RBT - Registered Behavior Technician Discrete Trial Teaching Methods 1

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of the inter-trial interval (ITI) in discrete trial teaching?

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To provide a brief pause between trials so the client can reset attention before the next SD

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To give the RBT time to consult the behavior intervention plan

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To allow the client to choose the next activity

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To signal that the session is ending soon

Question 2

An RBT begins teaching a child to name pictures by fully completing the response for the child, then later using a gesture toward the correct answer, and eventually giving no assistance at all. This progression describes which teaching procedure?

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Prompt fading

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Shaping

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Chaining

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Extinction

Question 3

During a discrete trial, a client responds incorrectly. The RBT calmly says 'No,' pauses briefly, then re-presents the same SD paired with a physical prompt to ensure the client practices the correct response. What procedure is this?

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Error correction

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Differential reinforcement

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Planned ignoring

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Stimulus fading

Question 4

Which of the following BEST describes 'massed trials' in discrete trial teaching?

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Presenting the same SD repeatedly in succession before moving to another target

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Presenting multiple different targets in random rotation within one session

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Spreading practice of a single target across many short sessions throughout the day

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Running trials without a defined consequence to assess baseline performance

Question 5

An RBT marks a '+' for each correct unprompted response and a '−' for each incorrect or prompted response on a trial-by-trial data sheet. What is the PRIMARY reason for collecting this data?

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To track the client's progress toward mastery criteria and inform programming decisions

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To document the RBT's level of effort during the session

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To determine the client's preferred reinforcers

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To satisfy administrative paperwork requirements only

Question 6

A client has mastered identifying animals during structured DTT at a table. The RBT then asks the client to identify animals in a book in a different room with a different adult present. This practice is designed to promote which concept?

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Generalization

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Extinction

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Shaping

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Backward chaining