Competency 1

When preparing for data collection, a RBT should do all of the following except:

• Identify the target(s) behavior

• Prepare materials prior to the start of the session

• Have a 1:1 meeting with the parent to discuss assessment results and goals

• Review client programming before starting a session

Which term is used to describe anything an organism does that is observable and measurable?

• Subjective

• Behavior

• Analysis

• Function

Principle of behavior describing a response consequence functional relation in which the response is followed immediately by a stimulus change that results in similar responses occurring more often in the future:

• Replication

• Reinforcement

• Punishment

• Reflexivity

Sarah cleaned her room and received $5.00 upon completion. Sarah engaged in cleaning her room more often in the future. This is an example of:

• Preference assessment

• Positive reinforcement

• Repeatability

• Negative reinforcement

This principle of behavior occurs when a behavior is followed immediately by the removal of a stimulus that increases the future frequency of that behavior:

• Negative reinforcement

• Response cost

• Positive punishment

• Escape extinction

Which is an example of reinforcement?

• Technician providing their client with verbal praise and a token on their token board for picking up their toys when instructed

• Technician provided client with 10 minutes of gym time when using the bathroom which increased the client using the bathroom more often in the future.

• The circle time leader handing out gold stars to all clients who participated in group instruction.

• All of the above

All of the following are examples of unconditioned reinforcers except:

• Sleep

• Money

• Water

• Food

Emily is working with her client on a new skill which involves emitting one-word mands, specifically requesting “GO” when her client wants to leave a room. The RBT provides reinforcement for every occurrence her client emits the target response. The RBT is implementing:

• CRF (Continuous reinforcement)

• Reinforcement on a FR1 schedule (Fixed ratio:1)

• Discontinuous reinforcement

• Both A and B

Intermittent reinforcement is typically used to teach new skills while continuous reinforcement is typically used to strengthen and maintain established skills:

• True

• False

A teacher delivers a student a break from independent seated work after exactly 1 hour since their last break. This is describing what schedule of reinforcement:

• Fixed ratio

• Fixed interval

• Variable ratio

• Variable Interval