RBT Certification Exam Definitions. Q&A
2023 Update
Graphing Data - Correct Answer:client's name, program information, therapist initials
Probe Data -
... [Show More] Correct Answer:doing one trial to make sure a child can do something (i.e.
spell his or her name) - record yes or no
Reinforcement - Correct Answer:presentation of a reinforcing stimulus or a removal of
an aversive stimulus (contingent on the occurrence of a behavior) resulting in an
increased or maintained rate of the behavior in the future
Intermittent Reinforcement - Correct Answer:periodic reinforcement; subject does not
know when reinforcement will occur for a specific behavior.
Most powerful schedule of reinforcement - Correct Answer:Intermittent Reinforcement
Punishment - Correct Answer:presentation of an aversive stimulus or removal of a
positive reinforcer as a consequence for behavior that reduces the future rate of
behavior
Rate - Correct Answer:a measure, quantity, or frequency, typically one measured
against some other quantity or measure
Positive Reinforcement - Correct Answer:the presentation of a stimulus contingent on
the occurrence of a behavior that results in an increase in the rate of that behavior over
time
Negative Reinforcement - Correct Answer:the increase in rate or future probability of a
behavior that occurs when there is a removal of a reinforcing stimulus contingent on a
response.
Negative Punishment - Correct Answer:the decrease in rate or future probability of a
behavior that occurs when there is a removal of a reinforcing stimulus contingent on a
response
Extinction - Correct Answer:the process by which a behavior reverts to prereinforcement levels; the permanent removal of the reinforcing stimulus
Behavior - Correct Answer:an act that can be clearly defined and observed. Examples
include: laughing, crying, jumping, smiling etc.
Dead man test - Correct Answer:"if a dead man can do it, it ain't behavior, and if a dead
man can't do it, then it is behavior"
Operant conditioning - Correct Answer:conditioning in which the desired behavior or
increasingly closer approximations to it are followed by a rewarding or reinforcing
stimulus
Discrete trial teaching - Correct Answer:a method of teaching in simplified and
structured steps. Instead of teaching an entire skill at once, it is broken down and built
back up using trials that teach one step at a time.
Natural Environment Training (NET) - Correct Answer:when specific skills are worked
on within the context in which they naturally occur.
Partial-interval recording - Correct Answer:a procedure used to record behavior if it
occurs at any point during an interval
Whole-interval recording - Correct Answer:a procedure used to record behavior only if it
consistently occurred the entire interval
____ interval recording underestimates behavior - Correct Answer:Whole-interval
____ interval recording overestimates behavior - Correct Answer:Partial-interval
Momentary time sampling - Correct Answer:a procedure that records behavior only if it
occurs during the last 5 seconds of an interval
Continuous measurement - Correct Answer:measurement conducted in a manner such
that all instances of the response class(es) of interest are detected during the
observation period
Differential reinforcement - Correct Answer:reinforcing a behavior in the presence of
one stimulus while not reinforcing in the presence of another stimulus
Functions of behavior - Correct Answer:refers to the source of environmental
reinforcement for behavior
Social attention - Correct Answer:function of behavior that is motivated by desire for
attention from another person
Tangibles - Correct Answer:function of behavior that is motivated by desire for an object
Escape or Avoidance - Correct Answer:function of behavior that is motivated by desire
to get away from a situation
Sensory Stimulation "Stimming" - Correct Answer:function of behavior that is motivated
by self stimulation --only purpose is as a vehicle for internal pleasure
Mand - Correct Answer:request for reinforcement (verbal, pointing etc)... [Show Less]