RBT Exam 2024 study guide
Continuous Measurement - ANSWER-Measuring each and every instance of
behavior within the entire observation period.
What are the 5 types of continuous measurement? - ANSWER-Frequency, Rate,
Duration, Inter Rate Response (IRR), and Latency.
Frequency - ANSWER-A simple count of the instances of a behavior,
represented by a tally.
Example; how many times did John hit another student? You would tally every
time John hit another student and present the count as a number. John hit
another student five times.
Rate - ANSWER-A frequency count with a time element. This type of continuous
measurement is an important measurement when looking at behaviors which are
frequent and short, like hitting, raising hands, flapping hands, disrupting another
student, yelling.
Example; if you are measuring how many times John hit another student, you
would report this as John hits at the rate of five times per hour.
Duration - ANSWER-How long a Behavior occurs. To take this type of data you
start a stopwatch when the behavior begins and end the stopwatch when the
behavior stops. This data is often reported as an average over time, and is for
behaviors that are long lasting like tantrums, social play, how long it takes a child
to get dressed.
Inter Rate Response (IRT) - ANSWER-This is the observed time between
responses. To take this type of data you start the stopwatch when the behavior
ends and stop the stopwatch when the behavior begins again. This type of data
is typically reported as an average.
,Example; The time between doing math problems, the time between prosocial
behaviors.
Latency - ANSWER-This is the time from prompt to the start of the behavior. To
take this type of data start the stopwatch when the prompt is given and stop the
stopwatch when the behavior starts. You might want to take this type of data
when there is a delay between the prompts and when the behavior occurs.
Example; The time from a prompt to get dressed to a person getting dressed, the
time from the instruction to begin a math problem to the response.
Discontinuous Measurement - ANSWER-These measurement procedures are
classified as samples of the target behavior, but they do not measure every
instance of a behavior within the entire observation period. These types of
measurement procedures are used when it is too time-consuming to take
continuous measurement data.
What are the 3 types of Discontinuous Measurement? - ANSWER-Partial
interval, whole interval, and momentary time sampling.
Partial Interval - ANSWER-A type of discontinuous measurement that records the
presence or absence of a behavior during a brief interval of time. Intervals are
marked as positive if the target behavior occurred at any time during the interval,
and negative if the target behavior did not occur during the entire interval.
Example; take an interval of 30 seconds and look for hand flapping behavior. You
would mark a positive if the hand flapping behavior occurred at any point during
the 30 second intervals, and a negative if it did not.
Whole interval - ANSWER-A discontinuous measurement procedure that records
the presence or absence of a behavior during the whole interval. Intervals are
marked as a positive if the target behavior occurred during the entire interval, and
a negative if the target behavior stopped at any time during the interval.
Example; if you are doing a 30 second intervals and measuring hand flapping
behavior, you would mark it positive if the hand flapping behavior occurred during
, the entire 30 seconds, or negative if the hand flapping behavior stopped at any
point in time during those 30 seconds.
Momentary Time Sampling - ANSWER-A discontinuous measurement procedure
that records the presence or absence of a behavior at the very end of an interval.
Intervals are marked as a positive if the target behavior occurred at the end of
the interval, or a negative when the target behavior does not occur at the end of
the interval. This procedure is best to do for many clients at the same time.
Example; if a teacher is trying to measure task engagement for a group of
students during a 30 second interval, if the teacher looked up at the students at
the 28 second mark she would mark a positive for those students who are
engaged in their tasks at that point in time and a negative for those students who
were not engaged in their task when she looked up. Regardless of if they were
the entire time.
Permanent Product procedures - ANSWER-This type of recording is not
recording behaviors, but recording the products that the behavior produces.
Example; you could record how many questions a student answered on a
worksheet by simply looking at the worksheet after and counting the problems
completed. Similarly, you could see a clean room as a result of the child cleaning
their room and you would record their behavior as a positive because the end
result is a clean room.
Provide examples of permanent product recordings? - ANSWER-1) How many
items were placed on a shelf
2) how much homework was completed
3) how many bracelets were constructed
4) how many dishes were clean
5) how many scratches a person has.
*this is valid because these are all an after product of a behavior occurring.
How would summarize different types of data? (Frequency, duration, IRT, latency,
and interval data) - ANSWER-1) frequency is summarized as rate over sessions.
2) duration is summarized as total duration over one session.
Continuous Measurement - ANSWER-Measuring each and every instance of
behavior within the entire observation period.
What are the 5 types of continuous measurement? - ANSWER-Frequency, Rate,
Duration, Inter Rate Response (IRR), and Latency.
Frequency - ANSWER-A simple count of the instances of a behavior,
represented by a tally.
Example; how many times did John hit another student? You would tally every
time John hit another student and present the count as a number. John hit
another student five times.
Rate - ANSWER-A frequency count with a time element. This type of continuous
measurement is an important measurement when looking at behaviors which are
frequent and short, like hitting, raising hands, flapping hands, disrupting another
student, yelling.
Example; if you are measuring how many times John hit another student, you
would report this as John hits at the rate of five times per hour.
Duration - ANSWER-How long a Behavior occurs. To take this type of data you
start a stopwatch when the behavior begins and end the stopwatch when the
behavior stops. This data is often reported as an average over time, and is for
behaviors that are long lasting like tantrums, social play, how long it takes a child
to get dressed.
Inter Rate Response (IRT) - ANSWER-This is the observed time between
responses. To take this type of data you start the stopwatch when the behavior
ends and stop the stopwatch when the behavior begins again. This type of data
is typically reported as an average.
,Example; The time between doing math problems, the time between prosocial
behaviors.
Latency - ANSWER-This is the time from prompt to the start of the behavior. To
take this type of data start the stopwatch when the prompt is given and stop the
stopwatch when the behavior starts. You might want to take this type of data
when there is a delay between the prompts and when the behavior occurs.
Example; The time from a prompt to get dressed to a person getting dressed, the
time from the instruction to begin a math problem to the response.
Discontinuous Measurement - ANSWER-These measurement procedures are
classified as samples of the target behavior, but they do not measure every
instance of a behavior within the entire observation period. These types of
measurement procedures are used when it is too time-consuming to take
continuous measurement data.
What are the 3 types of Discontinuous Measurement? - ANSWER-Partial
interval, whole interval, and momentary time sampling.
Partial Interval - ANSWER-A type of discontinuous measurement that records the
presence or absence of a behavior during a brief interval of time. Intervals are
marked as positive if the target behavior occurred at any time during the interval,
and negative if the target behavior did not occur during the entire interval.
Example; take an interval of 30 seconds and look for hand flapping behavior. You
would mark a positive if the hand flapping behavior occurred at any point during
the 30 second intervals, and a negative if it did not.
Whole interval - ANSWER-A discontinuous measurement procedure that records
the presence or absence of a behavior during the whole interval. Intervals are
marked as a positive if the target behavior occurred during the entire interval, and
a negative if the target behavior stopped at any time during the interval.
Example; if you are doing a 30 second intervals and measuring hand flapping
behavior, you would mark it positive if the hand flapping behavior occurred during
, the entire 30 seconds, or negative if the hand flapping behavior stopped at any
point in time during those 30 seconds.
Momentary Time Sampling - ANSWER-A discontinuous measurement procedure
that records the presence or absence of a behavior at the very end of an interval.
Intervals are marked as a positive if the target behavior occurred at the end of
the interval, or a negative when the target behavior does not occur at the end of
the interval. This procedure is best to do for many clients at the same time.
Example; if a teacher is trying to measure task engagement for a group of
students during a 30 second interval, if the teacher looked up at the students at
the 28 second mark she would mark a positive for those students who are
engaged in their tasks at that point in time and a negative for those students who
were not engaged in their task when she looked up. Regardless of if they were
the entire time.
Permanent Product procedures - ANSWER-This type of recording is not
recording behaviors, but recording the products that the behavior produces.
Example; you could record how many questions a student answered on a
worksheet by simply looking at the worksheet after and counting the problems
completed. Similarly, you could see a clean room as a result of the child cleaning
their room and you would record their behavior as a positive because the end
result is a clean room.
Provide examples of permanent product recordings? - ANSWER-1) How many
items were placed on a shelf
2) how much homework was completed
3) how many bracelets were constructed
4) how many dishes were clean
5) how many scratches a person has.
*this is valid because these are all an after product of a behavior occurring.
How would summarize different types of data? (Frequency, duration, IRT, latency,
and interval data) - ANSWER-1) frequency is summarized as rate over sessions.
2) duration is summarized as total duration over one session.
