40 Hours CR Institute RBT 3rd Edition

ABA

Applied Behavior Services

ABC Recording

A form of descriptive functional assessment and data collection method that documents the antecedent (what happened just before), the behavior (what response you observed), and the consequence (what happened immediately after) D4

Abolishing Operations (AO)

A type of motivating operation that decreases the values of a reinforcer and makes behaviors that produce that reinforcer less likely. A3

Accuracy

the degree to which recorded data matches what actually occurred during observation. Accurate data is free from errors and reflects observed behavior precisely. C2

Behavior

anything an organism does that can be counted/measured.

Acquisition Procedure

procedures used when teaching new skills or strengthing emerging behavior. E10

Acquisition Items

Specific skills that are being taught to the client. For example, if the client is learning colors, the color “red” may be an _____. If initiation is being worked on, the _________ may be touching nose when the instructors prodived the model.

Active cerification stauts

A BACB designation meaning an RBT is authorized to practice, bill for services, and use the RBT title because they have a qualified supervisor on record and have met all certification requirements. h1

Activity Schedule

A visual, written, or objective-based system that shows a sequence of upcoming activities, helping learners know what to expect and promoting independent transitions. E9

Advocacy

Actively supporting or speaking up for something that improve the quality of behavior analytic services, such as requesting clarification, feedback, or training needing to implenent producedure correctly. G10

Affect

The learner’s outward expression of emotional state during instruction, such as smiling or frowning, relates to posture and correlates to signs of distress. Monitoring effects helps determine engagement and well-being. E6

Affidavit

A sworn written statement describing events you directly observed or have personal knowledge of. When reporting misconduct to the BACB, a report should include a factual account of the incident, a list of supporting documents, and a signed declaration that the information is true. G7

Agency

The ability to make choices and influence outcomes in one’s environment, to act rather than be acted upon E15

Alone Condition

Sometimes also called the automatic reinforcement condition, this is a test condition within a functional analysis in which the client is observed without social attention, demands, or preferred items provided. If the behavior still occurs at a high rate, it may be maintained by sensory input or automatic reinforcement. It is important to note for this condition that safety is the highest priority and the client is still monitored during this brief time "alone." D4

Anayaltic Analytic

Systematically using data to identity functional relationships between behavior and the enviorment. A1

Antecedent

The stimulus or event occurring immediately before a behavior. A2

Antecedent Intervention

A behavior change strategy that modifies events or conditions that occur before a behavior to make adaptive behavior more likely and behaviors targeted for reduction less likely. E9

Applied

A focus on socially significant behaviors. A1

Applied Behavior Anaylsis

A scientific and evidence-based approach that applies the principles of learning and behavior to understand and improve human behavior. principles. A1

Approximation

In terms of a shaping procedure, this is a behavior that resembles the final target's behavior but does not yet meet its full form. E7

Arbitrary Matching

A type of discrimination task where the correct choice is not physically identical to the sample but has a learned relationship (for example, matching the picture of a dog to the written word "dog"). E5

Array

A structured arrangement of multiple stimuli presented together for selection during an assessment. D3

Assent

Observable behavior that indicates a client is willing to participate in services, such as approaching activities, following instructions, or staying engaged without signs of distress. B4

Assessing Certificant

The BCBA or BCABA who conducts and signs the RBT initial competency assessment for an applicant. H1

Assessment

A systematic process of gathering information to guide decision-making. D1

Assessment Integrity

The ethical requirement that assessments are conducted with both accuracy and honesty. Assessment integrity means following protocols carefully, reporting what actually happened, and avoiding shortcuts or alterations. D1

Assumption-Based Recording

Entering data based on expectations or routine rather than direct observation (e.g., assuming a behavior occured because it usually does. ) this practice reduces accuracy. C2

Attention Condition

A test condition within a functional analysis in which the client is left alone or with minimal interaction, and when the target behavior occurs, social attention is provided. If the behavior increases during this condition, it may suggest the behavior is maintained by attention. D4

Attention Extenction Extension

A procedure in which attention is withheld following a behavior that previously produced attention. E11

Attention-Maintained Behaviors

Behavior that occurs to get attention from others. A4

Attention Certificant

The BCBA/BCABA who verifies an applicant's age, education, background check, and abuse registry check when applying for RBT certification. H1

Authorized Continuing Education (ACE) Providers

A __ provider is an organization or individual approved by the BACB to delivery professional development units (PDUS) or continuing education units. (CEDU)

Automatic Sensory Maintained Behaviors Sensory-Maintained

Behavior that occur to provide sensory stimulation to your body by either adding a sensation that feels good (automatic positive reinforcement) or by removing an unpleasant sensation (automatic negative reinforcement). A4occurs

Automatic Execution

A procedure that blocks or neutralizes the sensory feedback that maintains a behavior reinforced by automatic reinforcement. E11

Automatic Negative Reinforcement

Behaviors are maintained by removing or reducing unpleasant internal sensations without requiring another person’s involvment. A4

Automatic Postive Reinforcement

Behavior maintained by the pleasant sensory experiences they directly produce, without requiring another person’s involvement. A4

Automatic Reinforcement

Behavior itself produces the reinforcing consequences without requiring another persons. A4

Average/ Median

A type of summary calculated by dividing the total of all data points by the number of points. C4

Backdating

Entering data after a session has ended and manually setting the timestamp to reflect when the behavior supposedly occurred. This is discouraged because it reduces reliability. C2

Backup Reinforcement

An item, activity, or privilege that can be obtained in exchange for tokens within token economy. E2

Backward Chaining

_________ is a teaching method where the instructor completes all steps of the task except the final one, and the learner is taught to perform the last step independently first. Earlier steps are gradually added in reverse order until the entire chain is mastered. E8

Bar Graph

A visual display that compares performances across categories or conditions using regular bars. The height of each bar shows the magnitude of behavior in the category. C5

Baseline logic

The reasoning process in ABA that compares interruption data to baseline data to evaluate the effect of treatment. C5

Baseline Phase

Documentation of what the learner can already do before teaching begins: The phase of data occurs before any interventions begin and is used for comparison with later performance. A6

Behavior

Anything a person does that can observed and measured, from small actions to complex stills. A1

Behvior Chain

_______ is a sequence of linked responses where each step produces an exchange in the environment that serves as reinforcement for the previous step and as the cue for the next step. E8

Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP)

Formal documentation describes which behaviors should be reduced, why they happen, and how to respond. It also tells the RBT what kind of data to collect and how. B2

Behavioral

A focus on observable and measurable behavior. A1

Behavioral Contrast

A phenomenon in which a behavior descreases in the setting where punishment occurs but increases in other settings where it does not. E12

Behavioral Momentum

A principle starting that behavior that is already occurring at a high rate is likely to continue; used in high-probability sequences to increase the behavior of tast completion. E9

Behavioral Skills Training (BST)

A systematic teaching procedure that icludes instruction, modeling,reheral. and feedback. E14

Behavioral Trap

A situation where a behavior, once established, is maintained by naturally occurring reinforcement without continued teaching, often with behaviors of lower response effort (i.e., easier to do) and maintained by highly motivating reinforcers. E10

Behaviors Maintain by access to tangiables

One of the 4 functions of behavior and occurs to get access to tangibles or preferred activities. A4

Bias

Any language or interpretation in documentation that reflects judgment, emotion, or assumption instead of objective observation. C1

Calbration

_____ refers to adjusting and refining professional judgment over the based experience, supervisor feedback, and observed client patterns. It helps RBTs determine which variables are significant and how urgently they should be reported. F3

Chaining

______ involves teaching a sequence or linked behavior where the completion of one step signals the start to the next. E8

Choice-malcing

Providing the learner with opportunities to select from 2 or more acceptable option to increase motivation, cooperation, and engagement within structured limits. E9

Chronic Variable

A _______ is a long-lasting or ongoing condition that consistently affects a client’s performances or behavior over time, such as long-term health issues, stable environmental disruptions, or continuing family circumstances. F3

Clients' Rights

Human rights, legal rights, and rights codified within behavior analysis and organizational rules designed to benefit the client. G2

Clincial Direction

Guidance provided by a supervisor about how to respond to clients' needs, implement procedures, modify strategies, or address unexpected situations. RBTs must seek clinical directions whenever a situation is fully outside their training or scope. F4

Common stimulus programming

A generalization strategy that incorporates real-world examples or authentic materials into teaching sessions to increase transfer to natual enviornements. E5

Communication Chain/Chain of Command

The approved order of contacts your organization has established for reporting clinical concerns, emergencies, or professional issues. F2

Completeness

The inclusion of all required data elements, such as behavior codes, time stamps, and session notes. Complete data provides the full picture of what occurred. C2

Conceptionally systematic

Every strategy we use connects to fundamental principles of human behavior. A1

Condition Change Line

A solid vertical line on a graph that marks a change in overall treatment condition, such as switching from baseline to intervention. C5

Condition Discrimination

Discrimination in which the correct response depends on an additional cue or conditions, such as vertical instructions that determine which stimulus is correct. E5

Conditional Reinforcer

A previously neutral stimulus that becomes reinforcing after being paired with another reinforcement. E2

Confidential Informational Identifies Information

Any information that can reveal a client’s identity or personal details, including names, images, descriptions, records, or centectual clues, in verbal, written, or digital form. G2

Confidentiality

________ is the ethical and legal obligation to protect private information about clients and their families. This includes anything that could reasonably be used to identify who a client is even if you never say their name. E14

Conflict of interest

A situation in which personal, finanicial, or relational factors may interfere with objective, client-centered professional judgement. G1

Consent Agreement

A formal, written agreement between a certificate and BACB that outlines required actions or conditions the certificate holder must complete without proceeding to a full disciplinary review. G7

Consequence

The stimulus or event occurring immediately after a behavior. A2

Consistency

The use of the same data collection methods, definition, and timing procedures across different observers and sessions. _________ ensures data/collection is comparable over time. C2

Continoious measurment

This is a type of data collection in which every instance of a behavior is recorded during the observation period. __________ is most appropriate when behavior has a clear beginning and end. C3

Continuous Reinforcement Schedule (CRF)

A schedule of reinforcement in which preinforcement is given for every correct response. A3

Contrived Free Operant Preference (Assessment)

A type of preference assessment in which the technician arranges the environment with a variety of items or activities that are chosen in advance and spread out so the client can easily access any of them. The technician then observes the learner’s free choices and level of engagement with each item. D3

Contriving Opportunities

Deliberately arranging situations to create teaching opportunities, such as putting a toy in to a closed container so the learner can request "open." E13

Control condition

Sometimes also called the play or free-access condition, this is the baseline condition of a function of a functional analysis where no suspected triggers (e.g., no denial, no demand, etc.) are present and all potential reinforcers (i.e., attention, preferred items, etc.) are freely available. D4

Count

The total number of times a behavior occurs during observation periods. A useful one when observation time is constant and the behavior has a clear beginning and end. C3

Crisis

A situation that requires immediate intervention to prevent imminent harm to client, staff, or others, or to prevent serious property destruction, that cannot be managed through standard behavior support procedures. E15a client,

Crisis Intervention Procedure

Emergency procedures used to prevent immediate harm when a client or others are at risk, distinct from planned restrictive procedures and requiring immediate documentation and supervisor notification. G2

Crisis Plan

A written protocol that specifies exactly what to do when a crisis occurs. A crisis procedure may be part of an organization’s universalization for a specific client based on their behavior history and functional assessment information. E15

Criterion/Criteria

The target level of performance: what the learner needs to demonstrate in order for the team to consider it. The skill learned, _______, is the plural form, used when there are multiple standards applied to the level of performance required. C4

Cultural Competence

A knowledge-loaded goal of understanding and responding to cultural difference, often treated as spiritual because true mastery of all cultures is not possible. B3

Cultural Humility

An ongoing practice of openness, curiosity, and respect that recognizes your perspective is limited and encourages learning from each client and family. B3

Cultural Repsonsivness

Adjusting your behavior and environment to reflect the client’s cultural values, preferences, and routines in order to support meaningful and respectful service delivery. B3

Daily Living Skills

Also called self-help or adaptive skills, these are skills that support a person’s independence in everyday life, such as dressing, feeding themselves, or using the bathroom independently. D2

Data integrity

The degree to which the data you collect are complete, accurate, reliable, and recorded exactly as the behavior happened. C3

data path

The line connecting consecutive data points within a single condition shows trends in performance over time. Data paths do not cross condition change lines. C5

Debriefing

A structured discussion that occurs after a crisis to review the event, analyze behavioral and environmental variables, evaluate the effectiveness of interventions, and provide staff support. E15

De-escalation

A set of strategies designed to reduce the intensity of a client’s behavior and recent further escalation, often modifying tenconts or altering environmental conditions. E15

Demand Fading

Gradually increasing the quality, duration, or difficulty of tasks, or offering starting at easier or limited levels, can reduce escape-maintained behaviors and build work tolerance. E9

Desciptive Assessment

A type of functional assessment where behavior is observed and recorded in the natural environment without any changes or tests imposed. D4

Differential Reinforcement

The procedure then reinforces one set of responses while withholding reinforcements for another set of responses, including methods such as DRA, DRI, DRO, DRL, and DLH. E4

Differential Reinforcement Incompatible Behavior (DRI)

Reinforcement is delivered for a specific, socially appropriate behavior that serves the same function as the behavior target for reduction. E4

Differential Reinforcement of low rates (DRL)

Reinforcement is delivered when a behavior occurs at or below a specified rate, reducing but not eliminating the behavior. E4

Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior (DRO)

Reinforcement is delivered when a specific behavior targeted for reduction does not occur during a defined interval of time, and reinforcement is provided for any of the desirable behaviors that occurred during the time instead. E4