RBT Discrete Trial Training Flashcards
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A learner has met mastery criterion on a target skill. What is the RBT's next appropriate step?
Answer: Inform the supervising BCBA and await guidance on next steps
Upon meeting mastery criterion, the RBT reports to the BCBA, who determines whether to move to maintenance, generalization, or a new target.
Which of the following is NOT a component of a discrete trial?
Answer: Functional analysis
A discrete trial consists of the SD, the learner's response, and the consequence; a functional analysis is a separate assessment procedure.
During DTT, 'distractor' stimuli are used primarily to:
Answer: Test whether the learner can discriminate the target stimulus from non-targets
Distractor stimuli are non-target items or SDs presented alongside the target to assess and strengthen stimulus discrimination.
An RBT is using a 'most-to-least' prompting hierarchy. Which sequence is correct?
Answer: Physical → Model → Gesture → Independent
Most-to-least prompting begins with the highest level of support (physical) and systematically fades toward independence.
What is 'stimulus overselectivity' and why is it relevant to DTT?
Answer: Responding to only one feature of a complex stimulus while ignoring others
Stimulus overselectivity occurs when a learner attends to only part of a multi-element stimulus, which can hinder discrimination learning in DTT.
When collecting DTT data, an RBT notices a consistent pattern of correct responses on the first trial but errors on subsequent trials within a session. This pattern may indicate:
Answer: The learner may be responding correctly by chance on the first trial (post-reinforcement error pattern)
A 'first-trial correct, subsequent-trial incorrect' pattern may suggest the learner is cued by session-start novelty rather than the SD, sometimes called a post-reinforcement or session-start error pattern.
Which practice ensures that skills taught in DTT transfer to natural environments?
Answer: Conducting generalization probes across settings, people, and materials
Generalization probes across varied settings, people, and materials are the standard method to confirm and promote transfer of DTT-acquired skills.