarchy of potential preferences is known as which of the following?
Informal preference assessments
Formal preference assessments
Formal reinforcement assessments
Informal reinforcement assessments

Formal preference assessments

4C: One problem with informal interviews to identify potential reinforcers is they are not
Evidence-based
Useful
Reliable
Comprehensive

Reliable

4C: Providing free access to a variety of stimuli for the purposes of identifying potential reinforcers is best described by which of the following?
Free operant preference assessment
Paired stimulus preference assessment
Multiple stimulus without replacement preference assessment
In-the-moment reinforcer analysis

Free operant preference assessment

4C: Providing a learner with a series of choices between two items in an effort to identify potential reinforcers best describes which of the following?
Free operant preference assessment
Multiple stimulus without replacement preference assessment
Paired stimulus preference assessment
In-the-moment reinforcer analysis

Paired stimulus preference assessment

4C: Presenting an array of items and asking the learner select one item and then putting the item back in the array after the selection in an effort to identify potential reinforcers best describes which of the following?
In-the-moment reinforcer analysis
Paired stimulus preference assessment
Multiple stimulus without replacement preference assessment
Free operant preference assessment

Multiple stimulus without replacement preference assessment

4C: A procedure in which the RBT makes assesses a variety of variables moment to moment to identify what could potentially function as a reinforcer is known as a(n)
Paired stimulus preference assessment
In-the-moment reinforcer analysis
Free operant preference assessment
Multiple stimulus without replacement preference assessment

In-the-moment reinforcer analysis

4C: When compared to formal preference assessments, research on in-the-moment reinforcer analysis is shown to be
More efficient
More effective
As efficient
More socially valid

More efficient

4D: What is a potential problem with using candy as a reinforcer?
Age inappropriate
Unhealthy
Costly
Ineffective for most

Unhealthy

4D: Presenting a previously neutral stimulus with an established reinforcer best describes which of the following?
Discriminative pairing
Reinforcement pairing
Stimulus pairing
Observational pairing

Stimulus pairing

4D: Watching others access stimuli contingent upon a response best describes which of the following?
Reinforcement pairing
Stimulus pairing
Observational pairing
Discriminative pairing

Observational pairing

4D: When using a progressive approach to conditioning reinforcers, one variable the RBT should evaluate is the learner's
Non-verbal or verbal behavior
Non-verbal behavior
Verbal behavior
Non-verbal and verbal behavior

Non-verbal and verbal behavior

4E: One main difference between bribery and reinforcement is the
Items provided
Timing of the item provided
Effectiveness of both
Results of both

Timing of the item provided

4E: This is the term for when a learner is engaging in disruptive behaviors and is offered something preferred to stop.
Bribery
Reinforcement
Positive parenting
Overcorrection

Bribery

4E: When a consequence is provided contingent upon a learner engaging in appropriate behavior and that appropriate behavior is more likely to occur in the future is best described by which of the following?
Overcorrection
Positive parenting
Reinforcement
Bribery

Reinforcement

4E: What is one potential problem with bribery?
Not effective
Facilitates negotiation
Not efficient
Facilitates independence

Facilitates negotiation

4E: What is one of the 10 commandments of reinforcement within the Autism Partnership Model?
Only use preferences
Include instructive feedback
Provide descriptive praise
Thin the schedule of reinforcement

Thin the schedule of reinforcements

4F: Which of the following best describes when a learner earns tickets which are eventually exchanged for a toy?
Overcorrection
Positive practice
Punishment
Token economy

Token economy

4F: What is one of the most important components of a token economy?
Using poker chips
Using effective reinforcers
Ensuring the board has 10 tokens
Conducting a preference assessment

Using effective reinforcers

4F: Rainbow tokens most closely aligns with which schedule of reinforcement?
Fixed-interval
Variable-interval
Conjugate
Fixed-time

Conjugate

4F: Which token economy is in place when the learner is unaware of how many tokens are required prior to exchanging?
Premack principle
Level system
Magic number
Conjugate

Magic number

5A: The first rule of punishment is
Use it only for self-injury
Use it sparingly
Do not use it
It happens

It happens

5A: A response followed immediately by a stimulus change that decreases the future probability of similar responses is best described by which of the following?
Punishment
Reinforcement
Shaping
Teaching interaction procedure

Punishment

5A: Saying "no" contingent upon a learner's response that results in a decrease in the probability of that response in the future is an example of which of the following?
Positive punishment
Negative punishment
Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement

Positive punishment

5A: Removing a token contingent upon a response that results in a decrease in the probability of that response in the future is an example of which of the following?
Positive punishment
Positive reinforcement
Negative punishment
Negative reinforcement

Negative punishment

5A: A bad odor is likely an example of which of the following?
Conditioned punisher
Unconditioned punisher
Conjugate reinforcer
Premack principle

Unconditioned punisher

5A: A stimulus change that functions as punishment as a result of a person's conditioning history is a definition of which of the following?
Conditioned punisher
Unconditioned punisher
Conjugate punisher
Aversive punisher

Conditioned punisher

5A: Which of the following two variables affect the effectiveness of punishers?
Immediacy and age
Immediacy and schedule
Schedule and cognitive level
Schedule and age

Immediacy and schedule

5A: A potential negative side effect of punishment is
Behavioral extinction
Lack of effectiveness
Lack of maintenance
Behavioral contrast

Behavioral contrast

5B: What was the analogy of the history of punishment that the presenter used?
Rollercoaster
Merry-go round
Carousel
Pendulum

Pendulum

5B: The effectiveness of punishment was first evaluated in which type of research?
Applied
Basic
Clinical
Social

Basic

6A: Behavior a client engages in that could cause harm to themselves or others is sometimes referred to as:
Pro-social behavior
Functionless behavior
Motivating behavior
Aberrant behavior

Aberrant behavior

6A: One problem associated with stereotypic behavior is it
Does not feel good to the learner
Could interfere with learning
Is hard to decrease
Should not be targeted in intervention

Could interfere with learning

6A: Minshawi and colleagues (2014) reported that up to ____ individuals with ASD display self-injurious behavior
10%
50%
25%
100%

50%

6B: Defining a behavior in observable terms is known as which of the following?
Topography definition
Functional definition
Operational definition
Subjective definition

Operational definition

6B: This type of definition describes changes in the environment related to the behavior
Progressive
Subjective
Functional
Topographical

Functional

6B: Why is an operational definition important?
It results in more accurate scoring of behavior
It permits measurement of social validity
To determine the experimental design
To not be a pseudoscience

It results in more accurate scoring of behavior

6C: Which four functions are commonly included in historical literature on functional analysis?
Access to attention, access to tangibles, escape, and control
Access to attention, access to tangibles, escape, and emotional regulation
Access to attention, access to tangibles, escape, and respondent
Access to attention, access to tangibles, escape, and automatic

Access to attention, access to tangibles, escape, and automatic

6C: According to the Autism Partnership Method/Model what is another potential function of behavior?
Lunar cycle
Control
Age
Mood

Control

6D: Indirect measures of aberrant behavior are also known as which of the following?
Second hand observation
First hand observation
Functional analysis
Functional behavior assessment

Second hand observation

6D: Collecting A-B-C data is also known as which of the following?
Second hand observation
First hand observation
Latency observation
Functional analysis

First hand observation

6D: Which of the following is the best reason for conducting a functional behavior assessment?It is a hallmark of a progressive approach to ABA
In an effort to increase social behavior
Because of a district policy
To identify the function of behavior

To identify the function of behavior

6D: What are the three components of active listening?
What we do, what we observe, what we analysis
What we do, what we observe, what we write
What we do, what we say, what we write
What we do, what we say, what we observe

What we do, what we say, what we observe

6D: "Was he screaming, hitting, or throwing objects?" is an indirect method known as which of the following?
Pipe lighting
Reflecting
Laundry list
Open-ended questions

Laundry list

6D: What is the second step of direct observation?
Actual observation
Functional analysis
Describing the behavior
Analogue analysis

Describing the behavior