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C. Skill Acquisition
RBT Exam C. Skill Acquisition
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Reinforcement | Increases a behavior |
| Positive reinforcement | adding something after a behavior to increase future occurrence |
| a client completes a task on their own fully independent. you give them a high five and a cookie. | positive reinforcement |
| negative reinforcement | removing something aversive after behavior to increase future occurence |
| a person uses their words to ask for the radio to be turned off because it is hurting their ears. you turn off the radio | negative reinforcement |
| schedules of reinforcement | continuous, fixed ratio, variable ratio, fixed interval, variable interval |
| continuous | reinforcement every correct response |
| fixed ratio | reinforcement after set number of responses |
| variable ratio | reinforce after average number of responses |
| fixed interval | reinforce first response after set time periods |
| variable interval | reinforce first response after average time period |
| prompt hierarchy | 1. full physical 2. partial physical 3. model 4.verbal 5.gestural 6. independent/natural |
| full physical | hand over hand guidance |
| partial physical | light touch or guidance |
| model | demonstrate the behavior |
| gestural | point or motion toward correct response |
| verbal | provide verbal instruction or hint |
| independent | no prompts given |
| most invasive prompt | full physical |
| least invasive prompt before independence | gestural |
| prompt fading | systematically reduce prompts to promote independence |
| most to least | start with full prompt, gradually reduce |
| least to most | start with minimal prompt, increase if needed |
| time delay | gradually increase time between instruction and prompt |
| discrete trial training | instruction prompt response consequence intertrial interval |
| natural environment teaching | teaching occurs in natural settings during typical activities use naturally occurring reinforcers follow clients lead and motivation |
| task analysis | break complex skills into smaller, teachable steps |
| forward chaining | teach first step, once first step is mastered teach next step, continue |
| backward chaining | complete all steps except last, teach last step, once mastered teach step before last, continue |
| total task | teach all steps simultaneously with prompting |
| generalization | using learned skills across different settings,people,and materials |
| maintenance | continuing to perform skill over time after training ends |