BCAT Exam Study Cards, RBT Credential
Positive Reinforcement correct answerReinforcment: behavior increases in the future. We don't know if
the reinforcer works until the future when we see increased behavior. Positive: Consequence is an
increase of behavior to what child had
Negative Reinforcement correct answerNegative: Take away Consequence: an increase in the behavior
Positive Punishment correct answerSomething is added. Behavior Decreases
Negative Punishment correct answerSomething taken away. Behavior Decreases
Reinforcer correct answerConsequence that increases behavior
Punisher correct answerConsequence that decreases behavior
Unconditioned Reinforcer correct answerUnlearned.Increases frequency of behavior. Think if you need
it to survive its unconditioned
Extinction correct answerOnce you know what the reinforcer is that's painting that behavior, you
eliminate it. Not giving that reinforcer that was painting the problem behavior. Ignoring is extinction
only IF the behavior is to get attention. If the behavior is avoidance then the extinction would be by
following through with the consequence instead of extinction. also: If the behavior happens but the
reinforcer is not delivered--in sensory stimulation
Condtioned Reinforcer correct answerThings that have been learned that increases the behavior
,Contingency correct answerWhat the behavior requirement is in order to earn the reinforcer or
punisher. 3 term contingency: Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
Discriminitive Stimulus correct answerTells the child what they should be doing.
a stimulus that indicates that reinforcement is available for doing a specific behavior. S-Delta: signals
extinction is available. SDP: Signals punishment is available for behavior
Stimulus correct answerThe term usually used to describe a neutral stimulus. ie first time you told a
child to touch a tendon and child didn't know what that was.
A change in an organism's surroundings that causes the organism to react
Stimulus Control correct answerthe effect that discriminitive stimulus has on the specific behavior
Response correct answerAn action or change in behavior that occurs as a result of a stimulus. Behavior
and response are the same thing
Discrete Trial correct answerBreaking skills down into small steps, and teaching one sub-skill at a time,
until mastery.
Discrimination Training correct answerReinforce a response in the presence of a stimulus, but not in the
absence of that stimulus.
train to respond to one stimuli and not another
Discrete Trial Training correct answerA drill based teaching methodology. Four Stages: 1. Mass trials-
same sd over and over 2. Block Trials-A block of one sd and a block of another sd 3. Expanded Trials-sd
and distraction, then go back to sd, then increase distraction trials 4. Random Rotation-Asking for
different skills at random. so's are changing
, Natural environment training (NET) correct answerPivitol Response Training (prt) : Set up opportunities
for child to practice skill rather than forcing. more naturalistic
Fluency Based Training correct answerPrecision Teaching. Trying to get as many correct responses in as
short a time as possible. Fast and accurate
Generalization correct answerwhen the skill is learned in a training setting and utilized in a novel setting.
(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
Maintenance correct answerMaintaining the skill over a long period of time. Can do this through
intermittent training and caregiver training
Caregiver Training correct answerPromote maintenance and generalization through this. Tell/Show/Do
Methodology, Behavioral training
Premack Principle correct answer"First This, Then That"
Using favored activities to reinforce participation in less desired activities.
Preference Assessment correct answerformal procedures used to identify highly preferred stimuli
(easiest but most unreliable is ask the caregiver). Reliable: Watch and observe the child and what they
play with.
Prompt correct answerThings we do to get a correct response. ALL PROMPTS NEED TO BE FADED ASAP
TO AVOID PROMPT DEPENDENCY. 3 different ones: Erroless learning, Most-to-least, Least-to-most
Error Correcting correct answertype of prompts: Most-to-least, Least-to-most
chaining correct answerProcedure where you break down a skill small steps one at a time. When
mastered, put together . 3 different methods: forward, backward, total task
Positive Reinforcement correct answerReinforcment: behavior increases in the future. We don't know if
the reinforcer works until the future when we see increased behavior. Positive: Consequence is an
increase of behavior to what child had
Negative Reinforcement correct answerNegative: Take away Consequence: an increase in the behavior
Positive Punishment correct answerSomething is added. Behavior Decreases
Negative Punishment correct answerSomething taken away. Behavior Decreases
Reinforcer correct answerConsequence that increases behavior
Punisher correct answerConsequence that decreases behavior
Unconditioned Reinforcer correct answerUnlearned.Increases frequency of behavior. Think if you need
it to survive its unconditioned
Extinction correct answerOnce you know what the reinforcer is that's painting that behavior, you
eliminate it. Not giving that reinforcer that was painting the problem behavior. Ignoring is extinction
only IF the behavior is to get attention. If the behavior is avoidance then the extinction would be by
following through with the consequence instead of extinction. also: If the behavior happens but the
reinforcer is not delivered--in sensory stimulation
Condtioned Reinforcer correct answerThings that have been learned that increases the behavior
,Contingency correct answerWhat the behavior requirement is in order to earn the reinforcer or
punisher. 3 term contingency: Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
Discriminitive Stimulus correct answerTells the child what they should be doing.
a stimulus that indicates that reinforcement is available for doing a specific behavior. S-Delta: signals
extinction is available. SDP: Signals punishment is available for behavior
Stimulus correct answerThe term usually used to describe a neutral stimulus. ie first time you told a
child to touch a tendon and child didn't know what that was.
A change in an organism's surroundings that causes the organism to react
Stimulus Control correct answerthe effect that discriminitive stimulus has on the specific behavior
Response correct answerAn action or change in behavior that occurs as a result of a stimulus. Behavior
and response are the same thing
Discrete Trial correct answerBreaking skills down into small steps, and teaching one sub-skill at a time,
until mastery.
Discrimination Training correct answerReinforce a response in the presence of a stimulus, but not in the
absence of that stimulus.
train to respond to one stimuli and not another
Discrete Trial Training correct answerA drill based teaching methodology. Four Stages: 1. Mass trials-
same sd over and over 2. Block Trials-A block of one sd and a block of another sd 3. Expanded Trials-sd
and distraction, then go back to sd, then increase distraction trials 4. Random Rotation-Asking for
different skills at random. so's are changing
, Natural environment training (NET) correct answerPivitol Response Training (prt) : Set up opportunities
for child to practice skill rather than forcing. more naturalistic
Fluency Based Training correct answerPrecision Teaching. Trying to get as many correct responses in as
short a time as possible. Fast and accurate
Generalization correct answerwhen the skill is learned in a training setting and utilized in a novel setting.
(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
Maintenance correct answerMaintaining the skill over a long period of time. Can do this through
intermittent training and caregiver training
Caregiver Training correct answerPromote maintenance and generalization through this. Tell/Show/Do
Methodology, Behavioral training
Premack Principle correct answer"First This, Then That"
Using favored activities to reinforce participation in less desired activities.
Preference Assessment correct answerformal procedures used to identify highly preferred stimuli
(easiest but most unreliable is ask the caregiver). Reliable: Watch and observe the child and what they
play with.
Prompt correct answerThings we do to get a correct response. ALL PROMPTS NEED TO BE FADED ASAP
TO AVOID PROMPT DEPENDENCY. 3 different ones: Erroless learning, Most-to-least, Least-to-most
Error Correcting correct answertype of prompts: Most-to-least, Least-to-most
chaining correct answerProcedure where you break down a skill small steps one at a time. When
mastered, put together . 3 different methods: forward, backward, total task
