This signals that reinforcement is available:

You are reinforcing your kiddo for sitting with a calm body in circle time on an average of every 3 minutes. What reinforcement schedule are you using?

Your goal is for your kid to say the word “daddy.” You give reinforcement for your kiddo first saying “da” then “dada” then finally “daddy.” This is an example of…

Which of the following is the best example of maintaining client dignity:

You’re about to start a session with a client. What do you need to do to be sure you’re ready to have a successful session (at the very minimum)?

What occurs before the behavior?

You and your friends are setting off fireworks for July 4th. You want to see the length of time it takes to set off one firework after the last one went off. What would be the best measurement to use to track this?

Which antecedent increases or decreases the value of a consequence?

You are recording the time it takes from the presentation of the stimulus to the response. What is this?

You are asked to assist your BCBA with a new client assessment. Your BCBA starts asking the patient things like "What sound does a dog make?" "What is 2+2?" "What's your name?" What most likely explains what your BCBA is doing?

Tommy makes noises during class. His teacher normally tells him to quiet down. He continues making noises. She has decided she is no longer going to say anything when Tommy makes noises, but now Tommy is making noises more frequently and louder. Which best describes the change in behavior?

A skill acquisition plan contains several essential components. First, a skill must be identified. Then a goal is created to address the skill. Next, a measurement procedure is identified to record data. What is the next step in a skill acquisition plan?

Which does not accurately represent extinction?

Which of the following best describes permanent product?

You are instructed to observe a client for 60 minutes, using partial interval recording on nail biting in 5-minute intervals. How would you take this data?

You work with a client three hours per day. During those hours, your client consistently engages in verbal stereotypy. Your BCBA wants to implement a differential reinforcement procedure. She instructs you to reinforce the client whenever they are not engaged in verbal stereotypy. What type of differential reinforcement is this?

The number of holes in the wall after a behavior has occurred refers to what measurement of behavior?

Which measurement system in Applied Behavior Analysis captures every instance that a behavior occurs?

RBTs are required to receive monthly supervision from a supervisor that is an approved provider of supervision. If you give 100 hours of direct therapy in one month, what is the minimum amount of supervision hours you would need to meet requirements?

You have started a new diet where you are trying to eat healthier, but on Saturdays you allow yourself to go to Krispy Kreme and eat two hot and fresh donuts. On Saturday morning, you wake up and drive to Krispy Kreme. The “hot and fresh” sign is on so you go inside and order two hot and fresh donuts. What is the SD for hot and fresh donuts in this example?

You work with an older patient who wants to learn how to shop for their own groceries. The patient is able to make a list and locate the items, but struggles using the self-checkout machines. The patient can scan the items, put them in the bag, and run their credit card but sometimes forgets what button to push before running the card, how to complete the transaction, and to grab the bags at the end. When you work with this patient you let them do the check-out process independently and only prompt the steps the patient has trouble with. What kind of task chain teaching is this?

Jim goes out to eat with his family, but is unable to order off the menu. His therapist starts working at home with him on picking items off a menu, looking at prices, and communicating his selection with a waiter. The next time Jim goes to the restaurant with his family, he is able to order a hamburger for himself. What did Jim exhibit at the restaurant?

Which of the following is an example of a mand?

A little boy walks with his mom into school and when he arrives in his classroom, he points to his teacher and says “This is Ms. Smith.” What verbal operant is this?

Tommy walks up to Sally and says “Hey, do you know the time?” and Sally responds, “It is 3 o’clock!” Sally’s verbal behavior, in this instance, would best be described using which verbal operant?

Tim’s gas light comes on so he knows he will need gas soon. He sees a sign for a gas station. In the past, gas has usually been available when Tim sees a sign for a gas station. What serves as the SD in this situation?

Samantha collected the total number of times Edward slapped the table over three separate 1 hour observation periods. Afterwards, she calculated the total number of times Edward slapped the table per hour.

DISCONTINUOUS data collection records a sample of behavior, not an exact record of each instance of behavior. Of the following, which are examples of discontinuous data collection?

Choose the best definition for differential reinforcement, from the choices below:

Which of the following is an example of MASS TRIALS?

Sal goes to his job every day, getting a paycheck every 2 weeks. Day in, day out, Sal goes in to work, earning his money and steadily accruing cash. If he misses a day, there is a small deduction in his salary for the "time missed" and he also loses money on commissions he could have earned that day, so Sal never misses a day - it's important to him to maximize the money he earns! He spends the money on gadgets and has a snazzy top-of-the-line phone, which he is constantly bragging about to his friends. What might be the function of the client's going to work behavior?

Which of the following are examples of verbal behavior?

Which of the following would be best at tracking frequency?

You are recording how long it takes for your patient to get dressed in the morning. What type of data are you recording?

Billy’s mom gave him a list of items to buy at the grocery store. When she got home, Billy’s mom checked to make sure he had bought all the items on the list. What type of data collection is this?

What is your primary role as an RBT?

Every 6 months Miranda receives a bottle of wine from her boss. When her siblings come to visit, they drink all the wine that Miranda has received. Before the next time that her siblings arrive for a visit, Miranda hides the bottles of wine. What type of intervention did Miranda implement?

Jen’s husband golfs every Sunday, but when he comes home he leaves his muddy shoes in the middle of the floor. Jen decides she will now give verbal attention when he puts his shoes away in the closet and ignore him when he leaves his muddy shoes in the middle of the floor. What procedure is she using?

You work with a client four times a week for two hours each session. During your session, you take frequency data on your client’s screaming behavior. Last week, your client screamed 4 times during session 1, 8 times during session 2, 6 times during session 3, and 10 times during session 4. What was the rate of screaming per hour for session 3?

Sarah collected the time it took her father to finish doing the dishes after dinner, measuring from the onset of washing (putting soap on the first dish) till the offset of washing (drying and putting away the last dish). What was she measuring?

Samantha collected the total number of times Edward slapped the table and said "Well how about that!" during Thanksgiving dinner.

Samantha collected the total number of times Edward slapped the table over three separate 1 hour observation periods. Afterwards, she calculated the total number of times Edward slapped the table per hour.

What type of differential reinforcement procedure involves reinforcing a behavior that is physically impossible to perform simultaneously with some other, non-preferred response?

A free operant preference assessment is...

Food, water, breathable air and any other stimuli that are necessary for life are what types of ________ reinforcement?

A client and her therapist Jane are playing together with a giant Jigsaw puzzle on the rug. Another therapist walks into the room and asks Jane a question, and Jane turns away from her client and answers. The client hits Jane. Later that day, while eating lunch, Jane and her client are making a game out of counting the fruit loops on her plate. Jane's supervisor walks in and asks Jane some questions. Again, Jane's client begins to hit her. What might be the function of Jane's client's behavior?

Sam scratches a bug bite, producing relief (at least momentarily) from the itchiness. What function does this example most closely exemplify?

Rebecca measures the amount of time it takes for her patient to cross the street once the sign changes from "DON'T WALK" to "WALK."

Which of the following is deemed acceptable when it comes to avoiding dual relationships?

The one time you should violate confidentiality is ________.

If a Behavior Technician watched Jimmy for 5 minute periods and recorded if he were humming for ANY part of that 5 minutes period, she would be using:

Jake yelled when he wanted music turned off and his parents would turn it off. One day, his parents decided to ignore the yelling. Jake’s yelling initially increased then decreased over the next couple days as they continued to ignore. What occurred?

Every 10 minutes, Johnny is rewarded with a gummy if he did not throw his toys. This is an example of which differential reinforcement procedure?

Behavior definitions must be both…

Which type of chaining results in the learner being reinforced after they perform the final step in the chain?

When deciding what mands to teach you should…

Which of the following could be a motivating operation?

Ratio schedules are based on ____ and interval schedules are based on ____.

Which of the following is backwards chaining?

James is reaching for a gummy worm you have in your hand, and he isn’t saying, “Gummy.” What is the most intrusive prompt you can give?

Find the best definition for hitting

When you observed Sally, she kicked 7 times. Your observation was from 1pm to 3pm. Sally’s kicking rate per hour is

Once pairing has taken place, the teacher can become a _____ reinforcer.

How can you tell if an item functioned as a reinforcer?

Breaking a complex skill into smaller, teachable units is the definition of…

In this type of prompt, you assist a learner to complete a task by placing your hand on their elbow

It is ok to have all of my BCBA supervision be done in a group setting, as long as I exceed the required 5%

Your client is learning to wash hands independently. When it’s time to get soap, you point to the soap, the client does not respond, so you nudge their elbow toward the soap and they get it successfully. What do you record for “get soap”?

If a client can perform a skill in a different context then it was taught, that skill has...

Momentary time sampling is...

Another name for conditioned reinforcement is primary reinforcer..

Reinforcement is delivered on average every 2 minutes in which the behaviors occur. What reinforcement schedule is this?