RBT Credential
RBT (Registered Behavior Technician) - answer A paraprofessional who practices
under a BCBA or BCaBA
What is the primary responsibility of the RBT? - answerThe direct implementation of
treatment plans developed by the BCBA or BCaBA
RBT Task List - answer1.Measurement
2. Assessment
3. Skill Acquisition
4. Behavior Reduction
5. Documenting and Reporting
6. Professional Conduct and Scope of Practice
What is the BACB? - answerBehavior Analyst Certification Board; the organization that
confers certification and credentialing to all 3 levels of practitioners (BCBA, BCaBA,
RBT)
The Hierarchy of Credentialing - answerBCBA - Board Certified Behavior Analyst;
graduate certification
BCaBA - Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst; undergrad certification
RBT - Registered Behavior Technician; paraprofessional who practices under BCBA or
BCaBA
What percent of an RBT's hours must be supervised by a BCBA/BCaBA? - answer5%
What is ABA? - answerOne of the only research based methods for the treatment of
behavior in Autism; aims to improve clients' life by increasing prosocial behaviors and
decreasing maladaptive behaviors
Characteristics of ABA - answer1. Applied
2. Behavioral
3. Analytic
4. Technological
5. Conceptually Systematic
6. Effective
7. Generality
Characteristics: Applied - answerABA is used to make improvements that are socially
significant in clients' daily lives.
, Characteristics: Behavioral - answerThe subject of ABA therapy must be the exact
observable behavior targeted for change.
Characteristic: Analytic - answerTreatment must based off of observable and repeatable
methods and demonstrate functional relationships.
Characteristics: Technological - answerProcedures must be identified and described
with detail and clarity so that any reader has the ability to replicate the application with
the same results.
Characteristics: Conceptually Systematic - answerProcedures must be based around
evidence-based methods.
Characteristics: Effective - answerTreatments must be shown to produce significant
positive change in subject's life.
Characteristics: Generality - answerThe behavior changed by the procedure must be
able to last over time and be applied to multiple socially appropriate situations.
Reinforcement - answerThe addition or removal of a stimulus following a behavior that
INCREASES the probability that the behavior will be repeated.
Punishment - answerThe addition or removal of a stimulus following a behavior that
DECREASES the probability that the behavior will be repeated.
Motivating Operation - answerAn environmental variable that alters the reinforcing or
punishing aspect of a stimulus/object/event OR alters the frequency of all behavior
reinforced or punished by that stimulus/object/behavior.
Stimulus Control - answerA situation where the frequency/duration/severity of behavior
is altered by the presence or absence of an antecedent stimulus.
Operant Conditioning - answerThe basic principle of learning of which behavior is
controlled by consequences. Key concepts in operant conditioning are positive
reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment and negative punishment.
Schedules of Reinforcement - answerRules specifying environmental arrangements and
response conditions for reinforcement.
2 Categories of Schedules of Reinforcement - answer1. Continuous - reinforcement is
given after every correct response
2. Intermittent - not continuous
4 Types of Intermittent Schedules of Reinforcement - answer1. Fixed-Ratio (FR) -
reinforcement given after a constant or "fixed" number of correct responses
RBT (Registered Behavior Technician) - answer A paraprofessional who practices
under a BCBA or BCaBA
What is the primary responsibility of the RBT? - answerThe direct implementation of
treatment plans developed by the BCBA or BCaBA
RBT Task List - answer1.Measurement
2. Assessment
3. Skill Acquisition
4. Behavior Reduction
5. Documenting and Reporting
6. Professional Conduct and Scope of Practice
What is the BACB? - answerBehavior Analyst Certification Board; the organization that
confers certification and credentialing to all 3 levels of practitioners (BCBA, BCaBA,
RBT)
The Hierarchy of Credentialing - answerBCBA - Board Certified Behavior Analyst;
graduate certification
BCaBA - Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst; undergrad certification
RBT - Registered Behavior Technician; paraprofessional who practices under BCBA or
BCaBA
What percent of an RBT's hours must be supervised by a BCBA/BCaBA? - answer5%
What is ABA? - answerOne of the only research based methods for the treatment of
behavior in Autism; aims to improve clients' life by increasing prosocial behaviors and
decreasing maladaptive behaviors
Characteristics of ABA - answer1. Applied
2. Behavioral
3. Analytic
4. Technological
5. Conceptually Systematic
6. Effective
7. Generality
Characteristics: Applied - answerABA is used to make improvements that are socially
significant in clients' daily lives.
, Characteristics: Behavioral - answerThe subject of ABA therapy must be the exact
observable behavior targeted for change.
Characteristic: Analytic - answerTreatment must based off of observable and repeatable
methods and demonstrate functional relationships.
Characteristics: Technological - answerProcedures must be identified and described
with detail and clarity so that any reader has the ability to replicate the application with
the same results.
Characteristics: Conceptually Systematic - answerProcedures must be based around
evidence-based methods.
Characteristics: Effective - answerTreatments must be shown to produce significant
positive change in subject's life.
Characteristics: Generality - answerThe behavior changed by the procedure must be
able to last over time and be applied to multiple socially appropriate situations.
Reinforcement - answerThe addition or removal of a stimulus following a behavior that
INCREASES the probability that the behavior will be repeated.
Punishment - answerThe addition or removal of a stimulus following a behavior that
DECREASES the probability that the behavior will be repeated.
Motivating Operation - answerAn environmental variable that alters the reinforcing or
punishing aspect of a stimulus/object/event OR alters the frequency of all behavior
reinforced or punished by that stimulus/object/behavior.
Stimulus Control - answerA situation where the frequency/duration/severity of behavior
is altered by the presence or absence of an antecedent stimulus.
Operant Conditioning - answerThe basic principle of learning of which behavior is
controlled by consequences. Key concepts in operant conditioning are positive
reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment and negative punishment.
Schedules of Reinforcement - answerRules specifying environmental arrangements and
response conditions for reinforcement.
2 Categories of Schedules of Reinforcement - answer1. Continuous - reinforcement is
given after every correct response
2. Intermittent - not continuous
4 Types of Intermittent Schedules of Reinforcement - answer1. Fixed-Ratio (FR) -
reinforcement given after a constant or "fixed" number of correct responses
