Behavior Analysis and Data Collection Best Practices, Exams of Nursing

Download Behavior Analysis and Data Collection Best Practices and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! RBT Practice Exam1Latest Questions with Answers Latest Update 2023-2024 You are working with an individual in a work placement at a grocery store and taking data on his target behaviors. What do you need to consider regarding data collection to maintain the individual's right to confidentiality? a. Do not use the individuals name when documenting notes or data b. Keep all data sheets and documentation on you at all times and avoid leaving them ion a public area c. Remove all identifying information from the data sheets, including name, diagnosis, of the name title discloses diagnostic information d. All of the above - Correct answer d. All of the above If you are planning to count the number of times that John spits during group meeting, which item is not necessary to help you with the data collection? a. Ruler b. Data Sheet c. Pen/Pencil or clicker d. Calculator - Correct answer a. ruler You are working at a school with one of your clients, and you are collecting data on skill acquisition targets and challenging behaviors. Who are you allowed to share the data with? a. The parents of the other students in the classroom b. The other students in the classroom c. Your program supervisor, the parent of the client, anyone the parents have given written consent to share the information with d. Any of the school staff since the school is paying for your services - Correct answer c. Your program supervisor, the parent of the client, anyone the parents have given written consent to share the information with P a g e 1 | 23 You work with a client and his parent's private health insurance pays for his treatment. The school district has contacted you to ask about the client's behaviors at home. What do you need to be sure you have before you speak to them? a. The ability to bill for the time to talk to the district b. The phone number to call them back c. The appropriate authorization to talk to the district (i.e. HIPAA Forms) and authorization from your program supervisor d. Nothing, you can speak to them because they also work with your client. - Correct answer c. The appropriate authorization to talk to the district (i.e. HIPAA Forms) and authorization from your program supervisor The data you have taken to track a client's dressing skills is being reviewed at the meeting you are having with the BCBA. The BCBA states that this is not the data she is looking for and informs you of how she would like the data taken. You should ____? a. Talk to the other therapists and tell them that you were reprimanded by the BCBA and they should do it the way you are since it is more effective b. Do not change how you take the data, since you have always taken data in that way and it is how you were trained c. Follow the way the BCBA is currently showing you and if you have additional questions ask the BCBA d. Speak to the other therapists to see how they are taking the data and do as they do. - Correct answer c. Follow the way the BCBA is currently showing you and if you have additional questions ask the BCBA You are instructed to observe a client for 60 minutes, using partial interval recording on nail biting in 5-minute intervals. How would you take this data? a. Mark it if the nail biting occurred anytime within each 5-minute interval b. Mark it only if nail biting occurred for the entire 5-minute interval c. Mark it only if the behavior occurred at the end of each 5-minute interval P a g e 2 | 23 sandwich," with a video model, then fading the video model until the client can make a sandwich when given the instructions only Niko's spitting is maintained by escape from demands and tasks. An appropriate replacement behavior for Niko's spitting would be_____ a. Teaching Niko to spit in a cup b. Teaching Niko to say, "Can we talk?" c. Teaching Niko to sit nicely d. Teaching Niko to request for a break - Correct answer d. Teaching Niko to request for a break When preparing for a session, the RBT should______. a. Review previous notes from other staff working with the client b. Review the BCBA's notes since your last session c. Collect the stimuli needed to complete the skill acquisition plan d. All of the above - Correct answer d. All of the above Which of the following is likely a conditioned reinforcer? a. A movie b. Warmth c. A drink d. Food - Correct answer a. A movie Skill repertoire building is when instructors modify antecedents and consequences to ____ learning of new skills. Behavior management is when instructors modify antecedents and consequences to ____ challenging behaviors. a. Stop; start b. Increase; decrease c. Decrease; increase d. Start; stop - Correct answer b. Increase; decrease P a g e 5 | 23 Extinction is best described as _____. a. Removing reinforcement from a learner upon the occurrence of a particular behavior b. Ignoring the learner for a set period of time following the occurrence of a particular behavior c. No longer providing reinforcement for a particular behavior when it occurs d. None of the above - Correct answer c. No longer providing reinforcement for a particular behavior when it occurs When inputting a data point on a behavioral graph, it is important to ____. a. Record the date of the observation b. Connect the data to the previous point on the graph in the same condition with a straight line c. Record the initials of the staff member/observer d. All of the above - Correct answer d. All of the above At first, Joshua was not interested in earning stickers for engaging in appropriate play activities. However, after stickers were paired with the delivery of oher reinforcers such as pretzels and social praise, Joshua is now motivated to earn stickers. In this example, a sticker would be considered to be a/an ________. a. Conditioned reinforcer b. Unconditioned reinforcer c. Conditioned punisher d. Unconditioned punisher - Correct answer a. Conditioned reinforcer A BCBA needs to conduct a formal assessment on a client, but suspects the client will have difficulty with motivation and will engage in problem behavior during the process. The BCBA could ____. a. Have the RBT conduct the assessment b. Have an RBT attend the assessment to manage these areas c. Talk with the client beforehand and tell the client not to engage in the problem behavior P a g e 6 | 23 d. Talk with the parents of the client and let them know if their child does not behave, the assessment cannot be completed - Correct answer b. Have an RBT attend the assessment to manage these areas Jessica, an RBT, notices marks on the back and legs of her student. The student tells her that the marks are from the other day when her step-father got mad. What should Jessica do? a. Ask the other staff working with the child if they have noticed anything or think that the client is being abused b. Immediately set up a phone call with the mother and step-father to investigate what happened c. Call the local child protective services agency to report the information as soon as possible d. Do nothing as the client has been known to exaggerate and make up stories in the past - Correct answer c. Call the local child protective services agency to report the information as soon as possible Which is the most complete definition of behavior? a. When a person engages in a destructive action b. Anything a person says or does c. Any socially inappropriate action a person engages in d. Any socially appropriate action a person engages in - Correct answer b. Anything a person says or does As an RBT you can assist the BCBA in training other people that are important to the client's program. Which of the following is NOT an appropriate way to assist the BCBA in training others? a. Collecting data on caregiver performance b. Demonstrating skills for other people to learn from c. Creating new lessons to meeting the training goals P a g e 7 | 23 d. All of the above - Correct answer c. Social positive reinforcement (attention and access to tangible), social negative reinforcement (escape), and automatic reinforcement. Claire's therapy team taught her to wash her hands. Three months later, Claire can still wash her hands independently with no prompts, and she does so on her own at appropriate times. Claire's hand washing behavior has been successfully___. a. Maintained b. Generalized c. Prompted d. Differentially reinforced - Correct answer a. Maintained When preparing to take data on a target behavior, it is important to first identify___. a. The definition of the behavior b. The type of data collection procedure c. What items are needed to take data (i.e. pencil, clicker, stopwatch) d. All of the above - Correct answer d. All of the above When updating a caregiver, parent or grandparent regarding how the client performed during a session, it is important to _____? a. Balance out difficult feedback with positive feedback b. Discuss in length the challenging behaviors of the client during the session so that the parent can adequately discipline the child afterwards c. Only share positive information; they are dealing with difficult things outside of session and do not need to be further burden d. Not share with the caregiver how the session was, as you are not the supervisor of the program - Correct answer a. Balance out difficult feedback with positive feedback Jordan is learning to read color words, such as brown, red and purple. His teacher wants to use a stimulus fading procedure to help him learn the targets. Which of the following is an example of a stimulus fading procedure? P a g e 10 | 23 a. Writing the word "red" in black ink with a thick red border, which is gradually faded to thinner border and eventually removed b. Placing a red square underneath the word "red", and gradually lightening the shade of the red square until it is completely c. Having pictures of red items drawn next to the word, "red" on an index card and gradually removed from the card one at a time d. All of the above - Correct answer d. All of the above The repeated presentation of the same discriminative stimulus is called ___. a. Error correction procedure b. Discrimination training c. Mass trial/in isolation d. Random rotation - Correct answer c. Mass trial/ in isolation All of these are methods for establishing chains of behavior except a. Backward chaining b. Total task presentation c. Semi-task presentation d. Forward chaining - Correct answer c. Semi-task presentation When working on a new morning routine, Giana engages in high levels of tantrum behavior. As a consequence, each time Giana engages in tantrum behavior you immediately place her in time-out for a brief period and then return back to the morning routine. This goes on for some time. What is a possible reason why time-out may not be reducing the tantrum behavior? a. Giana does not find the time-out location to be reinforcing b. The therapist is different throughout the week, but they each follow the behavior plan c. Giana is getting to escape the routine and is not engaged in a reinforcing activity prior to the time-out procedure d. All of the above - Correct answer c. Giana is getting to escape the routine and is not engaged in a reinforcing activity prior to the time-out procedure P a g e 11 | 23 The program supervisor asks the RBT to sign a timesheet. The RBT notices that the timesheet is wrong because she has never worked with that particular learner. She tells the program supervisor that there must have been a mistake. The program supervisor tells the RBT, "That's okay, you should just sign it anyway, that is the only way we will get paid." The most ethical choice for the RBT is to ______. a. Follow the instructions of her supervisor and sign the timesheet because her supervisor told her to b. Sign the timesheet but do not use her full name c. Not sign the timesheet d. Not sign the timesheet and report her program supervisor because this is fraudulent - Correct answer d. Not sign the timesheet and report her program supervisor because this is fraudulent Tito engages in slapping behavior when presented with instructions during learning activities. The behavior has been determined to be maintained by escape from demands. The behavior intervention plan indicates that the therapists will teach Tito to sign the word "break" so that he can get what he needs without slapping. Extinction is to be used as an intervention when slapping occurs. You present the instruction for a learning activity and Tito slaps you. Which best explains how you would implement the intervention? a. Block the slapping behavior with your hand, provide the instruction "hands down," and continue the learning activity. b. Provide Tito with a break since one is clearly needed c. Reinforce Tito for not engaging in slapping for designated periods of time. When slapping does occur, ignore the behavior d. Continue presenting the instruction and do not respond to the slapping behavior - Correct answer d. Continue presenting the instruction and do not respond to the slapping behavior P a g e 12 | 23 c. During which activities and times of day does Miguel hit the most often d. All of the above - Correct answer d. All of the above Typically, _____ reinforcement is used to strengthen a new behavior that is being acquired by a client, and ______ reinforcement is used to maintain a skill once it has been learned. a. Effective / ineffective b. Positive / negative c. Continuous / intermittent d. Natural / unnatural - Correct answer c. Continuous / intermittent Before you start your session, you ask your client if he wants to work for the opportunity to play a game or if he wants to work for video game time. Asking him what he wants to earn is called ______. a. A preference assessment b. Reinforcement c. Discrimination training d. Assessment indication - Correct answer a. A preference assessment When teaching a lesson that includes a behavior chain, a ____ data sheet may be used to record complete and accurate data. a. A-B-C data sheet b. Discrete trial c. Scatter plot d. Task analysis - Correct answer d. Task analysis A client has mastered following the instruction, "Hang up your coat," when asked to do this by the RBT. In order to teach the client to respond to this instruction with the parent, the RBT and the parent pair themselves together while the RBT gives the instruction, and eventually the parent takes over giving the instruction with the RBT present. This is an example of _____. P a g e 15 | 23 a. Unconditioned reinforcement b. Punishment c. Token economy d. Stimulus control transfer procedure - Correct answer d. Stimulus control transfer procedure If you are working with a client that is very physically active, moves quickly, and is aggressive towards himself and others, you should prepare for the session by wearing ____. a. Your name bade and lanyard b. Baggy clothing c. Sneakers/ tennis shoes d. Jewelry - Correct answer c. Sneakers/ tennis shoes Paul engages in eloping (running away) to escape when difficult or non-preferred tasks are given to him. His team has implemented antecedent changes by giving him frequent breaks throughout the day and mixing in easy task with difficult tasks. They have also adjusted the consequences by bringing him back to the area and not allowing him to escape the task by ending it. What else is needed in order for these interventions to be considered a COMPLETE behavior intervention plan? a. Discrimination training b. Chaining c. A replacement behavior to give Paul a more appropriate way to access breaks or escape d. None of the above - Correct answer c. A replacement behavior to give Paul a more appropriate way to access breaks or escape After your session, the caregivers of your client asks to talk to you. They ask you how much longer your client will need behavioral therapy. You should ____. a. Tell them you will go home and research the answer to their question b. Tell them you will have the BCBA contact you to discuss that question P a g e 16 | 23 c. Tell them that with your experience, you think two more years of intense therapy and the client will be done d. Tell them that you think the client is done now and they should discontinue services - Correct answer b. Tell them you will have the BCBA contact you to discuss that question "Visual representations that displays a comparison of one or more sets of data over a period of time," best define _____. a. Discrimination b. Graphs c. Visual prompting strategies d. Discriminative stimulus - Correct answer b. Graphs Sergio is an RBT working with several clients in a clinic setting. The families of two of his clients, Henry and Sam, know each other and often spend time together socially. One day Sergio is working in a social skills group at the clinic with both of the clients. Afterward, Henry's mother approaches Sergio and asks how the session went, for both Henry and Sam. What is Sergio allowed to discuss with Henry's mother? a. Sergio can discuss both Henry and Sam since the families are connected socially b. Sergio can only discuss matters concerning Henry, since it would be a violation of confidentiality to discuss Sam with another parent c. Sergio should not discuss anything related to either Henry or Sam since he is not the teacher or supervisor d. None of the above - Correct answer b. Sergio can only discuss matters concerning Henry, since it would be a violation of confidentiality to discuss Sam with another parent A behavior chain is best defined as _____. a. The systematic reinforcement of successive approximations of a target behavior while no longer providing reinforcement for previous approximations b. The repeated presentation of one stimulus over consecutive trials c. Teaching discrimination between two or more stimuli P a g e 17 | 23 A motivating operation (MO) is _____. a. The outcome that immediately follows the learner's response b. An antecedent condition that momentarily affects the value of an item and affects the likelihood that behaviors which have produced that item in the past will occur c. The procedure of providing consequences for a behavior that increases or maintains the strength of that behavior d. The time between the end of one trial and the start of the next - Correct answer b. An antecedent condition that momentarily affects the value of an item and affects the likelihood that behaviors which have produced that item in the past will occur The skill acquisition plan for the lesson teaching toileting says that each of the staff should be sure to have a digital timer ready in the bathroom. The skill acquisition plan also mentions that Bob prefers wet wipes over actual toilet paper when having a bowel movement. What should you be prepared for when the toilet training lesson arises in your session with Bob? a. Bob will likely not want to go to your bathroom b. Make sure that no other family member is in the bathroom c. Be prepared with wet wipes d. Make sure you have a digital timer as well as wet wipes so you are prepared for this program - Correct answer d. Make sure you have a digital timer as well as wet wipes so you are prepared for this program A parent discloses to Stephanie, and RBT, that she wants to start giving her child sensory breaks when he tantrums, as recommended by another professional. She wants to do this in place of the current intervention that has been recommended by the BCBA supervisor. How should Stephanie respond? a. Discuss the research with the parent and tell her that sensory approaches do not work b. Tell the parent that she should discuss this with the BCBA supervisor, and communicate this with her supervisor after her session P a g e 20 | 23 c. Agree to the parent's request and start implementing sensory breaks instead of the existing intervention, since it is what the parents want d. Contact the other professional and discuss the new approach directly with him - Correct answer b. Tell the parent that she should discuss this with the BCBA supervisor, and communicate this with her supervisor after her session A therapist is using duration recording to track how long Julio can stay in his seat during a 10 minute group lesson. Julio stayed in his seat for 7 minutes of the 10-minute activity. What does the therapist enter in the session notes to record the accurate duration? a. 0.7 b. 7 minutes c. 3 minutes d. 0.3 - Correct answer b. 7 minutes Duties that an RBT can perform during a formal assessment include ____. a. Engaging with the client during breaks b. Assisting with reinforcement and preference assessments c. Redirecting challenging behaviors with the consent of the assessor d. All of the above - Correct answer d. All of the above You are working with Rico and you are using a video game as a reinforcer. He stops responding and begins to push away the controller for the game. What should you do? a. Take away a token b. Conduct a preference assessment c. Ignore his behavior and continue demands d. Prompt him through the task - Correct answer b. Conduct a preference assessment When using whole interval data recording, it is important to know _____. a. The definition of the target behavior b. The duration of the intervals P a g e 21 | 23 c. How many intervals you will need to track and record the data d. All of the above - Correct answer d. All of the above The essential components of a written behavior reduction plan include: a. An operational definition of the behavior b. Identified function of the behavior c. Antecedent modifications, replacement behaviors, and consequence manipulations d. All of the above - Correct answer d. All of the above When working with a client, it is important to maintain the client's dignity. Which is an example of maintaining a client's dignity? a. Allowing the client to choose which leisure time activity he would like to do b. Choose all of your client's activities for the day, to make it easier on him c. Leave the bathroom door open when conducting toilet training so that you have more room d. Talk about your client's problem behaviors in front of him to other staff - Correct answer a. Allowing the client to choose which leisure time activity he would like to do The instructor is following the learner's lead in the treatment session, including choosing learning activities based on what the learner is interested in and using items that are naturally reinforcing to the learner. This might best be categorized as _____. a. Natural environment training b. Discrete trial teaching c. Child development training d. Natural discrete training - Correct answer a. Natural environment training Judah spent 3 minutes chewing, 1.5 minutes commenting, and 1 minute staring out the window during the snack break. What was the duration of time he spent commenting? a. 3 minutes b. 4.5 minutes c. 1.5 minutes P a g e 22 | 23