(S2) RBT Relias Part 2 *Delivering Discrete Trials*

Individual discrete trials usually last ___ than a minute.

less

Each DTI session requires:

Session preparation

Pairing yourself as a reinforcer

Delivering the session

Maintaining session momentum

Concluding the Session

Pairing yourself as a reinforcer means to associate yourself with what the learner ___.

likes

If your client is having ___ and likes being with you, then they will be more ___ to comply with directions.

fun; motivated

List 6 tips for maintaining session momentum:

Begin and end each trial as quickly as possible

After you deliver an SD, prompt the client if they do not respond within 3 seconds

Deliver reinforcers immediately after the correct response

Use minimal language when delivering the SD

Keep inter-trial intervals as short as possible

Remember, there is no downtime for the RBT during session delivery

An inter-trial interval is the time ___ the end of one trial and the start of the next one.

between

If your client is starting to respond more slowly or is becoming resistant, it is time for a ___.

break

By ___ and ___ on your session, you can reinforce yourself for doing a great job or troubleshoot an problems

evaluating; reflecting

Prompts are cues given after a ___ so the client will give the correct response.

direction

In DTI, prompts are often ___, so they are given before a response.

antecedents

___ prompts are used to assess whether a client already knows the skill or if they have maintained it.

Corrective

A ___ prompt is gentle physical manipulation to get the learner to give the requested response.

physical

A ___ prompt is done through full physical manipulation to get the learner to give the response.

hand-over-hand

A ___ ___ prompt is using a gentle “nudge“ to get the learner to stat a response and then backing off.

partial physical

A ___ ___ is placing the response item closer to the learner.

positional prompt

A ___ prompt is performing the response item closer to the learner.

modeling

A ___ prompt can use a hand motion or pointing to the correct response.

gestural

A ___ ___ prompt involves delivering the SD and waiting a few seconds for the learner to respond before providing a more intrusive prompt.

time delay

A ___ prompt is merely telling the learner how to respond.

verbal

A ___ prompt is given after an incorrect response. Tell the client “No“ up to two times. If the incorrect response is still delivered, use a more intrusive prompt to get a correct response.

no-no

In ___ learning, an RBT prompts a correct response from a learner ___ they have a chance to select an incorrect one.

errorless; before

___ prompts are used when an individual is just beginning to learn a skill. In the first few trials when a new skill in introduced, an ___ prompt like a physical prompt may be used. On subsequent trials, a ___ intrusive one like positional prompt will be used on the next few trials.

Most-to-least; intrusive; less

Least-to-most prompting is a system that gradually ___ the intrusiveness of prompts necessary to get a client to give a correct response.

increases