Valid data are accurate, representative, ____, and significant

Amy has been biting her fingernails for five years. Her mother applied a terrible tasting medication to her fingernails to discourage her from biting them. So far, the nail biting has not decreased much even with the medication. What's one possible reason?

In teaching echoics, we shape by reinforcing _____ before requiring correct words.

JJ's mother objects to a goal his IEP team recommended (to identify his ABC's) because he has worked on it for 10 consecutive years and has not mastered it. JJ's mother is essentially saying the goal has no:

Nicholas is reinforced for smoothing his sheets, tucking them in, and pulling the comforter up to the top of the bed. His RBT places the pillows. This is an example of teaching bed making via:

The observer is recording data on tangible items (e.g., completed math worksheets) left over in the environment that can be recorded at a later time. What measurement procedure is being described?

Your BCBA determined that attention is maintaining Jack's aggressive behavior. What could extinction look like in this scenario?

A client's family asks you to babysit over the weekend while they go out of town. As an RBT, how should you respond to the parent's request?

When Jessica is working with her client, she ensures she is always providing learning opportunities across different stimuli, various times of the day, incorporating new people, and in teaching in different settings. What is Jessica programming for?

Your client often makes inappropriate jokes at the clinic. You notice that when he does this, most of the kids around start laughing at him, increasing the likelihood that he will continue to make inappropriate jokes in the future. What appears to be the function of this behavior?

Which of the following is the most secure location an RBT can store confidential documents between sessions?

The RBT instructed the learner that it is time to go to the classroom to practice tracing lower case letters. Once seated, the learner engages in elopement each time the RBT presents the instruction "Let's Trace." Based on the scenario and the 4 functions of behavior, what appears to be the function?

Laura the BCBA is working with her client on brushing teeth. She has broken down the complex skill of brushing teeth into smaller, teachable steps to help her client learn this new skill. What teaching procedure is Laura implementing?

A stimulus that signals the availability of reinforcement is defined as a ____ and a stimulus that signals the unavailability of reinforcement is defined as ____.

As an RBT, you can do all of the following, except:

Which of the following illustrates maintaining client dignity?

Josh is an RBT working with a client on hand washing. Hand washing is a complex skill that the client's BCBA has broken up into a sequence of small teachable steps. Josh's BCBA instructs him that the procedure involves Josh prompting all but the last step in the behavior chain, which is performed by the learner, who then receives reinforcement for completing the chain. When the learner shows mastery in performing the last step, Josh will then complete all but the last 2 steps in the behavior chain and reinforcement is delivered. This sequence continues until the learner completes the entire chain independently. This describes what teaching procedure?

This term is used to describe what occurs immediately "after" the behavior:

This type of teaching procedure involves short, quick intervals when learning skills that involve an SD, prompts, responses, and feedback in quick succession. Typically, many trials are run at the table. This describes which teaching procedure:

It is written in the client's behavior intervention plan to implement least to most prompting, but the client's parents specifically state they want you implementing most to least prompting instead. As an RBT, what should you do in this scenario?

Systematically and differentially reinforcing successive approximations to a terminal behavior is defined as:

Emily is working on her client with a new skill which involves emitting one-word mands, specifically requesting "GO" when her client wants to leave a room. The RBT provides reinforcement for every occurrence her client emits the target response. The RBT is implementing:

You are arriving for session and your client's neighbor asks you why you are always at their house every day at 12pm. How should you respond?

Your BCBA is using a differential reinforcement procedure to teach a replacement behavior for a client tantruming during independent seated work. The function of the behavior is escape. What replacement behavior would you be most appropriate to teach in this scenario?

Sydney is working with her client, Jake, on a gross motor imitation target, specifically clapping hands. Jake has independently clapped hands in the past and has imitated peers clapping. Every time Sydney presents the instruction "Do this" and claps her hands, Jake will hold up his hands in front of Sydney staring at her and Sydney always completes the response for him. This illustrates an example of:

The BCBA gave the RBT 10 tasks to have the learner perform to assess whether the learner can perform the tasks or not. This is an example of:

You are working with your client when the client's father informs you he does not want you implementing natural environment teaching, but it is written in the skill acquisition plan to incorporate NET. The father states that from here on out, he only wants you running programs at the table and implementing discrete trial training. What would be the best course of action to take in this scenario?

When preparing for data collection, an RBT should do all of the following except:

Which is an example of reinforcement?

Intermittent reinforcement is typically used to teach new skills while continuous reinforcement is typically used to strengthen and maintain established skills.

An RBT is working with a client whose mother asked her for advice pertaining to their child's diet and supplements they are taking. The client's parent is worries that it is affecting the behavior analytic services being provided. Which best describes the course of action the RBT should take?

Before the onset of services, the BCBA informed the RBT that they conducted an interview with the client's parents and gave them a questionnaire to fill out about their child's preferred activities. This is an example of which functional assessment?

Which of the following illustrates an example of a dual relationship?

The Abscissa refers to which axis on a line graph?

A teacher delivers a student a break from independent seated work after exactly 1 hour since their last break. This is describing what schedule of reinforcement?

Your client has been manding "open door" when wanting to leave the classroom as he cannot reach the door handle. Later at lunch, your client needs help opening his chip bag and says, "open door." Again, you observe your client manding "open door" when needing help opening his water bottle. This is an example of:

Your BCBA instructs you that he/she wants you to record how long your clients' tantrums last. What type of data collection would you use?

Ashley engages in frequent elopement. You are observing Ashley and notice that this behavior typically occurs as soon as she is asked to complete a worksheet at school. The teacher usually responds by telling Ashley "it's okay, you don't have to work on it today." What appears to be the function of Ashley eloping?

Which of the following best illustrates an appropriate example of an RBT communicating to a parent at the end of a session?

This is a program during which the learner earns tokens contingent on appropriate behavior, but also loses 2 tokens contingent on inappropriate behavior:

When receiving feedback as an RBT, you should do which of the following?

Which of the following reflects the main four functions of behavior commonly recognized in applied behavior analysis?

When writing a session note, all of the following are required components except:

Jill yells at loud volumes to get her mother's attention. Her mother reinforces close approximations to low speaking volumes and tapping her to get her attention and ignores the loud volume screams. The process of reinforcing appropriate responses and withholding reinforcement for inappropriate responses is an example of:

You arrive to your client's home for session. At the start of the session, your client's mother informs you that he started a new medication and has been engaging in severe head banging and asks your advice on how to handle this behavior. What should you do in this scenario?

If the child is responding well to ADHD medication, behavioral interventions are not necessary.