RBT Behavior Reduction Quiz

Physical restraint should only be used when it's not specified in the Behavior Intervention Plan:

You're observing an RBT who instructs a client to touch their nose, stomp their feet, and high five before directing them to match non-identical pictures, a skill development task. What might the RBT have been doing before posing the skill development question?

All of the following are possible functions that may be included in a Behavior Intervention Plan, except?

An Occupational Therapist recommends setting up different activity stations for a client to expend energy. These stations include a trampoline, a skipping rope, a bicycle, and a weight-lifting area. The therapist explains that she wants the client to use up their energy so they don't seek movement elsewhere. What concept in applied behavior analysis best explains why the client wouldn't seek movement after visiting these stations?

You are assisting a BCBA with an attention extinction procedure for a client. This involves not paying attention to the client when they spit or scream to make a request. The client asks to go to the bathroom in a normal tone of voice. What should be your response?

You're alone with a young, non-verbal, partially deaf client who's running towards a busy, heavily trafficked street. Your calls to "stop" and "come back" have been unsuccessful. There's a high likelihood the client could be seriously or even fatally injured if they reach the road. What should the therapist do immediately?

As an RBT, you receive an intervention plan stating that if the client tries to leave the area, throws a tantrum, hits, throws objects, or fails to clean up their toys 15 seconds after being asked to tidy up, the therapist should physically guide the child to clean the toys. What type of extinction might this resemble?

A client tends to pinch when they require assistance. A BCBA implements an intervention plan that instructs you to reward the client with a varying number of cookies, a known motivator, each time they verbally ask for "help" instead of resorting to pinching. Which procedure aligns most closely with this plan?

An RBT assists in a study aiming to encourage a child to put on a winter coat by lowering the room temperature and introducing cold air from an open window, despite certain ethical considerations. What best describes this method?

An RBT is conducting a classroom observation, and the teacher reports that a student continually disrupts the class by laughing loudly. Despite the teacher's firm "no," the student's behavior has intensified. What could be the underlying reason driving this behavior?

A BCBA designs an intervention where the team records the frequency of requests during 10-minute periods. If the client makes at least 15 requests in that timeframe, they earn 2 minutes of tablet play. What might this differential procedure resemble?

Which element isn't a must-have in a Behavior Reduction Plan?