Key Concepts in Behavior Analysis for RBT Exam ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Key Concepts in Behavior Analysis for RBT
Exam ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Respondent Behavior - CORRECT ANSWERS Behavior that happens automatically in
response to something. It is NOT learned; it is natural and reflexive.



Respondent Conditioning (Classical Conditioning) - CORRECT ANSWERS Learning
happens when a neutral thing (something that doesn't cause a response at first) starts to cause an
automatic response because it is paired with something that naturally causes that response.



Operant Behavior - CORRECT ANSWERS Behavior that is controlled by consequences
(what happens after the behavior). This is the type of behavior we focus on in ABA!



Motivating Operations (MO) - CORRECT ANSWERS Something that changes how much
a person wants something and how much they will work for it.



Establishing Operation (EO) - CORRECT ANSWERS Increases the value of something.



Abolishing Operation (AO) - CORRECT ANSWERS A type of Motivating Operation that
makes something less valuable or less motivating.



Habituation - CORRECT ANSWERS When a person stops responding to something
because it happens too much.



Pivotal Behavior - CORRECT ANSWERS A behavior that, once learned, helps a person
learn many other behaviors.