RBT Assessment Test #2 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A reinforcer that satisfies a biological need without prior learning is called:
- Conditioned reinforcer
- Generalized reinforcer
- Unconditioned reinforcer (Correct answer)
- Token reinforcer
Correct answer: Unconditioned reinforcer
Unconditioned reinforcers (also called primary or unlearned reinforcers) are stimuli that function as reinforcers without any conditioning history, typically because they satisfy a biological need such as food, water, or warmth.
Question 2: What is the purpose of a written behavior support plan (BSP)?
- To document the client's diagnosis
- To guide consistent implementation of behavior reduction procedures across all team members (Correct answer)
- To bill insurance for services
- To schedule caregiver training sessions
Correct answer: To guide consistent implementation of behavior reduction procedures across all team members
A BSP provides detailed, written instructions so that all team members implement behavior reduction and skill acquisition programs in a consistent manner. Consistency across implementers is essential to effective behavior change.
Question 3: When a behavior no longer produces the reinforcer that previously maintained it, the procedure is called:
- Punishment
- Satiation
- Extinction (Correct answer)
- Response cost
Correct answer: Extinction
Extinction is the discontinuation of reinforcement for a previously reinforced behavior, which results in a decrease in the future frequency of that behavior. It is commonly combined with reinforcement of alternative behaviors for best results.
Question 4: Which of the following describes a ratio strain?
- Providing reinforcement too frequently
- Thinning a reinforcement schedule too quickly, causing performance to break down (Correct answer)
- Using too many different reinforcers
- Implementing an interval schedule incorrectly
Correct answer: Thinning a reinforcement schedule too quickly, causing performance to break down
Ratio strain occurs when the reinforcement schedule is thinned too rapidly, resulting in a decrease in responding or behavioral breakdowns. Schedule thinning should be done gradually to prevent ratio strain and maintain responding.
Question 5: In discrete trial training (DTT), the intertrial interval (ITI) refers to:
- The time between the SD and the response
- The brief pause between the end of one trial and the beginning of the next (Correct answer)
- The time allotted for the client to respond
- The duration of reinforcement delivery
Correct answer: The brief pause between the end of one trial and the beginning of the next
The intertrial interval is the brief pause between consecutive trials in DTT. It prevents the previous trial's consequence from acting as an antecedent for the next trial and gives the client a moment to reset before the next SD is presented.
Question 6: An RBT should implement programs ONLY as:
- The RBT sees fit based on experience
- Directed by the client's parents
- Designed and approved by the supervising BCBA (Correct answer)
- Described in the diagnostic report
Correct answer: Designed and approved by the supervising BCBA
RBTs operate under the close, ongoing supervision of a BCBA or BCaBA. They must implement programs exactly as designed by the supervising BCBA and should not make independent modifications to treatment plans.
RBT Assessment Test #2 3
A reinforcer that satisfies a biological need without prior learning is called: