If you are working with a client that is very physically active, moves quickly, and is aggressive towards himself and others, you should prepare for the session by wearing ____. a. You name badge and lanyard b. Baggy clothing c. Sneakers/tennis shoes d. Jewelry - c. Sneakers/ tennis shoes Which of the following is an example of a stimulus fading procedure? a. Gradually reducing the size of a picture attached to the word, "shoe," in order to teach the learner to say, "shoe," when shown the word. b. Fading reinforcement for accurately reading the word, "shoe" from continuous 1:1 reinforcement to intermittent reinforcement c. Matching the word "shoe" to an identical word, "shoe," repeatedly d. Having the learner randomly choose shoe from a variety of other objects - a. Gradually reducing the size of a picture attached to the word, "shoe," in order to teach the learner to say, "shoe," when shown the word. A stimulus control transfer procedure refers to ____. a. A procedure where reinforcement is gradually thinned and faded away b. A procedure where target responses are taught in their natural environment with naturally occurring reinforcement c. A procedure where one stimulus which controls a certain behavior is paired with another stimulus until the new stimulus gains control over the behavior d. A procedure where learned responses are generalized across different people and places - c. A procedure where one stimulus which controls a certain behavior is paired with another stimulus until the new stimulus gains control over the behavior It is important to share pertinent information with the supervisor about your client, and sometimes necessary to contact your supervisor between scheduled visits if important issues arise. Which of the following should you share with the BCBA immediately? a. The client did not eat his broccoli at lunch b. The client has a slight cough c. The caregiver is consistently forgetting to give the client her medication in the mornings d. The client learned to identify a new body part - c. The caregiver is consistently forgetting to give the client her medication in the mornings Naturalistic teaching strategies typically include ____. a. Using stimuli/teaching materials often found in the natural environment b. Using naturally occurring reinforcement c. Teaching skills in the location/environment where the behaviors typically take place d. All of the above - d. All of the above You are working at a school with one of your clients, and you are collecting data on skill acquisition targets and challenging behaviors. Who are you allowed to share the data with? a. The parents of the other students in the classroom b. The other students in the classroom c. Your program supervisor, the parents of the client, anyone the parents have given written consent to share the information with d. Any of the school staff since the school is paying for your services - c. Your program supervisor, the parents of the client, anyone the parents have given written consent to share the information with You are an RBT working with Marco, one of the clients you assist during community outings. Your BCBA instructs you to take data on Marco staying with his parent during grocery shopping (without wandering away) using a whole interval recording procedure with 1-minute intervals. How would you record the data? a. Record the behavior if Marco stayed with his parent at any time during the time interval b. Record the behavior if Marco stayed with his parent for the entire time interval c. Record the behavior if Marco was with his parent at the end of the interval d. Record the number of times Marco wandered off from his parent that occurred during each interval - b. Record the behavior if Marco stayed with his parent for the entire time interval Robert is implementing a 5-minute DRO (Differential Reinforcement of Other Behaviors) procedure with his client to reduce his pinching behavior. In order to implement DRO correctly, after every 5 minutes that his client does not engage in pinching, Robert should _____. a. Give his client a reinforcer b. Reset the time interval for the next 5 minutes c. Record that no pinching occurred during the interval onto the data sheet d. All of the above - d. All of the above Continuous reinforcement should be used for _____. a. Items that have been mastered and are being generalized to the natural environment b. Items that are mastered and are being maintained c. Teaching new behaviors that are on acquisition d. Items on acquisition and that are mastered - c. Teaching new behaviors that are on acquisition Which of the following is an example of a stimulus control transfer procedure? a. Pairing the instructions, "Make a sandwich," with a video model, then fading the video model until the client can make a sandwich when given the instructions only b. Offering choices of a sandwich or salad for lunch c. Giving praise for making a sandwich within a 5 minute interval d. Having the client discriminate between making a sandwich and making popcorn when given the specific instructions - a. Pairing the instructions, "Make a sandwich," with a video model, then fading the video model until the client can make a sandwich when given the instructions only 11.) The repeated presentation of the same discriminative stimulus is called _____. a. Error correction procedure b. Discrimination training c. Mass trial/ in isolation d. Random rotation - c. Mass trial/ in isolation You recently attended a meeting with the BCBA to discuss your therapy techniques with a client. The BCBA offered several suggestions on how to better and more accurately take data. He instructs you to take data as the behavior occurs, to improve accuracy. The BCBA has come to observe your current session, and among other things, he is going to be looking to see if you are _____. a. Taking trial by trial data as the responses occur b. Taking the data after the session is over, you don't want to waste the client's time c. Taking data at the end of the lesson, as to not stop the flow of learning d. None of the above - a. Taking trial by trial data as the responses occur Keeping learner's information confidential is a legal and ethical responsibility of all RBTs and service providers. Under which of the following circumstances would it be acceptable to breach confidentiality of a learner (disclose learner personal information)? a. You explain to the cashier at the grocery store during a community outing that your client is screaming because he has Down's Syndrome b. You are asked by a parent at the school you are working at to identify the student you are assigned to, so you tell the parent who your client is to calm her concern c. You suspect that a learner is being physically abused by another person d. Your learner approaches a stranger at the mall and takes on of her French fries, so you explain that the individual as ASD and apologizes. - c. You suspect that a learner is being physically abused by another person When preparing to take data on a target behavior, it is important to first identify _____. a. The definition of the behavior b. The type of data collection procedure c. What items are needed to take data (i.e., pencil, clicker, stopwatch) d. All of the above - d. All of the above Claire's therapy team taught her to wash her hands. Three months later, Claire can still wash her hands independently with no prompts, and she does so on her own at appropriate times. Claire's hand washing behavior has been successfully ______. a. Maintained b. Generalized c. Prompted d. Differentially reinforced - c. Maintained