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Role of an RBT
Ans: - deliver discrete trial instruction and incidental teaching
- record data
- implement behavior intervention by BCBA
Can an RBT practice independently of BCBA?
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Ans: No, a RBT cannot practice independently of a BCBA
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Rate
Ans: total count per unit of time
Duration
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Ans: time from when the behavior begins and ends
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Latency
Ans: the time between the presentation of a stimulus and the
occurrence of a behavior
Continuous Recording Method
Ans: latency, duration, rate
Whole Interval Recording
Ans: behavior must occur for the entire interval to be recorded
Looking for behavior increase using which kind of recording?
Ans: whole interval recording
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Partial Interval Recording
Ans: when a behavior must occur at least once during an interval to be
recorded
Looking for behavior decrease using which kind of recording?
Ans: partial interval recording
Inter-response time recording
Ans: time between the end of one instance of the behavior and the
beginning of the next occurrence of behavior
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Momentary Time Sampling
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Ans: records whether the target behavior is occurring at the moment
that each time interval ends
Reinforcer
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Ans: any stimulus or event that functions to increase the likelihood of
the behavior that led to it
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primary reinforcer example
Ans: any reinforcer that is naturally reinforcing by meeting a basic
biological need, such as food, water, warmth
secondary reinforcer example
Ans: any reinforcer that becomes reinforcing after being paired with a
primary reinforcer, such as praise, tokens, or gold stars
positive reinforcement
Ans: the reinforcement of a response by the addition or experiencing of
a pleasurable stimulus
differential reinforcement
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Ans: reinforcing a desired replacement behavior with withholding or
masking reinforcement for an undesirable stereotypic behavior
negative reinforcement
Ans: the reinforcement of a response by the removal, escape from, or
avoidance of an unpleasant stimulus
social reinforcement
Ans: when a behavior produces a reinforcing consequence through the
actions of another person such as praise, attention, approval, and /or
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affection from others
Social Positive Reinforcement
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Ans: adding something
Social Negative Reinforcement
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Ans: taking away
Punisher
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Ans: any stimulus or event that functions to decrease the likelihood of
the behavior that led to it
Stimulus
Ans: a signal to which an organism responds
ABC recording
Ans: The preferred method to use for behavioral assessment to
determine which behavior to target for change is:
ABC stands for
Ans: - Antecedent