RBT - Registered Behavior Technician Behavior Reduction Test #4 1

Question 1

A behavior that was previously reinforced begins to decrease when reinforcement is withheld. This process is called:

Accepted Answer

Extinction

Answer

Extinction is the procedure of withholding reinforcement for a previously reinforced behavior, which causes the behavior to decrease over time.

Question 2

An RBT is implementing a DRO schedule for a client who hits peers. Under DRO, reinforcement is delivered when:

Accepted Answer

The target behavior does not occur during a specified interval

Answer

Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior (DRO) delivers reinforcement contingent on the absence of the target behavior during a set time interval, regardless of what other behavior occurs.

Question 3

Which behavior reduction procedure involves adding an aversive stimulus contingent on the occurrence of a problem behavior?

Accepted Answer

Positive punishment

Answer

Positive punishment involves presenting (adding) an aversive stimulus following a behavior, which decreases the future likelihood of that behavior.

Question 4

A client frequently screams during transitions between activities. The FIRST step an RBT should take when addressing this behavior is to:

Accepted Answer

Consult the behavior intervention plan developed by the BCBA

Answer

RBTs must follow the behavior intervention plan (BIP) designed by the supervising BCBA. Implementing unsanctioned procedures or making independent clinical decisions falls outside the RBT's scope of practice.

Question 5

During extinction, a sudden temporary increase in the frequency, intensity, or duration of the target behavior is called:

Accepted Answer

An extinction burst

Answer

An extinction burst is the temporary worsening of a target behavior when extinction is first implemented. It is a normal and expected part of the extinction process.

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RBT - Registered Behavior Technician Behavior Reduction Test #4 1