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🪜RBT 2026 STUDY GUIDE
RBT Behavior Acquisition Study Guide
Study reinforcement, teaching trials, naturalistic teaching, task chains, discrimination, prompts, generalization, and token systems.
8 key ideas8 flashcards5 practice questions
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Give the cue, record the response, deliver the planned consequence, then fade assistance.
learner action
planned result and data
Key ideas to know
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Positive reinforcement adds a consequence after a response and increases that response in the future.
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Negative reinforcement removes or postpones a condition after a response and increases that response in the future.
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A conditioned reinforcer gains its effect through pairing with other reinforcers.
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Discrete-trial teaching uses a clear cue, learner response, consequence, and data record.
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Naturalistic teaching arranges learning within ongoing activities and learner interests.
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Task analysis divides a multi-action ability into teachable actions that can be taught through forward, backward, or total-task chaining.
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Prompts assist correct responding and are reduced according to the written fading plan.
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Generalization occurs when trained responding appears with new people, materials, settings, or examples.
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It increases future responding through removal or postponement.
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The plan must also transfer control away from the prompt.
Flashcards
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1What defines reinforcement?Show answer ＋
A consequence that increases future responding.
2What is positive reinforcement?Show answer ＋
Adding a consequence that increases future responding.
3What is negative reinforcement?Show answer ＋
Removing or postponing a condition in a way that increases future responding.
4What is a conditioned reinforcer?Show answer ＋
A stimulus that gained reinforcing effects through learning.
5What are the basic parts of a discrete trial?Show answer ＋
Cue, response, consequence, and data.
6What is forward chaining?Show answer ＋
Teaching the first unmastered action while later actions receive assistance.
7What is backward chaining?Show answer ＋
Teaching the final unmastered action first so completion follows it.
8What is prompt fading?Show answer ＋
Planned reduction of assistance so control transfers to the intended cue.
Explain it in your own words
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01Why is negative reinforcement not punishment?
It increases a response by removing or postponing a condition; punishment decreases a response.
02A learner responds only when one instructor is present. What is missing?
Generalization across people.
03Why should reinforcement follow the target response quickly?
A short delay makes the relation between response and consequence clearer.
04What should happen when prompts remain necessary longer than expected?
Continue collecting data and contact the supervisor rather than altering the plan independently.
05How does a token system work?
Tokens are earned under stated rules and exchanged for selected backup reinforcers.
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