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Alicia is providing supervision to a new employee using BST, a training procedure that has a large body of research demonstrating its effectiveness. Alicia is in a rush, so she quickly goes through the steps but doesn’t collect any data on the employee’s performance. Is this an example of evidence-based supervision?
A. Yes
B. No |
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Tom is a behavior analyst providing supervision to his employee, Kristen, on the job. Kristen has been trained using BST and Tom is simply collecting data on Kristen’s performance of certain protocols to identify any errors. When an error is identified, Tom immediately provides feedback. Is this an example of evidence-based supervision?
A. Yes
B. No |
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Candace has been monitoring staff performance related to a client’s program. After intervening to increase accurate implementation of the program, Candace reviews the data on both staff implementation and client progress as a means of assessing her own effectiveness as a supervisor. Which step in an outcome management approach is Candace currently completing?
A. Identify desired outcome
B. Train staff in behavior skills
C. Monitor target staff behavior on the job
D. Support proficient staff engagement in the target behavior
E. Evaluate supervisory effectiveness |
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E. Evaluate supervisory effectiveness
Outcome Management Approach
Systematic means of supervising which connects supervision practices to staff performance and staff performance to client outcomes
1. Identify desired client outcome
2. Specify staff behavior
3. Train staff
4. Monitor staff on the job
5. Support staff engagement in target behavior
6. Correct nonproficient staff engagement
7. Evaluate supervisory effectiveness |
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Aaron is using an outcome management approach to supervise. He has identified the client’s desired outcome and the skills staff will need to demonstrate in order to achieve that outcome. What should Aaron do next?
A. Specify staff behavior
B. Train staff in behavior skills
C. Monitor target staff behavior on the job
D. Correct nonproficient staff engagement in the target behavior
E. Evaluate supervisory effectiveness |
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B. Train staff in behavior skills
Outcome Management Approach
Systematic means of supervising which connects supervision practices to staff performance and staff performance to client outcomes
1. Identify desired client outcome
2. Specify staff behavior
3. Train staff
4. Monitor staff on the job
5. Support staff engagement in target behavior
6. Correct nonproficient staff engagement
7. Evaluate supervisory effectiveness |
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Ashley will respond to all work emails before 5:00 pm each day.
Is this an example of specific performance expectations?
A. Yes
B. No |
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Emily will answer her phone correctly.
Is this an example of specific performance expectations?
A. Yes
B. No |
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Ryan provides a list of specific organizing duties that must be completed by staff before the start of a session. This list is also laminated and available to everyone in their work area. All staff were given a rationale and agreed that these tasks are important. Is this an effective and acceptable performance expectation?
A. Yes
B. No |
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Levi is responsible for leading circle time at his ABA center. His supervisor provides him with a summary of how circle time should go. She also supplies the following information in writing: The leader must run circle time at 10:30 am, in the large classroom, with all clients present. This is a(n):
A. Performance Checklist
B. Activity Schedule
C. Pinpoint
D. Performance expectations |
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B. Activity Schedule
Activity Schedule: specification of a work duty as staff behavior as well as when, where, and with whom the duty should occur |
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Evelyn is responsible for cleaning and putting away the hospital’s surgical carts at the end of the day. Her supervisor provides a list of steps and duties specific to this task that need to be completed in sequential order. This is a(n):
A. Performance Checklist
B. Activity Schedule
C. Pinpoint
D. Performance expectations |
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Mike needs to train four new staff who will work at a group home distributing and tracking medications for each client. He plans to use BST. What should Mike do first?
A. Demonstrate skill
B. Describe skill being trained
C. Provide written summary of skill
D. Have trainees practice performing skill and provide feedback
E. Repeat steps 1, 3, and 4 until trainees demonstrate competency |
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B. Describe skill being trained
Behavioral Skills Training (BST) Steps
1. Describe the skill being trained
2. Provide a written summary of the skill
3. Demonstrate the skill
4. Have trainees practice performing the skill and provide feedback
5. Repeat steps 1, 3, and 4 until trainees demonstrate competency in performing the skill |
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Liyu is training a small group of teachers on how to sanitize their classrooms, using BST. Liyu has the group of teachers in a room and has just described the protocol, including the rationale. What should Liyu do next?
A. Describe skill being trained
B. Provide written summary of skill
C. Demonstrate skill
D. Have trainees practice performing skill and provide feedback
E. Repeat steps 1, 3, and 4 until trainees demonstrate competency |
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B. Provide written summary of skill
Behavioral Skills Training (BST) Steps
1. Describe the skill being trained
2. Provide a written summary of the skill
3. Demonstrate the skill
4. Have trainees practice performing the skill and provide feedback
5. Repeat steps 1, 3, and 4 until trainees demonstrate competency in performing the skill |
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Liyu has the teachers practice sanitizing the tables in their training room the same way they would sanitize the desks in their classrooms. She observes and provides feedback while they practice. Which step in BST is Liyu currently completing?
A. Describe skill being trained
B. Provide written summary of skill
C. Demonstrate skill
D. Have trainees practice performing skill and provide feedback
E. Repeat steps 1, 3, and 4 until trainees demonstrate competency |
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Have trainees practice performing skill and provide feedback
Behavioral Skills Training (BST) Steps
1. Describe the skill being trained
2. Provide a written summary of the skill
3. Demonstrate the skill
4. Have trainees practice performing the skill and provide feedback
5. Repeat steps 1, 3, and 4 until trainees demonstrate competency in performing the skill |
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While providing feedback to the teachers as they practice, Liyu notices that Marc missed one of the five steps in the process. She says, “Marc, you got four steps correct but you made a mistake on step five. Try again.” Which critical component of effective feedback delivery did Liyu leave out?
A. What the trainee performed correctly
B. What the trainee performed incorrectly
C. How the trainee should improve their performance |
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| C. How the trainee should improve their performance |
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A behavior analyst trains the director and shift managers of a group home how to use crisis management procedures. Those individuals then train the remaining staff on the same procedures. Is this an example of pyramidal training?
A. Yes
B. No |
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B. Activity Schedule
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A. Performance Checklist
B. Activity Schedule
C. Pinpoint
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b. in writing
c. acceptably |
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a. clearly
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A. Demonstrate skill
B. Describe skill being trained
C. Provide written summary of skill
D. Have trainees practice performing skill and provide feedback
E. Repeat steps 1, 3, and 4 until trainees demonstrate competency |
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A. Demonstrate skill
Behavioral Skills Training (BST) Steps
1. Describe the skill being trained
2. Provide a written summary of the skill
3. Demonstrate the skill
4. Have trainees practice performing the skill and provide feedback
5. Repeat steps 1, 3, and 4 until trainees demonstrate competency in performing the skill |
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A. Demonstrate skill
B. Describe skill being trained
C. Provide written summary of skill
D. Have trainees practice performing skill and provide feedback
E. Repeat steps 1, 3, and 4 until trainees demonstrate competency |
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E. Repeat steps 1, 3, and 4 until trainees demonstrate competency
Behavioral Skills Training (BST) Steps
1. Describe the skill being trained
2. Provide a written summary of the skill
3. Demonstrate the skill
4. Have trainees practice performing the skill and provide feedback
5. Repeat steps 1, 3, and 4 until trainees demonstrate competency in performing the skill |
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A. Demonstrate skill
B. Describe skill being trained
C. Provide written summary of skill
D. Have trainees practice performing skill and provide feedback
E. Repeat steps 1, 3, and 4 until trainees demonstrate competency |
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C. Provide written summary of skill
Behavioral Skills Training (BST) Steps
1. Describe the skill being trained
2. Provide a written summary of the skill
3. Demonstrate the skill
4. Have trainees practice performing the skill and provide feedback
5. Repeat steps 1, 3, and 4 until trainees demonstrate competency in performing the skill |
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b. corrective feedback
c. how to improve performance |
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a. pyramidal training
b. BST
c. outcome management approach
d. pinpointing |
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a. pyramidal training
b. BST
c. outcome management approach
d. pinpointing |
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1. Identify desired client outcome
2. Specify staff behavior
3. Train staff
4. Monitor staff on the job
5. Support staff engagement in target behavior
6. Correct nonproficient staff engagement
7. Evaluate supervisory effectiveness |
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| 2. Specify staff behavior |
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B. Activity Schedule
C. Pinpoint
D. Performance expectations |
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b. in writing
c. acceptably |
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A. Demonstrate skill
B. Describe skill being trained
C. Provide written summary of skill
D. Have trainees practice performing skill and provide feedback
E. Repeat steps 1, 3, and 4 until trainees demonstrate competency |
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| B. Describe skill being trained |
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Maria is a behavior analyst providing supervision to her employee, Kylie, on the job. Kylie, has already been trained and Maria is simply doing a competency check for certain protocols. Maria is collecting data on Kylie’s performance which is allowing her to objectively identify any errors. When an error is identified, Maria immediately provides feedback. Is this an example of evidence-based supervision?
A) Yes
B) No |
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Jason is providing supervision to a new employee using BST which is a procedure that has been shown to be effective for training over and over again in the literature. Jason is a bit short on time, so he quickly goes through the steps but does not collect any data on the new employee’s performance. Is this an example of evidence-based supervision?
yes
no |
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Christine collected integrity data on her staff for the last week and performance has been low. Christine has to re-train her staff. Which is the best example of the behavior analyst using evidence-based behavior analytic supervision?
A) Christine gets the 4 staff members together in a room and lectures them for 4 hours.
B) Christine gives the target employees a pre-test and then trains them in a 2- hour session. After the 2-hour training they also complete a post-test to see if they scored higher.
C) Christine uses behavior skills training to create a training program for the 4 employees. She discovered BST by reading through peer reviewed journals. |
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| C) Christine uses behavior skills training to create a training program for the 4 employees. She discovered BST by reading through peer reviewed journals. |
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A behavior analyst is using an outcome management approach to supervise. The behavior analyst has identified the client’s desired outcome and already identified the skills staff will need to demonstrate to help the client achieve those outcomes. What should the behavior analyst do next?
A) Specify staff behavior necessary to help client attain the outcome
B) Train staff in behavior skills
C) Monitor target staff behavior on the job
D) Support proficient staff engagement in target behavior |
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| B) Train staff in behavior skills |
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Elie is responsible for cleaning the wheelchairs at the hospital at the end of the day and putting them away. His supervisor provides a list of steps and duties specific to this task that need to be completed in sequential order. This is an example of a(n):
A) Performance checklist
B) Activity schedule |
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Gia is responsible for running circle time with the kids at the ABA center she works at. Her supervisor provides her with a summary of how circle time should go from beginning to end. She also supplies in writing the following information: She must run circle time at 9:00am, in the larger playroom with all the clients present. This is an example of a(n):
A) Performance checklist
B) Activity schedule |
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Which one is the best example of a supervisor providing “effective and acceptable performance expectations?”
A) Kyle emails all staff a reminder email to clean up their therapy rooms at the end of each shift
B) Kyle meets with Tony in person and explains exactly what he means by clean your therapy room at the end of session. Tony signs a piece of paper that states he was trained on cleaning.
C) Kyle meets with Tony and explains what he means exactly by ”clean your therapy room”. He shows him where all the required materials are and demonstrates how to complete all the items on the clean up check list. He then gives Tony a copy of the checklist and also posts a copy in the room. |
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| Kyle meets with Tony and explains what he means exactly by ”clean your therapy room”. He shows him where all the required materials are and demonstrates how to complete all the items on the clean up check list. He then gives Tony a copy of the checklist and also posts a copy in the room. |
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Marco has been assigned the task of training 4 individuals that work at a group home on distributing and tracking medications for each client using BST. What should Marco do first?
A) Demonstrate skill
B) Describe skill being trained
C) Have trainees practice performing skill and provide feedback
D) Provide written summary of skill |
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| B) Describe skill being trained |
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Susan is conducting training for a small group of teachers on the COVID-19 screening protocol to allow students into the building using BST. Susan has the group of teachers in a room and has just described the protocol including a rationale. What should Susan do next?
A) Demonstrate skill
B) Describe skill being trained
C) Provide written summary of skill
D) Have trainees practice performing skill and provide feedback |
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| C) Provide written summary of skill |
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Hunter is using BST to train an employee on how to take a message when a customer calls looking for someone who is unavailable to take the call immediately. Hunter has already described the skill and explained how it’s important. He also provided him with a written description, sample script, and a message taking template. What should Hunter to next?
A) Describe what not to do
B) Have the employee repeat the instructions until he can say them to competency
C) Hunter should now show him how to take a message by answering a call and actually writing down the message
D) The employee should practice taking a message based on the description provided |
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| C) Hunter should now show him how to take a message by answering a call and actually writing down the message |
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A trainer trains a small number of staff who, in turn, train larger numbers of staff. This defines which of the following?
A) The participative approach
B) Pyramidal training
C) BST
D) Efficiency |
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Which one is an example of pyramidal training?
A) A behavior analyst trains all 15 teachers at an elementary school how to properly use and incorporate a token economy in a classroom setting. The training takes 4 hours and includes a pretest and post test.
B) A behavior analyst trains the principal and 2 senior teachers at an elementary school on how to properly use and incorporate a token economy in a classroom setting. The teachers then train any teachers that want to use a token economy in their classroom. Which includes teachers currently working at the school or new hires. |
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| B) A behavior analyst trains the principal and 2 senior teachers at an elementary school on how to properly use and incorporate a token economy in a classroom setting. The teachers then train any teachers that want to use a token economy in their classroom. Which includes teachers currently working at the school or new hires. |
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Steven is supervising a new therapist in his clinic who will be working with a specific client of his. What should Steven do first when using an outcome management approach to supervise?
A. Review performance data for his therapist
B. Train his therapist in using graduated guidance
C. Identify the client outcome of independent food prep
D. Specify that his therapist will need to use graduated guidance for cooking skills |
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| Identify the client outcome of independent food prep |
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Steven is training a new therapist in his clinic to work with a client with the outcome of being able to prep food independently. What should Steven do next when using an outcome management approach?
A. Train his therapist in using graduated guidance
B. Review performance data for his therapist
C. Specify that his therapist will need to use graduated guidance for cooking skills
D. Provide positive and corrective feedback while his therapist uses graduated guidance to teach cooking skills |
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| C. Specify that his therapist will need to use graduated guidance for cooking skills |
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A project manager is reviewing data for on time work submissions from their team. They are comparing how often work was submitted on time before and after the intervention they implemented with the team. Which step in an outcome management approach is being completed?
A. Identify desired client outcome
B. Evaluate supervisor effectiveness
C. Monitor target staff behavior on the job
D. Specify staff behavior necessary to help client attain outcome |
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| B. Evaluate supervisor effectiveness |
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Which of the following is the best example of specific performance expectations?
A. Act with integrity when working with your clients
B. Dress professionally when you come into the office
C. Correct data errors by crossing out the mistake with a single line through it
D. Enter quality notes into the computer after each appointment |
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| C. Correct data errors by crossing out the mistake with a single line through it |
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Which of the following is the best example of specific performance expectations?
A. Treat your clients with respect
B. Run a MSWO preference assessment twice daily
C. Present tokens to your client anytime they do something good
D. Provide a response block if your client begins eating too fast |
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| B. Run a MSWO preference assessment twice daily |
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While working at a coffee shop, employees are given a document that tells them the steps included in cleaning and reassembling the cappuccino machine.
What is this an example of?
A. Performance checklist
B. Activity schedule
C. Pinpoint
D. Performance expectations |
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While implementing a pyramidal training program, the trainer gives the supervisees a document that tells them the skill their trainees will need to be trained on, when and where to run the training session, as well as who they will be training.
What is this an example of?
A. Performance checklist
B. Activity schedule
C. Pinpoint
D. Performance expectations |
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Which of the following is the most effective piece of feedback for a therapist who just ran an error correction procedure?
A. That was really well done! Keep it up.
B. You did a great job with modeling the correct response, but the timing of your error correction needs some work.
C. I like how you delivered the prompt quickly. This prevents any extraneous behavior from occurring. Keep doing it like that in the future. |
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| I like how you delivered the prompt quickly. This prevents any extraneous behavior from occurring. Keep doing it like that in the future. |
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Hanna is using behavioral skills training to teach her staff how to set a table properly and has just explained the steps and reasoning to them. What should Hanna do next?
A. Demonstrate setting the table
B. Provide a checklist for setting the table
C. Have the trainees practice setting the table and provide feedback
D. Repeat the steps of describe, model, practice, and feedback until competency criteria has been met |
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| B. Provide a checklist for setting the table |
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Hanna is using behavioral skills training to teach her staff how to set a table properly and has just given them a checklist of the steps included in setting the table. What should Hanna do next?
A. Demonstrate setting the table
B. Have the trainees practice setting the table and provide feedback
C. Describe the steps included in setting a table and why it should be done this way
D. Repeat the steps of describe, model, practice, and feedback until competency criteria has been met |
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| A. Demonstrate setting the table |
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Hanna is using behavioral skills training to teach her staff how to set a table properly and has just finished having them practice setting the table and providing feedback. What should Hanna do next?
A. Demonstrate setting the table
B. Provide a checklist for setting the table
C. Describe the steps included in setting a table and why it should be done this way
D. Repeat the steps of describe, model, practice, and feedback until competency criteria has been met |
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| D. Repeat the steps of describe, model, practice, and feedback until competency criteria has been met |
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Miranda trained 5 BCBAs in her office to use a new data collection app the company is rolling out. She also trained these 5 BCBAs on how to train others to use the app. These 5 BCBAs then each trained another 5 employees. What is this an example of?
A. Activity schedule
B. Pyramidal training
C. Performance checklist
D. Behavioral skills training |
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Meka explained the steps of trimming the plants in the nursey each week along with a written explanation. She showed her staff how to trim each plant, then had them practice trimming while she provided feedback. What is this an example of?
A. Activity schedule
B. Pyramidal training
C. Performance checklist
D. Behavioral skills training |
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| D. Behavioral skills training |
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Alma gave her supervisee written instructions for leading a research group. The instructions told her how to run the group, when to hold the session and where, along with who she might invite to the research group. What is this an example of?
A. Activity schedule
B. Pyramidal training
C. Performance checklist
D. Behavioral skills training |
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Clark is training a new staff member to set up and break down his workstation at a traveling medical clinic. He gives the trainee a list of the actions he needs to take for setup and a list of actions he needs to complete for breaking down at the end of each day. What is this an example of?
A. Activity schedule
B. Pyramidal training
C. Performance checklist
D. Behavioral skills training |
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Which of the following is the best example of evidence-based supervision?
A. Sending an email every Monday wishing your team a great week
B. Running behavioral skills training and taking data on performance
C. Modeling a behavior and providing feedback on correct and incorrect performance
D. Giving out employee of the month certificates for most sales dollars and recording which employees receive the award |
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| B. Running behavioral skills training and taking data on performance |
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Steven is training a new therapist in his clinic to work with a client with the outcome of being able to prep food independently. Steven has identified that he needs his therapist to be able to implement graduated guidance for teaching cooking skills. What should Steven do next when using an outcome management approach?
A. Train his therapist in using graduated guidance
B. Review data for his therapist’s and client’s performances
C. Observe his therapist teaching cooking skills using graduated guidance and take data
D. Provide positive and corrective feedback while his therapist uses graduated guidance to teach cooking skills |
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| A. Train his therapist in using graduated guidance |
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Steven is training his therapist to use graduated guidance for teaching cooking skills. He is currently using behavioral skills training to teach this skill. What should Steven do next when using an outcome management approach?
A. Review data for his therapist’s and client’s performances
B. Identify the outcome of independent food prep for their client
C. Observe his therapist teaching cooking skills using graduated guidance and take data
D. Provide positive and corrective feedback while his therapist uses graduated guidance to teach cooking skills |
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| Observe his therapist teaching cooking skills using graduated guidance and take data |
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Steven is training his therapist to use graduated guidance for teaching cooking skills. He has trained the skill and is currently observing and taking data on performance. What should Steven do next when using an outcome management approach?
A. Review data for his therapist’s and client’s performances
B. Identify the outcome of independent food prep for their client
C. Specify that his therapist will need to use graduated guidance for cooking skills
D. Provide positive and corrective feedback while his therapist uses graduated guidance to teach cooking skills |
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| Provide positive and corrective feedback while his therapist uses graduated guidance to teach cooking skills |
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A behavior analyst has identified that one of their clients would like to transition between classes in school without support this year. Which step in an outcome management approach is being completed?
A. Train staff in behavior skills
B. Identify desired client outcome
C. Evaluate supervisor effectiveness
D. Specify staff behavior necessary to help client attain outcome |
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| B. Identify desired client outcome |
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A behavior analyst has identified that they will need their staff to set out at least 15 pictures around a room before their client arrives. Which step in an outcome management approach is being completed?
A. Train staff in behavior skills
B. Support proficient staff behavior
C. Correct nonproficient staff behavior
D. Specify staff behavior necessary to help client attain outcome |
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| D. Specify staff behavior necessary to help client attain outcome |
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A behavior analyst gives information on how to take data, then models taking data and has their staff practice. Which step in an outcome management approach is being completed?
A. Train staff in behavior skills
B. Support proficient staff behavior
C. Evaluate supervisor effectiveness
D. Monitor target staff behavior on the job |
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| A. Train staff in behavior skills |
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A manager tells their employee, “You delivered the reinforcer a little late. Next time, have the toy right next to you while running the trial, so you can deliver it immediately.” Which step in an outcome management approach is being completed?
A. Evaluate supervisor effectiveness
B. Support proficient staff behavior
C. Correct nonproficient staff behavior
D. Specify staff behavior necessary to help client attain outcome |
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| C. Correct nonproficient staff behavior |
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Hanna is going to use behavioral skills training to teach her staff how to set a table properly. What should Hanna do first?
A. Demonstrate setting the table
B. Describe the steps included in setting a table and why it should be done this way
C. Provide a checklist for setting the table
D. Have the trainees practice setting the table and provide feedback |
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| B. Describe the steps included in setting a table and why it should be done this way |
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Hanna is using behavioral skills training to teach her staff how to set a table properly and has just demonstrated setting the table. What should Hanna do next?
A. Provide a checklist for setting the table
B. Have the trainees practice setting the table and provide feedback
C. Describe the steps included in setting a table and why it should be done this way
D. Repeat the steps of describe, model, practice, and feedback until competency criteria has been met |
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| Have the trainees practice setting the table and provide feedback |
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Haytham tells his supervisee that they are going to learn how to deliver constructive feedback to therapists. He then discusses the components included in effective constructive feedback. Which step of behavioral skills training is Haytham currently conducting?
A. Demonstrate the skill
B. Describe the skill being trained
C. Provide a written summary of the skill
D. Have the trainees practice the skill and provide feedback |
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| B. Describe the skill being trained |
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Haytham provides his supervisee with a job aide for providing effective constructive feedback. Which step of behavioral skills training is Haytham currently conducting?
A. Demonstrate the skill
B. Describe the skill being trained
C. Provide a written summary of the skill
D. Have the trainees practice the skill and provide feedback |
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| C. Provide a written summary of the skill |
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Haytham plays a video of a therapist running a DTT session, then models for his supervisee how he would deliver feedback following that DTT trial. Which step of behavioral skills training is Haytham currently conducting?
A. Demonstrate the skill
B. Describe the skill being trained
C. Provide a written summary of the skill
D. Have the trainees practice the skill and provide feedback |
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Haytham plays a video of a therapist conducting DTT for his supervisee and has them practice how they would give feedback to the therapist following the DTT trial. Which step of behavioral skill training is {name} currently conducting?
A. Demonstrate the skill
B. Describe the skill being trained
C. Provide a written summary of the skill
D. Have the trainees practice the skill and provide feedback |
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| Have the trainees practice the skill and provide feedback |
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A manager tells their employee, “You handled that customer call very well when you responded to their complaint with an empathy statement and question.” Which step in an outcome management approach is being completed?
A. Evaluate supervisor effectiveness
B. Support proficient staff behavior
C. Correct nonproficient staff behavior
D. Specify staff behavior nec |
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| B. Support proficient staff behavior |
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Grant, a BCBA, has multiple supervisees to manage.
Grant schedules his supervision sessions well in advance and creates a schedule that minimizes travel time and maximizes the time with the supervisees and their clients. Grant is demonstrating which pivotal professional skill?
A. Problem solving and clinical decision making
B. Organization and time management
C. Interpersonal and therapeutic relationship skills |
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Erika is a supervising BCBA for a clinic. She hears from her supervisees that they feel that transition times at the clinic are unorganized and chaotic. Erika schedules a time to meet with staff and uses a structured model to help identify ways to address their concerns. She then assesses the applicability of each option to select a course of action. Erika is demonstrating which pivotal professional skill?
A. Problem solving and clinical decision making
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Andres is a BCBA who has received a complaint that Forest, his supervisee, is dismissive of clients’ concerns and condescending to caregivers. Andres meets with Forest privately and asks him to explain the situation. Forest says the caregiver doesn’t follow through with the plan and that they seem lazy. Andres says, “I know you want to help this child. It may feel disappointing to not see progress yet and parent follow- through is indeed important. How do you think we could serve the family and help them to be successful?” Andres is demonstrating which pivotal professional skill?
A. Problem solving and clinical decision making
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In order to prioritize targets for supervision, Kaylen has her supervisee, Clarence, formally report on his own exposure, competence, and confidence with multiple behavior analytic skills. Which assessment method is being used?
A. Self-assessment
B. Direct observation during conversation/role play
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Ginny wants to assess the interpersonal skills of her supervisee, Amy. She schedules an observation of an intake meeting between Amy and a new client. Ginny uses a checklist with relevant behaviors and scores Amy’s performance in-vivo. Which assessment method is being used?
A. Self-assessment
B. Direct observation during conversation/role play
C. Direct observation with client
D. Permanent product measurement |
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Imani reviews a functional assessment report that her trainee, Elijah, created in order to give him feedback on it in their next case review meeting. Which assessment method is being used?
A. Self-assessment
B. Direct observation during conversation/role play
C. Direct observation with client
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Darius oversees a team of OBM consultants. When the team prepares a report for a client, Darius has them rehearse their presentation with him as a means of assessing their preparedness for presenting the report to a client. Which assessment method is being used?
A. Self-assessment
B. Direct observation during conversation/role play
C. Direct observation with client
D. Permanent product measurement |
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Sam has expressed interest in precision teaching. Sheridan, the supervisor, is starting by teaching Sam to graph client data using a standard celeration chart. Which of the following is likely the best assessment method to use here?
A. Self-assessment
B. Direct observation during conversation/role play
C. Direct observation with client
D. Permanent product measurement |
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Issac supervises Brett, a recently-hired RBT. Brett’s client needs a preference assessment, but he has little experience running them with a client. Issac would like to assess this skill in a low-risk environment where he can break the procedure into smaller steps, if needed. Which of the following is likely the best assessment method to use here?
A. Self-assessment
B. Direct observation during conversation/role play
C. Direct observation with client
D. Permanent product measurement |
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Laura has been working with Charles to improve his clinical skills. Charles has indicated that he does not feel confident interpreting functional analysis data. Laura sets a goal for Charles to improve his accuracy in interpreting functional analysis graphs. Which of the following criteria for setting goals does this exemplify?
A. Collaborate on goals
B. Use behavioral objectives
C. Specify performance conditions
D. Specify competency criteria
E. Set shaping goals |
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Kathy has been working with Jerry to improve his clinical skills. Kathy sets a goal that Jerry will interpret functional analysis graphs accurately on 95% of opportunities and demonstrate this consistently across three assessment dates separated by at least one week. Which of the following criteria for setting goals does this exemplify?
A. Collaborate on goals
B. Use behavioral objectives
C. Specify performance conditions
D. Specify competency criteria
E. Set shaping goals |
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Ladonna is supervising a new behavior technician, Shay. Ladonna observes Shay and records that her treatment integrity is at 85%. After gathering this information, she sets goals for Shay at 90% to start, then 95%. Which of the following criteria for setting goals does this exemplify?
A. Collaborate on goals
B. Use behavioral objectives
C. Specify performance conditions
D. Specify competency criteria
E. Set shaping goals |
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Jordan is an employee of an auto finance company. They visit dealerships daily. They are supposed to see 4 dealerships a day but tend to only make it to 1 or 2 due to how long they are spending inside each dealership. Which of the following is the best measure for this work performance?
A. Percent accurate
B. Duration
C. Latency
D. Interresponse time
E. Time-sampling |
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Gordon manages a group home with 8 occupants. Each resident has a different 1-on-1 staff member scheduled with them daily. Gordon would like data on the staff members’ interactions with their residents throughout the day. Gordon is not able to observe continuously, but he can work from the group home for a day and collect discontinuous data. Which of the following is the best measure for this work performance?
A. Rate
B. Percent accurate
C. Latency
D. Interresponse time
E. Time-sampling |
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Chuck is receiving supervision from Cathy. Chuck must complete session notes in a certain manner due to funder requirements. The funder has 10 required pieces of information and Chuck will often only enter in 5 or 6 of these correctly and completely. Cathy wants to increase Chuck’s compliance with the requirements. Which of the following is the best measure for this work performance?
A. Rate
B. Percent accurate
C. Duration
D. Latency
E. Time-sampling |
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Lance supervises Delaney and provides her formal observations on Friday afternoons, between 3pm and 4pm, as well as on Tuesday afternoons at the same time. Unfortunately, Lance suspects that Delaney’s performance is not representative due to the predictability of these observations. How could this problem with formal monitoring be resolved?
A. Conduct observations on a more frequent and varied basis
B. Greet Delaney before starting the observation to describe what
will be observed and why
C. Provide Delaney more immediate feedback on the observed performance |
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Greg schedules a time to meet with Leslie to observe her session. During the session, there is a power outage and the lights in the center flicker on and off three times. After the session, Leslie reports that she felt nervous that she was being monitored during such an unusual scenario. How could this problem with formal monitoring be resolved?
A. Inform Leslie that observation and data collection will cease should similarly unusual events occur in the future
B. Monitor Leslie’s performance on a more frequent basis
C. Shortly after the observation with the power outage, perform an
unexpected follow-up observation
D. Conduct observations of Leslie’s work on more varied and unpredictable schedules |
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| Inform Leslie that observation and data collection will cease should similarly unusual events occur in the future |
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Christoff has been working with Guillaume to improve his clinical skills. Guillaume has indicated that he does not feel confident interpreting functional analysis data as it is currently at 75%. Christoff sets a goal for Guillaume that, given novel graphs of FA results, Guillaume will interpret them accurately on 95% of opportunities and demonstrate this consistently across three assessment dates separated by at least one week. Which of the following criteria for setting goals does this exemplify?
A. Collaborate on goals
B. Use behavioral objectives
C. Specify performance conditions
D. Specify competency criteria
E. Set shaping goals |
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April has to write examples for a staff training she has been assigned to conduct. She tells her supervisor that she forced herself to finish writing examples before she took her lunch break. When her supervisor asked her what behavioral concept that demonstrated, April correctly identified it as an example of applying the Premack Principle. April is demonstrating which pivotal professional skill?
A. Problem solving and clinical decision making
B. Organization and time management
C. Interpersonal and therapeutic relationship skills
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Jeremy is a BCBA with multiple BCaBAs needing monthly supervision. Jeremy schedules his supervision sessions 2 weeks in advance and arranges the visits within his schedule to reduce the travel time and maximize the time with the BCaBAs and their clients. Which pivotal professional skill is Jeremy demonstrating?
A) Problem solving skills
B) OTM (organization & time management)
C) Interpersonal skills
D) The basics |
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Parent training is an important part of ABA services. Mitchel is getting frustrated because the client’s parents keep canceling the scheduled parent training meeting that he has worked so hard to prepare for. Mitchel calmly arranges a meeting with his supervisor to talk about ways that he can contact the family and help them be successful while simultaneously demonstrating care and compassion. Which pivotal professional skill is Mitchel demonstrating?
A) Problem solving skills
B) OTM
C) Interpersonal skills
D) The basics |
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Sawyer has to finish making a PPT for his conference presentation. Sawyer tells his supervisor that he will take a nap once he’s done his PPT. The supervisor chuckles and asks, “what behavioral concept is that”. To which, Sawyer responds with “Premack principle”. What was the supervisor assessing?
A) Problem solving skills
B) OTM
C) Interpersonal skills
D) The basics |
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Leika is a BCBA functioning as a clinical supervisor at an ABA center. Staff seem to be burning out quickly with their current caseloads. This has been brought to her attention via anonymous complaints from staff. Leika runs a cost-benefit analysis to determine whether hiring another front-line worker would help relieve the overworked staff without risking any other major losses.
A) Problem solving skills
B) OTM
C) Interpersonal skills
D) The basics |
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David has posted cleaning checklists in each therapy room. The checklists list exactly what should be done at the end of each session in terms of cleanliness and organization. Each therapist is to follow the checklist and complete each item on it. At the end of the day David uses the same checklist to evaluate cleanliness in the therapy rooms. He can also give specific feedback using the checklist. Which assessment strategy is David using?
A) Self-assessment
B) Direct observation during conversation/role play
C) Direct observation with client
D) Permanent product |
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Chloe wants to assess her supervisees fluency running DTT trials. She schedules an observation of a 1:1 ABA session with her supervisee and the client. Chloe observers her supervisee run the DTT session. She sets a timer for 5 minutes and counts the number of trials her supervisee conducts in those 5 minutes and converts to a rate. Which assessment strategy is Chloe using?
A) Self-assessment
B) Direct observation during conversation/role play
C) Direct observation with client
D) Permanentproduct |
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Marty is Ken’s supervisor. Every month Marty has Ken go through the task list in excel and using a checkmark in the available checkboxes, indicates which items he can define and which items he can perform. Which assessment method is Marty using?
A) Self-assessment
B) Direct observation during conversation/role play
C) Direct observation with client
D) Permanent product |
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Marvin will be conducting his first parent training session. His supervisor plans to prepare him for this session by setting up days/times to rehearse the training session with him in an office setting before actually conducting the training with the parents to ensure that he is prepared and confident. Which assessment method is the supervisor using?
A) Self-assessment
B) Direct observation during conversation/role play
C) Direct observation with client
D) Permanent product |
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| B) Direct observation during conversation/role play |
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Marvin will be conducting his first parent training session. His supervisor plans to prepare him for this session by setting up days/times to rehearse the training session with him in an office setting before actually conducting the training with the parents to ensure that he is prepared and confident. Which assessment method is the supervisor using?
A) Self-assessment
B) Direct observation during conversation/role play
C) Direct observation with client
D) Permanent product |
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Jack is working towards becoming a BCBA. His current supervisor has him use a self-assessment every month to identify target skills he’d like to work on. Jack tells his supervisor that he doesn’t feel very comfortable with graphing. The supervisor sets a goal for Jack to graph a different type of experimental design each week using a checklist for graphing. The supervisor is following which criteria for settings goals?
A) Collaborate with supervisee
B) Use behavioral objectives
C) Time-based performance expectations
D) Collect baseline data and set shaping goals |
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Ryan is supervising a new behavior technician, Shayna. Ryan observes Shayna and records that her treatment integrity is at 85%. After gathering this information, he works with Shayna to set goals at first 90%, then 95%. The supervisor is following which criteria for goal setting?
A) Use behavioral objectives
B) Specify performance conditions and competency criteria
C) Time-based performance expectations
D) Collect baseline data and set shaping goals |
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| D) Collect baseline data and set shaping goals |
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Mareesa is working with her supervisee Jane on setting goals. At Jane’s new employment it is important that she answer emails within 2 days (48 hours after receipt). Right now, it is taking her 3-6 days to answer. Mareesa reminds Jane that she should look at the day and time stamp of when the email came in and count 48 hours after that (not after she opened the email). Mareesa is following which criteria for goal setting?
A) Collaborate with supervisee
B) Use behavioral objectives
C) Time-based performance expectations
D) Collect baseline data and set shaping goals |
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| C) Time-based performance expectations |
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Rayna is going for her BCBA and currently under the supervision of Carlos. Rayna has mastered the task list however she has never conducted a functional analysis, nor work with any clients with feeding issues which is one of her primary interests. At her current workplace, there are 2 feeding cases starting in the next couple weeks. Given this information, what should Carlos prioritize?
A) Getting Rayna experience conducting a functional analysis
B) Schedule Rayna to work with the new feeding cases alone
C) Prepare Rayna to be part of the feeding team (e.g., reading articles etc.).
D) Get to fluency with the task list only because that’s all that matters |
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| C) Prepare Rayna to be part of the feeding team (e.g., reading articles etc.). |
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Ali is observing Natalie run a DTT session. She is interested in assessing Natalie’s fluency in running DTT trials. While observing, Ali sets a timer for 5 minutes and counts the number trials Natalie runs. What would be the most appropriate measure?
A) Percent accurate
B) Rate
C) Trials to criterion
D) Duration |
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Brad is working with Gaby on organization and time management. Brad tells Gaby to take 10 minutes at the beginning of each day to create/look over her schedule for the day before she gets started. What would be the most appropriate measure?
A) Percent accurate
B) Count
C) Duration
D) Timesampling |
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James got a new job at a car dealership. When a customer purchases a car, he has to read through the finance contract with them and they must sign in all the right places in order for it to be valid. If a signature is missing, the contract is not legally enforceable. James has to make sure the customer signs in all the places every single time. What would be the most appropriate measure?
A) Count
B) IRT
C) Percent accurate
D) Trials to criterion |
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Henry works at a call center. Part of his job expectation is to log calls in the system immediately after the call is completed. Henry will sometimes check social media, use the bathroom or even take the next call before logging the current call. His supervisor reminds him to log the call within 10 seconds of hanging up and before he moves on to something else. What would be the most appropriate measure?
A) Duration
B) Latency
C) IRT
D) Time sampling |
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When a therapist is working 1:1 with their client at an ABA center, the staff tend to “take a break” while the client is having a short break from working. The supervisor wants to take some data on staff interacting with their client during “break time”, however, the supervisor cannot observe for the entire 3-hour session. Rather she can set aside time to do short observations. What would be the most appropriate measure?
A) Rate
B) Latency
C) Time Sampling
D) Duration |
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Dana is an employee of an auto finance company. She goes into dealerships daily. She is supposed to see 4 dealerships a day, but she tends to only make it to 1 or 2 due to how long she is spending inside each dealership. Which of the following is the best measure for this work performance?
A) Rate
B) Percent accurate
C) Duration
D) Latency |
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Crystal comes in three days a week to specifically observe her supervisee Steve work with his clients. Before she arrives, she identifies exactly what expectations she will be evaluating during the observation. She comes prepared with a datasheet to collect data on his performance on the preidentified skills. Which of the following is Crystal using?
A) Informal monitoring
B) Formal monitoring |
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Patrick is teaching his supervisee to run an effective meeting. Patrick works with his supervisee on how to determine priorities for a meeting. Which pivotal professional skill is Patrick teaching?
A. Problem solving and clinical decision making
B. Organization and time management
C. Interpersonal and therapeutic relationship
D. None of these |
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planning and prioritizing |
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Javier is reviewing recent client data and notices that one of his clients has missed the last 3 appointments. Before doing anything else, Javier runs through a list of questions about the situation to define what the issue is and determine next steps. Which pivotal professional skill is Javier demonstrating?
A. Problem solving and decision making
B. Organization and time management
C. Interpersonal and therapeutic relationship
D. None of these |
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Gia is asked by her supervisor to describe the difference between a discrete trial and a free- operant teaching arrangement, which she is correctly able to describe and give an example of. Which pivotal professional skill is Gia demonstrating?
A. Problem solving and clinical decision making
B. Organization and time management
C. Interpersonal and therapeutic relationship
D. None of these |
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Basic skills – BACB task list, G-9 |
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Vianca is teaching her supervisee to write progress reports for their client. Vianca reviews each progress report and provides feedback. Which assessment method is being used?
A. Self assessment
B. Direct observation during conversation/role play
C. Direct observation wit hclient
D. Permanent product measurement |
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Raj is just beginning his assessment of problem solving skills in his supervisee. He wants to get a quick snapshot of his supervisees overall problem solving skills. Which is the best assessment method for Raj to use first?
A. Self assessment
B. Direct observation during conversation/role play
C. Direct observation with client
D. Permanent product measurement |
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Self assessment is a good first assessment to conduct. It is helpful in gathering a lot of information quickly. |
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Jen is assessing her supervisee’s ability to de- escalate a severely aggressive behavior with a client, while keeping herself, her client, and anyone else in the room safe. Her supervisee is just starting to learn this skill, so Jen would like to set up a variety of different scenarios her supervisee might encounter. Which is the best assessment method for Jen to use?
A. Self assessment
B. Direct observation during conversation/role play
C. Direct observation with client
D. Permanent product measurement |
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| B. Direct observation during conversation/role play |
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Michelle is writing a goal for her supervisee to run imitation training. Michelle clarifies that her supervisee should be able to run 20 imitation trials in a minute. Which criteria for setting goals does this exemplify?
A. Collaborate on goals
B. Use behavioral objectives
C. Specify performance conditions
D. Specify competency criteria
E. Set shaping goals |
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D. Specify competency criteria
Competency criteria = fluency; 20 per minute |
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Michelle is writing a goal for her supervisee to provide effective feedback. She includes in the goal, that feedback should be provided to other therapists while the supervisee is using role play to train them on running DTT trials. Which criteria for setting goals does this exemplify?
A. Collaborate on goals
B. Use behavioral objectives
C. Specify performance conditions
D. Specify competency criteria
E. Set shaping goals |
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Performance conditions: under what context do we want the behavior to occur |
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Joe is working with a brand new therapist in his center, Laura, that he will be supervising. Joe sits down with Laura and asks her about her past experience with supervisors and what her expectations are while working with him. Which criteria for setting goals does this exemplify?
A. Collaborate on goals
B. Use behavioral objectives
C. Specify performance conditions
D. Specify competency criteria
E. Set shaping goals |
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You want your supervisee to be able to calculate and graph behavioral data for one behavior in under a minute. Which measurement type do you need to collect?
A. Rate
B. Duration
C. Latency
D. Inter-response time
E. Time-sampling |
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Duration: Begins when they start calculation, ends when they complete the graph. |
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Co-instructors working at FIT should not go more than 10 minutes without presenting an opportunity for students to respond. When evaluating one of the co-instructors’ performance, which is the best measure for supervisors to use?
A. Rate
B. Latency
C. Duration
D. Time-sampling
E. Percent accurate |
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Jade has a team of 5 supervisees and expects all of them to respond to emails within 12 hours of receiving them. Which is the best measure for this work performance?
A. Percent accurate
B. Duration
C. Latency
D. Inter-response time
E. Time-sampling |
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Latency: from the time an email is received to when a response is sent = 12 hours |
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Pete is supervising his team on a construction site. Today his team is painting the outside of the building. Pete looks at his team every 5 minutes. If they are actively painting the building when he looks over, they receive a correct score for the behavior. Which type of sampling is this?
A. Whole interval recording
B. Partial interval recording
C. Momentary time sampling |
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Taryn is observing her supervisee while they are on an outing with a client. Taryn’s supervisee is expected to be within an arm’s reach at all times while out with the client. Taryn observes for 3 minutes and if her supervisee stays within an arm’s reach for the entire 3 minutes, they receive a correct score. Which type of sampling is this?
A. Whole interval recording
B. Partial interval recording
C. Momentary time sampling |
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Sam is in the clinic when she hears one of the new supervisors take a call from a distressed client. Sam goes over to the supervisor to compliment them on how they handled the call and answer any questions the supervisor may have. What form of performance monitoring is this an example of?
A. Informal
B. Formal |
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It was reported to Octavia that her therapist was not offering enough preference assessments during their sessions. However, when Octavia came in to observe her therapist, they offered preference assessments between each transition as her protocol calls for. How could this problem with formal monitoring be resolved?
A. Octavia could monitor more frequently
B. Octavia could explain what she is monitoring for and why
C. Octavia could greet her therapist when she comes in to monitor
D. Octavia could let her therapist know when the monitoring is complete and provide feedback |
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Lucile is selecting which behavior intervention to implement for her client and running through a pro-con list for each option available. Which pivotal professional skill is Lucile demonstrating?
A. Problem solving and clinical decision making
B. Organization and time management
C. Interpersonal and therapeutic relationship
D. None of these |
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When Tina arrives at her client’s house for session, she spends the first 15 minutes talking with her client’s parents, catching up on how everything has been going with her client that week. Tina does this every time she arrives at her clients’ homes and often doesn’t make it through all of the lessons she is scheduled to run. Which pivotal professional skill does Tina need to work on?
A. Problem solving and clinical decision making
B. Organization and time management
C. Interpersonal and therapeutic relationship
D. None of these |
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Sasha is having her supervisee fill out a self- assessment which includes questions such as, Do you use a to-do list to manage tasks? If so, how frequently do you review it for task completion? And, do you actively take notes and add action items to your to-do list during meetings? Which pivotal professional skill is Sasha assessing?
A. Problem solving and clinical decision making
B. Organization and time management
C. Interpersonal and therapeutic relationship
D. None of these |
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Derek is observing his supervisee during a session and notices that they are looking down and preparing data sheets while the client’s father his discussing a concern with them. Derek then hears his client ask the father an unrelated question about reinforcers that are available for the session today. Which pivotal professional skill is Derek likely in need of working on with his supervisee?
A. Problem solving and clinical decision making
B. Organization and time management
C. Interpersonal and therapeutic relationship
D. None of these |
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Communication skills |
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When Reina arrives at her client session, she checks the parent training data sheet to see if her client’s parents ran their lessons and took data over the weekend, but the data sheet is blank. Before going to speak with the parents about this, Reina reminds herself that the parents have three children and lots of responsibilities over the weekend outside of filling out her data sheet. Which pivotal professional skill is Reina demonstrating?
A. Problem solving and decision making
B. Organization and time management
C. Interpersonal and therapeutic relationship
D. None of these |
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Perspective taking |
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Arnold returns to his office after completing a client intake and enters his written notes into his company’s secure database. He then shreds his original notes immediately. Which pivotal professional skill is Arnold demonstrating?
A. Problem solving and clinical decision making
B. Organization and time management
C. Interpersonal and therapeutic relationship
D. None of these |
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Ethical behavior – 2.07 maintaining records (basic skills) |
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Brenna has her supervisee fill out a checklist answering questions on their experience with various research methods and how confident they are in running each of the methods independently as well as teaching these methods to others. Which assessment method is Brenna using?
A. Self assessment
B. Direct observation during conversation/role play
C. Direct observation with client
D. Permanent product measurement |
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Cynthia has trained her supervisee on giving effective feedback. She now wants to see how her supervisee gives feedback to parents and trainees. Cynthia is especially interested in how this skill performs in the correct context. Which is the best assessment method to use here?
A. Self assessment
B. Direct observation during conversation/role play
C. Direct observation with client
D. Permanent product measurement |
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Shay is teaching their supervisee to write client intake reports. Shay is beginning with defining behaviors to target for reduction. The evaluation criteria includes items such as observability, clarity, and reliability among observers. Which is the best assessment method for Shay to use here?
A. Self assessment
B. Direct observation during conversation/role play
C. Direct observation with client
D. Permanent product measurement |
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Renee watches as her supervisee implements a shaping procedure to teach eye contact to their client. Renee then fills out a scorecard and gives her supervisee feedback during a break. Which assessment method is being used?
A. Self assessment
B. Direct observation during conversation/role play
C. Direct observation with client
D. Permanent product measurement |
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| C. Direct observation with client |
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Kyle tells his supervisee, “When I call you, I will be a parent who is upset about their child’s progress. Continue to treat me as a parent until I stop the call.” Which assessment method is being used?
A. Self assessment
B. Direct observation during conversation/role play
C. Direct observation with client
D. Permanent product measurement |
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| B. Direct observation during conversation/role play |
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Michelle writes a goal for her supervisee to be able to deliver feedback to peers. Michelle uses a checklist to support in clearly defining what constitutes effective feedback. Which criteria for setting goals does this exemplify?
A. Collaborate on goals
B. Use behavioral objectives
C. Specify performance conditions
D. Specify competency criteria
E. Set shaping goals |
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Definition
| B. Use behavioral objectives |
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Michelle is setting a goal for her supervisee to provide feedback while training therapists. She records that they currently provide no feedback correctly according to her behavioral definition and she wants them to be able to provide 15 pieces of feedback in a one-hour session. Michelle sets 4 subgoals at 3, 6, 9, and 12 pieces of feedback. Which criteria for setting goals does this exemplify?
A. Collaborate on goals
B. Use behavioral objectives
C. Specify performance conditions
D. Specify competency criteria
E. Set shaping goals |
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You are working with your supervisee on learning definitions for their BCaBA exam and you want them to be able to correctly define at least 15 terms in a minute as they practice their flashcards. Which is the best measure for this work performance?
A. Rate
B. Percent accurate
C. Latency
D. Inter-response time
E. Time-sampling |
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Job’s therapist is expected to offer an opportunity for their client to mand at least every 5 minutes. Job observes for 5 minutes and if his therapist offers a manding opportunity, they receive a correct score. Which type of sampling is this?
A. Whole interval recording
B. Partial interval recording
C. Momentary time sampling |
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Definition
| B. Partial interval recording |
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You are interested in how many days out of the week your supervisees pick up their clinic rooms at the end of the day. Which is the best measure for this work performance?
A. Count
B. Percent accurate
C. Duration
D. Latency
E. Time-sampling |
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You are teaching a new manager to run weekly syncs with their team. They only have 15 minutes for all 5 team members to give their progress updates. You want your manager to allow time for greetings at the beginning of the sync, but no more than 3 minutes. Which is the best measure for this work performance?
A. Rate
B. Duration
C. Latency
D. Inter-response time
E. Time-sampling |
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Definition
B. Duration
Duration: From the time greetings start to finish should be no more than 3 minutes. |
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You are supervising a new medical technician in your clinic and want to know how many times during their shift they are changing their gloves. Which is the best measure for this work performance?
A. Count
B. Percent accurate
C. Duration
D. Latency
E. Time-sampling |
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As a manager on an automotive production line, you expect your team to assemble 80 side mirrors per hour. Which is the best measure for this work performance?
A. Rate
B. Percent accurate
C. Latency
D. Inter-response time
E. Time-sampling |
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Ryan is working in a mail room separating mail into boxes based on the department they need to be sent you. You are working with Ryan on sorting the mail into the correct boxes before handing them off to the shipping department. Which is the best measure for this work performance?
A. Rate
B. Percent accurate
C. Duration
D. Inter-response time
E. Time-sampling |
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Definition
B. Percent accurate
Percent accurate example: we want Ryan to sort 95% of the mail into the correct boxes. |
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You are training a new supervisor who is measuring performance of one of their therapists using momentary time sampling. You want the supervisor-in-training to record data on their therapist’s performance every 5 minutes. Which is the best measure for this supervisor’s work performance?
A. Rate
B. Percent accurate
C. Latency
D. Inter-response time
E. Time-sampling |
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Definition
D. Inter-response time
IRT 5 minutes: the supervisor should observe their
therapist 5 minutes after their last observation ended |
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You are working with a brand new BCBA, supervising them while they learn to train therapists using behavioral skills training. You want to measure how many steps out of the 5-step process, they train correctly. Which is the best measure for this work performance?
A. Rate
B. Percent accurate
C. Duration
D. Inter-response time
E. Time-sampling |
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Dan is in a staff meeting with his team. One of his employees presents a project they’ve been working on, and Dan provides positive feedback on their participation in the meeting. What form of performance monitoring is this an example of?
A. Informal
B. Formal |
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Kelly tells one of her teaching assistants that she will be coming in to observe her class on Thursday. Kelly tells them what she will be looking for and why she is coming in to observe. What form of performance monitoring is this an example of?
A. Informal
B. Formal |
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Jonah has taken on a new supervisee, Kim. When Kim filled out her self-evaluation, she mentioned that she is uncomfortable with being observed and evaluated. How could Jonah help Kim become more accepting to formal monitoring?
A. Monitor more frequently
B. Conduct unexpected monitoring visits
C. Greet her when monitoring and explain what he will be observing and why
D. Have Kim exclusively use self-reporting to monitor her own performance |
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Definition
| C. Greet her when monitoring and explain what he will be observing and why |
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Bubba has recently been hired by Ted's Taxidermy, a company which stuffs dead critters to improve customer traffic and satisfaction. Bubba suggests replacing the current slogan of, “You flatten em, we fatten em” to something that may reach a larger segment of the population as the current slogan is kind of Hill-Billy.
Bubba is NOT demonstrating which of the following?
A. Problem-solving skills
B. Interpersonal skills
C. Time management skills
D. Basic knowledge in the concepts, principles, and procedures |
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Bubba has recently been hired by Ted's Taxidermy, a company which stuffs dead critters. Bubba and the employees have identified that long turnaround times and errors with matching the correct eyes and eye colors are impacting sales.
Bubba uses discrimination training so staff can improve matching the correct color eye color and type such as small mammal vs reptile
Bubba is demonstrating which of the following?
A. Problem-solving skills
B. Interpersonal skills
C. Time management skills
D. Basic knowledge in the concepts, principles, and procedures |
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Definition
| Basic knowledge in the concepts, principles, and procedures |
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Bubba has recently been hired by Ted's Taxidermy, a company which stuffs dead critters. Customer reviews indicate that a common complaint is the turn around time from when a critter is dropped off until it is ready for pick up.
Observations show that staff often wait to the end of the business day when ordering supplies resulting in longer shipping times.
Bubba creates alerts/ alarms so staff order need items by 12:00pm each day Monday thru Thursday or by 9:00am on Friday mornings.
Bubba is demonstrating which of the following?
A. Problem-solving skills
B. Interpersonal skills
C. Time management skills
D. Basic knowledge in the concepts, principles, and procedures |
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Definition
| C. Time management skills |
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Bubba has recently been hired by Ted's Taxidermy, a company which stuffs dead critters. After defining the issues impacting sales and satisfaction, Bubba and the employees start to generate potential solutions to address these issues
Bubba and the employees are demonstrating which of the following?
A. Problem-solving skills
B. Interpersonal skills
C. Time management skills
D. Basic knowledge in the concepts, principles, and procedures |
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Definition
| A. Problem-solving skills |
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Bubba has recently been hired by Ted's Taxidermy, a company which stuffs dead critters. After conducting training on discriminating and matching appropriate glass eyes based on the type of critter, Bubba then runs several trials with each of the staff while others observe the skill.
Bubba appears to be using which of the following to assess the employee's skill set?
A. Self-assessment
B. Direct observation with the client in practice
C. Direct observation during role-play
D. Permanent product |
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Definition
| C. Direct observation during role-play |
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Bubba has recently been hired by Ted's Taxidermy, a company which stuffs dead critters. After conducting training on discriminating and matching appropriate glass eyes based on the type of critter, Bubba inspects completed projects to assess if the appropriate glass eyes were selected.
Bubba appears to be using which of the following to assess the employee's skill set?
A. Self-assessment
B. Direct observation with the client in practice
C. Direct observation during role-play
D. Permanent product |
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Bubba has recently been hired by Ted's Taxidermy, a company which stuffs dead critters. Bubba and the employees have identified that long turnaround times and errors with matching the correct eyes and eye colors are impacting sales.
Bubba has just concluded a training selecting the appropriate eye color and style based on the type of critter. Employees have completed a self assessment rating scale.
Given this scenario, which of the following assessment strategies would be next?
A. Direct observation during role-play
B. Self-assessment
C. Permanent product
D. Direct observation with the client in practice |
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Definition
| A. Direct observation during role-play |
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Bubba has recently been hired by Ted's Taxidermy, a company which stuffs dead critters. Bubba and the employees have identified that long turnaround times and errors with matching the correct eyes and eye colors are impacting sales. Bubba has trained two supervisors on discrimination training for correct selection of eye color and style based on the type of critter. Bubba and Ted (the owner) explain that the supervisors need to train the 6 employees to competency by next Friday.
Given this scenario, which criteria for setting goals is being followed
A. Collaborating on goals
B. Using behavioral objectives
C. Specify the performance conditions and the competency criteria
D. Indicating a time-based performance expectation
E. Collecting baseline data and setting shaping goals |
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Definition
| D. Indicating a time-based performance expectation |
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Bubba has recently been hired by Ted's Taxidermy, a company which stuffs dead critters. Bubba and the employees have identified that long turnaround times and errors with matching the correct eyes and eye colors are impacting sales. Bubba has trained two supervisors on discrimination training for correct selection of eye color and style based on the type of critter. Bubba and Ted (the owner) explain that the supervisors need to train the 6 employees until the employee’s can select the correct eye color and style with 100% accuracy for 10 consecutive trials.
Given this scenario, which criteria for setting goals is being followed
A. Collaborating on goals
B. Using behavioral objectives
C. Specify the performance conditions and the competency criteria
D. Indicating a time-based performance expectation
E. Collecting baseline data and setting shaping goals |
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Definition
| Specify the performance conditions and the competency criteria |
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Bubba has recently been hired by Ted's Taxidermy, a company which stuffs dead critters to improve customer traffic and satisfaction. Bubba meets with all of the staff to discuss areas for improvement and outcomes based on customer surveys.
Given this scenario, which criteria for setting goals is being followed
A. Collaborating on goals
B. Using behavioral objectives
C. Specify the performance conditions and the competency criteria
D. Indicating a time-based performance expectation
E. Collecting baseline data and setting shaping goals |
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Definition
| A. Collaborating on goals |
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Bubba has recently been hired by Ted's Taxidermy, a company which stuffs dead critters. Bubba and the employees have identified that long turnaround times and errors with matching the correct eyes and eye colors are impacting sales.
If the focus of the company was to decrease the number of errors based on the number of projects, which measure would be the most appropriate?
A. Rate
B. Percentage accurate
C. Duration
D. Latency
E. IRT
F. MTS |
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Bubba has recently been hired by Ted's Taxidermy, a company which stuffs dead critters. Bubba and the employees have identified that long turnaround times and errors with matching the correct eyes and eye colors are impacting sales.
If the focus of the company was to decrease the time between customers dropping off a project and staff ordering the eyes, which measure would be the most appropriate?
A. Rate
B. Percentage accurate
C. Duration
D. Latency
E. IRT
F. MTS |
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Bubba has recently been hired by Ted's Taxidermy, a company which stuffs dead critters. Bubba and the employees have identified that long turnaround times and errors with matching the correct eyes and eye colors are impacting sales. Bubba develops a task analysis for staff to complete when attempting to identify the correct eye color and style before ordering the glass eyes. Bubba is using which of the following?
A. Behaviorally anchored rating scale
B. Behavioral checklist
C. Work schedules
D. Trials-to-criterion |
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Bubba has recently been hired by Ted's Taxidermy, a company which stuffs dead critters. Bubba and the employees have identified that long turnaround times and errors with matching the correct eyes and eye colors are impacting sales. Bubba develops a satisfaction survey where supervisors can identify the score regarding several areas such as timeliness of returning customer phone calls or emails from 1 to 5 or ordering the needed materials on a scale of 1 to 5. Bubba is using which of the following?
A. Behaviorally anchored rating scale B. Behavioral checklist
C. Work schedules
D. Trials-to-criterion |
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Definition
| A. Behaviorally anchored rating scale |
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Term
Amy enters Erica's classroom before Erica's class starts, introduces herself, shows Erica a checklist that has been developed with the input from Erica and other staff to use during performance observations. Amy explains what she will be observing and why. What form of performance monitoring is this an example of?
A. Informal
B. Formal |
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Jake looks in on classrooms several times a week at the school where he is the principal. He always makes an effort to discreetly praise teachers on what he observes them doing well. What form of performance monitoring is this an example of?
A. Informal
B. Formal |
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Jeremy is a BCBA with multiple BCaBAs needing monthly supervision. Jeremy schedules his supervision sessions 2 weeks in advance and arranges the visits within his schedule to reduce the travel time and maximize the time with the BCaBAs and their clients. Jeremy is demonstrating which pivotal professional skill?
1. Problem solving and clinical decision making
2. Organization and time management
3. Interpersonal and therapeutic relationship skills
4. None of these |
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Definition
| Organization and time management |
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Haley serves as a supervising BCBA for a clinic. She has frequently heard from her supervisees that they feel that lunch time at the clinic is often unorganized and a bit chaotic. Haley schedules a time to meet with staff and uses a structured model to help identify ways to address these concerns. She then assesses the applicability of each option to select a course of action. Haley is demonstrating which pivotal professional skill?
1. Problem solving and clinical decision making
2. Organization and time management
3. Interpersonal and therapeutic relationship skills
4. None of these |
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Definition
| Problem solving and clinical decision making |
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Ethel wants to assess the interpersonal skills of her supervisee, Lucy. She schedules an observation of an intake meeting between Lucy and a new client. Ethel uses a checklist with relevant behaviors and scores Lucy’s performance in-vivo. Which assessment method is being used?
A. Self-assessment
B. Direct observation during conversation/role play
C. Direct observation with client
D. Permanent product measurement |
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Definition
| C. Direct observation with client |
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Sam has expressed interest in precision teaching. Sheridan, the supervisor, is starting with teaching Sam to graph client data accurately using a standard celeration chart. Which of the following is likely the best assessment method to use here?
A. Self-assessment
B. Direct observation during conversation/role play
C. Direct observation with client
D. Permanent product measurement |
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Definition
| D. Permanent product measurement |
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Chuck is receiving supervision from Cathy Chuck has to complete face to face contact notes in a certain manner due to funder requirements. The funder has 10 required pieces of information and Chuck will often only enter in 5 or 6 of these correctly and completely. Cathy wants to increase Chuck’s compliance to the funder contact notes requirements. Which of the following is the best measure for this work performance?
Rate
Percent accurate
Duration
Latency
Interresponse time
Time-sampling |
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Tera blocks out 15 min prior to meeting with supervisees to review notes from the last supervision meeting and review their client graphs. Tera drives with her supervisees in the car to client visits allowing them time to discuss the cases and treatments. Tera is demonstrating which pivotal professional skill?
a. Problem solving and clinical decision making
b. Organization and time management
c. Interpersonal and therapeutic relationship skills
d. None of these |
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Definition
| b. Organization and time management |
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Gisella a clinical manager gets complaints from staff that they are double booked if a client is picked up late from the clinic and have another client waiting to start a session. She has staff fill out a questionnaire, then considers possible options as well as benefits and challenges of each. Then changes the drop off/pick procedure and monitors for efficiency. Gisella is demonstrating which pivotal professional skill?
a. Problem solving and clinical decision making
b. Organization and time management
c. Interpersonal and therapeutic relationship skills
d. None of these |
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Definition
| a. Problem solving and clinical decision making |
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Term
| Karen complains to her supervisor, Loreal, that she no longer wants to provide services to a client because the parent has a bumper sticker on their car that she finds offensive. Loreal, says, “ I know this must be an uncomfortable situation for you- I’m sorry. However, does this interfere with your ability to effectively deliver services? I reviewed the graphs and it looks like you and the consumer are doing really well. Do you think the client has met their goals and achieved their outcomes? Or do you think they are still in need of services despite the parent’s choice of expression? Loreal is demonstrating which pivotal professional skill? a. Problem solving and clinical decision making b. Organization and time management c. Interpersonal and therapeutic relationship skills d. None of these |
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| c. Interpersonal and therapeutic relationship skills |
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Jasmit is dreading presenting at a staff meeting as she hates public speaking. She places her favorite candy bar on the inside pocket of the binder with her presentation notes. She can have it after her presentation. She opens the staff meeting explains the situation and that the candy bar is an SD, and that completing the training (should she do it again) is likely to be maintained by negative reinforcement (relief at having it over). Jasmit is demonstrating which pivotal professional skill?
a. Problem solving and clinical decision making
b. Organization and time management
c. Interpersonal and therapeutic relationship skills
d. None of these |
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a. Self-assessment
b. Direct observation during conversation/role play
c. Direct observation with client
d. Permanent product measurement |
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Definition
| b. Direct observation during conversation/role play |
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Priya has her new supervisee, Lonnie, state their experience/exposure, and asks lots of follow questions. From there Priya decides skills to prioritize to further assess then teach. Which assessment method is being used?
a. Self-assessment
b. Direct observation during conversation/role play
c. Direct observation with client
d. Permanent product measurement |
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Simone watches Suni implement a motor imitation program targeting a gross motor skill with her leaner. Simone uses a checklist with relevant behaviors and scores Suni’s performance in-vivo. Which assessment method is being used?
a. Self-assessment
b. Direct observation during conversation/role play
c. Direct observation with client
d. Permanent product measurement |
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Definition
| c. Direct observation with client |
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Mackenzie oversees a residential home. Day staff complain the locked medication cabinet is often in state of disarray for the morning shift. Which of the following is likely the best assessment method to use here?
a. Self-assessment
b. Direct observation during conversation/role play
c. Direct observation with client
d. Permanent product measurement |
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Definition
| d. Permanent product measurement |
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Angelo is training Logan to work with a consumer who is being transferred to their care. The consumer engages in headbutting. Several staff have experienced concussions working with this consumer at other placements. Logan reports he has worked with many clients with severe behavior. Which of the following is likely the best assessment method to use here?
a. Self-assessment
b. Direct observation during conversation/role play
c. Direct observation with client
d. Permanent product measurement |
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Definition
| b. Direct observation during conversation/role play |
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Randall is working with Beth on clinical skills. Beth says she struggles with how to fade prompts during intensive teaching. Randall sets a goal to of fading prompts. Once mastered, they can assess what to target next. Which of the following criteria for setting goals does this exemplify?
a. Collaborate on goals
b. Use behavioral objectives
c. Specify performance conditions & criteria
d. Time-based performance expectation |
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Miguel is working with an RBT brand new to the field. He gathers baseline data (from permanent product) on accuracy of filling on a data sheet. Miguel first sets a goal of 70% accuracy, then 75, 80, 85, 90 to 95% accuracy. Which of the following criteria for setting goals does this exemplify?
a. Collaborate on goals
b. Use behavioral objectives
c. Specify performance conditions & criteria
d. Time-based performance expectation
e. Set shaping goals |
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Deja notices that a staff isn’t getting in enough trials in an NET with a client. Long periods of time go by after she records on her data sheet or engages with the consumer until she engages with them again. The client’s acquisition rates are slower than Deja would like. Which of the following is the best measure for this work performance?
a. Rate
b. Duration
c. Latency
d. Inter-responsetime(IRT)
e. Time-sampling |
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Definition
| d. Inter-response time (IRT) |
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Sherry works in clinic and has become friends with many of the staff. She works 1:1 with clients an in EI program. A staff reports to the supervisor their concern of the amount of time Sherry spends chatting with co-workers rather than engaging with her client. Which of the following is the best measure for this work performance?
a. Rate
b. Percentaccurate
c. Duration
d. Latency
e. Inter-responsetime(IRT)
f. Time-sampling |
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Sterling walks through the group home at least a couple times a day and gives specific positive praise immediately following staff engaging in a desired response. If he sees an error he will sometimes stop and give the staff some corrective feedback and model the correct response for them. What form of performance monitoring is this an example of?
a. Informal
b. Formal
c. Not performance monitoring |
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Betsy schedules with Chelsey to observe a session convenient for Chelsey. She emailed in advance that she will be looking at Chelsey teaching a self-care routine with the use of a chaining procedure and attached the client program sheet with the protocol she would be scored on. What form of performance monitoring is this an example of?
a. Informal
b. Formal
c. Not performance monitoring |
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Miles arrives to observe Stacia work with her consumer. He warmly greets her and says he looks forward to seeing her run a self-care program. However, the client has a partial complex seizure during the session. Afterwards Stacia says, the observation was unfair and doesn’t want to be observed anymore. How could this problem with formal monitoring be resolved?
a. increase frequency
b. conduct an unexpected repeat visit shortly after
c. monitor on a varied schedule
d. inform Stacia data collection will cease during unusual events in the future |
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Definition
| d. inform Stacia data collection will cease during unusual events in the future |
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Dana observes Kaci, in a DTT session. She greets Kaci and says she would like to see her evoke WH mands with the client. Kaci does great at recording data after each target response. However, the client graphs have lots of variability and don’t seem representative of observations. How could this problem with formal monitoring (reactivity) be resolved?
a. increase frequency of observations on varied basis
b. greetings with information on why/what will be observed
c. stop monitoring if a situation becomes dangerous or highly unusual
d. provide information and feedback after monitoring |
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Definition
| a. increase frequency of observations on varied basis |
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Term
A supervisor uses behavioral assessments to identify why an employee is not performing to expectations and implements a function-based intervention to increase performance. Is this an example of performance management?
A. Yes B. No |
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Ned is usually very consistent about turning in his reports on time. However, for the past week, he has been missing deadlines. His supervisor talks to Ned, points out the missed deadlines, and tells him that he should be sure to turn in reports by the required date in the future. Which type of feedback is the supervisor providing?
A. Acquisition
B. Ongoing |
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Nicole recently got a job at a bakery, but she has never used an industrial mixer before. During training, the supervisor stands with her and talks her through each step of a pastry dough recipe. When Nicole does a step correctly, her supervisor points out what she did well. What type of feedback is the supervisor providing?
A. Acquisition
B. Ongoing |
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Waverly just learned the steps for conducting a MSWO but hasn’t performed one yet. Her supervisor will observe her conducting her first MSWO with a client. What type of feedback should the supervisor provide?
A. Acquisition
B. Ongoing |
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Rachel is observing Jeremy implement a behavior plan. If the client asks repeated questions, the program says to answer only once and ignore additional instances of the same question. The client asks, “Who’s that?” while pointing to another therapist. Jeremy answers. When the client asks the same question again, Jeremy does not answer. Rachel says, “Jeremy, you did a great job implementing the program by not answering the client’s question the second time. That was perfect.” Which type of feedback did Rachel provide?
A. Positive feedback
B. Corrective feedback |
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Rachel is observing Jeremy implement a behavior plan. If the client asks repeated questions, the program says to answer only once and ignore additional instances of the same question. The client asks, “Who’s that?” while pointing to another therapist. Jeremy answers. When the client asks the same question again, Jeremy answers again. Rachel says, “The behavior plan says to only answer the question once. Next time, please ignore any repeated questions.” Which type of feedback did Rachel provide?
A. Positive feedback
B. Corrective feedback |
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Betty is working on keeping the workroom organized. Every day, she is supposed to complete a 12-item checklist. For the past week, she has only completed 10 of the items on the checklist. Which type of feedback should be used?
A. Positive feedback
B. Corrective feedback |
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Amos’s current goal is to achieve 90% accuracy on treatment integrity checks. For the last three weeks, he has met that goal. Which type of feedback should be used?
A. Positive feedback
B. Corrective feedback |
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Every evening, Ian adds a data point to a graph displaying the percentage of staff members who arrived on time that day. The graph is posted in the break room where it is visible to all the staff. What modality of feedback is this an example of?
A. Vocal
B. Written
C. Graphic
D. None of the these |
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Greg tells Alex that the program she wrote is excellent and meets all the requirements. What modality of feedback is this an example of?
A. Vocal
B. Written
C. Graphic
D. None of the these |
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Paolo has been turning in his reports every Friday, even though they are not due until Monday. His supervisor writes him an email thanking him and letting him know it is appreciated. What modality of feedback is this an example of?
A. Vocal
B. Written
C. Graphic
D. None of the these |
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Marc is meeting his goal of reading 2 articles a week on a behavior analytic topic of interest. Every time he meets this goal, he tells his supervisor, and his supervisor tosses him a candy bar. What modality of feedback is this an example of?
A. Vocal
B. Written
C. Graphic
D. None of the these |
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Emily is following a checklist for making a latte. The checklist is on a laminated card, and she uses a dry-erase marker to cross off each step as she completes it. Is this an example of self-monitoring?
A. Yes
B. No |
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Ty implements a rewards program at his agency. Whenever an employee enters all their data for the day, their name is entered into a drawing. The drawing takes place at the end of the month and the winner receives a gift card. This is an example of:
A. Incentive
B. Lottery
C. Neither |
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Any employees that don’t show up to work on time must clean the bathrooms at the end of the day, which relieves the staff who did show up to work on time of doing this cleaning duty. This is an example of which of the following?
A. Incentive
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Any employee that presents at a conference will have their flight and registration paid for by the company. This is an example of which of the following?
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If everyone shows up to work 10 minutes early everyday this week, the whole group will get to leaveearlyonFriday. Whichgroup contingency is being used to deliver incentives?
A. Independent group contingency
B. Interdependent group contingency
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Brendan is training Mike to implement a program to help a high school student who has stated a desire to make friends. They have been working on initiating and responding to peer greetings. Which of the following would allow the supervisor to evaluate if the client is making progress toward their outcome?
A. Measure accuracy of staff implementation of the social skills
program with consumers in the classroom
B. Collect ratio data of appropriate responses to peer greetings as
well as rate of initiating interactions during appropriate
times/activities
C. Track if the student engages with peers in a variety of social
interactions: having lunch with others, sitting on the bus, and
during free time
D. Administer surveys to the staff to identify which management
techniques he is currently using that are more preferred and least preferred by staff |
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| Track if the student engages with peers in a variety of social interactions: having lunch with others, sitting on the bus, and during free time |
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MaryisaBCBAprovidingsupervisionforJanet,anRBT. Theclienthas expressed that they want to improve their social skills, such as greeting others while in the community, so that they can have more friends. Janet initially took the client to a very busy mall at lunch time to create opportunities for the client to interact with others. This was overwhelming for the client and there was limited success. The BCBA recommends Janet find more appropriate locations with less foot traffic only moving to busier settings gradually. Which of the following would allow the supervisor to evaluate if Janet gained the skill?
A. Data on foot traffic from the first location to compared to foot traffic of
locations selected after feedback was delivered
B. Rate and variability of the client’s greetings as well as the how many new
friends they have made
C. Frequency and duration of time spent with individuals the client describes
as friends
D. Latency from Janet’s performance to Mary delivering appropriate
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| the number of call backs that Henley receives from actual jobs |
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| reviewin the number of errors that Kay made during adminstration and comparing the duration of assessments to the center average |
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Eli is onboarding a new kitchen staff in his restaurant. He gives them a map to study, listing where to find resources in the kitchen. Eli asks his staff “where can you find the knives?” When they point to the drawer to the left of the stove, Eli says, “the knives are located to the right of the stove”. Which type of feedback is being provided?
A. Acquisition
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Audrey sends her team a graph showing the number of customer interactions this week that were followed up by a survey being sent out. She writes in the email, “great job team – we’re up to 85% of customer interactions being followed by a survey. We’re almost to our 90% goal. Which type of feedback is being provided?
A. Acquisition
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Sanja models giving a shot to a patient in the arm. When her supervisee practices giving a shot, Sanja says “yes, you placed the needle in the correct location on the arm. Which type of feedback is being provided?
A. Acquisition
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Jack has a weekly sync with her team where she is supposed to have a report ready to present. For the last few weeks Jack hasn’t had the report ready on time. What type of feedback should be given to Jack?
A. Positive acquisition
B. Corrective acquisition
C. Positiveongoing
D. Corrective ongoing |
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Corrective – the goal here is to both correct the error of preparing the report at the wrong time and improve performance of preparing the reports sooner |
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Phin works at a retail store where he is expected to interact with customers at least 50 times a day. Phin wears a counter on his wrist throughout the day and presses a button on the counter each time he interacts with a customer. What modality of feedback is this an example of?
A. Vocal
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Sinead is studying terms she needs to know at work and is practicing learning these terms to fluency. Her goal is to be able to recite the definitions of at least 20 terms in 60 seconds. Which modality for delivering self-feedback should Sinead use?
A. Vocal
B. Written
C. Graphic |
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Kim is in a meeting with a parent and her supervisee when she overhears her supervisee answer a parent question exceptionally well. Kim wants to give her supervisee some positive feedback after the meeting on this performance. Which modality of feedback is best for Kim to use.
A. Vocal
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Any team members who completed over 95% of their scheduled meetings last month (cancelled less than 5%) get to select their upcoming schedules first. What is this an example of?
A. Reward
B. Positive reinforcement
C. Negative reinforcement
D. Time based schedule |
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As Jo is onboarding at a new company, she is told that she will earn quarterly bonuses every quarter that the company earns a revenue. Her bonus amount will depend on how much revenue the company made that quarter.
A. Reward
B. Positive reinforcement
C. Negative reinforcement
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Paul is expected to attend staff meetings at work, so he shows up to the meeting on time and leaves when it is over, but rarely participates more than required. What is most likely resulting in Paul showing up to his meetings on time?
A. Reward
B. Positive reinforcement
C. Negative reinforcement
D. Time based schedule |
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Anyone in Ahn’s office who receives a customer feedback score of 5/5 this month will be entered into a drawing for a paid 3-day vacation. This is an example of which of the following?
A. Incentive
B. Lottery
C. Neither |
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Whenever Leah’s supervisor catches her performing extra tasks in the office, Leah receives a ticket. Leah likes to collect these as much as she can because if she earns 60 of them, she can exchange them for a day of paid leave. This is an example of which of the following?
A. Incentive
B. Lottery
C. Neither |
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When Christina sees that her supervisor is in the office, she makes sure that she is on task and focuses extra hard that she is completing her tasks correctly because her supervisor will often come around and tell her how well she is doing. This is an example of which of the following?
A. Incentive
B. Lottery
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Your client would like to get a job and you’ve narrowed in on them getting a job at a grocery store. Before they work at a grocery store, they need to be able to greet customers and answer their questions. You want your staff to offer more opportunities for social interactions with their client. Which of the following would allow you to evaluate if your staff gained the skill?
A. Data on how many questions from strangers were presented to your client
B. Accuracy of greeting strangers and answering basic questions
C. Feedback from potential employers following job interview
D. Change in staff behavior when the supervisor observes sessions |
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| A. Data on how many questions from strangers were presented to your client |
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Your client would like to get a job and you’ve narrowed in on them getting a job at a grocery store. Before they work at a grocery store, they need to be able to greet customers and answer their questions. You want your staff to offer more opportunities for social interactions with their client. Which of the following would allow you to evaluate if your client gained the target behavior?
A. Data on how many questions from strangers were presented to your client
B. Accuracy of greeting strangers and answering basic questions
C. Feedback from potential employers following job interview
D. Change in staff behavior when the supervisor observes sessions |
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| B. Accuracy of greeting strangers and answering basic questions |
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Which of the following is an example of performance management?
A. Janice wants to improve the performance of Floor supervisors in regards in increasing the number of brooms staff produce.
B. Janice collects data and shares data of Floor supervisors interactions with floor staff and changes in productivity
C. Janice wants to improve the number of brooms staff produce. |
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| Janice collects data and shares data of Floor supervisors interactions with floor staff and changes in productivity |
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hich of the following is an example of performance management?
A. Janice the BCBA assesses two of floor supervisors performance with accurately providing feedback during role play activities.
B. Janice is working with floor staff and collects data on broom production.
C. Janice wants to help floor staff be happier at the factory.
D. Janice is teaching floor supervisors to be awesome. |
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| Janice the BCBA assesses two of floor supervisors performance with accurately providing feedback during role play activities. |
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Kelly is a BCBA recently hired at a residential treatment program to decrease the use of physical and mechanical restraint. Staff are being trained to first get a client to successfully terminate a preferred activity before presenting a demand. During role play one of the staff tells another to start their assignment while they are still playing with their phone. Kelly says, “remember that we want to have them put down the phone before we ask them to start the assignment”. Kelly is delivering which of the following types of feedback?
A. Positive acquisition feedback
B. Positive ongoing feedback
C. Corrective acquisition feedback
D. Corrective ongoing feedback |
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| C. Corrective acquisition feedback |
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Kelly is a BCBA recently hired at a residential treatment program to decrease the use of physical and mechanical restraint. Staff have been trained to first get a client to successfully terminate a preferred activity before presenting a demand. During an observation Kelly hears a staff member tell a client, “go brush your teeth” while they are still playing with another client. Kelly says, “remember that we want them to come over to us and then ask them to brush their teeth”. Kelly is delivering which of the following types of feedback?
A. Positive acquisition feedback
B. Positive ongoing feedback
C. Corrective acquisition feedback
D. Corrective ongoing feedback |
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| D. Corrective ongoing feedback |
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Kelly is a BCBA recently hired at a residential treatment program to decrease the use of physical and mechanical restraint. Staff have been trained to first get a client to successfully terminate a preferred activity before presenting a demand. During an observation Kelly hears a staff member tell a client, “Hey Jimmy, come here please” and after the client comes over, staff says, “nice work following directions, “please go brush your teeth and then you can go back to playing”. Kelly says, “Way to go with delivering praise for coming over”! Kelly is delivering which of the following types of feedback?
A. Positive acquisition feedback
B. Positive ongoing feedback
C. Corrective acquisition feedback
D. Corrective ongoing feedback |
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| B. Positive ongoing feedback |
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Kelly is a BCBA recently hired at a residential treatment program to decrease the use of physical and mechanical restraint. Staff are being trained to first get a client to successfully terminate a preferred activity before presenting a demand. During role play one of the staff asks another to pause the video and then come to the table. Kelly tells the staff, “I like how you asked them to pause the video and then come to the table”. Kelly is delivering which of the following types of feedback?
A. Positive acquisition feedback
B. Positive ongoing feedback
C. Corrective acquisition feedback
D. Corrective ongoing feedback |
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| A. Positive acquisition feedback |
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Casey is a RBT working at a Clinic called Bearly Behavior Analysis or BBA. The BCBA is observing Casey running one of the client’s waiting programs and says, “What’s wrong with you, why do you have them wait 1 minute every time”? The supervisor is delivering which of the following types of feedback?
A. Positive acquisition feedback
B. Positive ongoing feedback
C. Corrective acquisition feedback
D. Corrective ongoing feedback |
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| D. Corrective ongoing feedback |
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Which of the following would be an example of self-monitoring?
A. Larry attends group supervision meetings and has his BCBA sign
off on the form.
B. Larry creates a spread sheet and records the date every time he completes an article review.
C. Larry works with all his clients each week and submits his billing on time.
D. Larry completes his progress notes before submitting his billing because he gets audited often. |
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| Larry creates a spread sheet and records the date every time he completes an article review. |
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The owner of the residential program wants to reduce staff calling out sick. The owner implements a program where staff receive additional days off for every 4 months they don’t call out sick
Which of the following is being used?
A. Feedback
B. Dependent group contingency
C. Incentives
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Kelly is a BCBA recently hired at a residential treatment program to decrease the use of physical and mechanical restraint. She provides brief daily reports to each staff she observed and identifies where performance excelled and any areas of improvement.
Which of the following is being used?
A. Feedback
B. Dependent group contingency
C. Incentives
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Kelly is a BCBA recently hired at a residential treatment program to decrease the use of physical and mechanical restraint. She wants to improve treatment fidelity with staff running the BIPS. She arranges a program where any staff who scores above 90% with plan implementation will receive additional time off. Which of the following is being used?
A. Feedback
B. Independent group contingency
C. Interdependent group contingency
D. Lottery |
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| B. Independent group contingency |
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Kelly is a BCBA recently hired at a residential treatment program to decrease the use of physical and mechanical restraint. Any time Kelly or other clinical supervisors observe staff appropriately de- escalate target behaviors they provide staff with a “Caught you being awesome card” which goes into a drawing at the end of the shift.Which of the following is being used?
A. Feedback
B. Dependent group contingency
C. Incentives
D. Lottery |
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Larry is a supervisee working at an early intervention clinic. He sets his motivator to vibrate every 3 minutes so he can provide a break to his client. He also marks on a daily sheet indicating he has provided a break on a time- based schedule.Which of the following is being used?
A. Feedback
B. Self-monitoring
C. Incentives
D. Lottery |
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Which is an example of an incentive?
A. Bryon praises his direct care staff for how well they managed a crisis situation
B. Byron informs employees that any employee who receive 100% on their cleaning checks will receive a gift card
C. Brine buys lunch for everyone on the last Friday of every month |
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| Byron informs employees that any employee who receive 100% on their cleaning checks will receive a gift card |
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James arranges for any employee who turns in all their progress notes on time will be entered into a drawing for conference registration. What is James using?
A. Self-monitoring
B. Feedback
C. Time-based schedule
D. Lottery |
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Kelly is a BCBA recently hired at a residential treatment program. She works with the on-campus instructors on teaching the client appropriate ways to ask for assistance and on decreasing problem behaviors such as physical aggression to escape classroom assignments What should Kelly do to measure if the on-campus instructors have gained the skills?
A. Observe the on-campus instructor and collection data on the correct implementation of the steps of running the requesting assistance procedure.
B. Determine if the client feels like they off campus more often using a social validity survey.
C. Interview the parents and teachers to determine if the client is better at asking for assistance |
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| Observe the on-campus instructor and collection data on the correct implementation of the steps of running the requesting assistance procedure. |
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Larry is working with an adult with developmental delays on acquiring the vocational skills to obtain part-time employment. What service is Larry providing?
A. ABA service
B. Performance management |
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Which is an example of performance management?
A.Working with managers to improve staff trainings
B.Working with a student to identify job roles within a company
C.Working with a client to prepare them for employment |
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| Working with managers to improve staff trainings |
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Krista has never made a latte before. She recently got a job at a coffee shop. During training the supervisor stands with her and talks her through each step to make a latte. When Krista does a step correctly her supervisor tells her supervisor points this out and tells her what she did well. Which type of feedback is the supervisor providing?
A. Acquisition
B. Ongoing |
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Barry typically turns in quarterly reports on time. His last 2 reports were late, and the most recent report contained several errors. Which type of feedback should Barry’s supervisor provide?
A.Acquisition feedback
B.Ongoing feedback |
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Adrien is training Jane to implement a behavior plan. If the client asks the same question repeatedly, Jane is to answer only once and ignore repeated questions. The client asks, “who’s that” while pointing to another therapist. Jane answers. The client then immediately says, “who’s that” while pointing to the same therapist. Jane answers the question. Adrien says, “In the behavior plan it states to only answer the question once, next time please ignore any repeated questions”. Which type of feedback did Adrien provide?
A. Positive acquisition feedback
B. Positive ongoing feedback
C. Corrective ongoing feedback
D. Corrective acquisition feedback |
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Sheila is a 2nd year teacher. Part of her everyday duty is to organize the classroom. At the end of the day she is supposed to complete 10 items that are listed on a checklist which is posted in the room. For the last week Sheila has completed all 10 things on the checklist each day. Which type of feedback should her supervisor use?
A. Positive ongoing feedback
B. Corrective ongoing feedback
C. Positive acquisition feedback
D. Corrective acquisition feedback |
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Which is an example of self-monitoring?
A. Susie crosses off each step in her recipe card as she completes it
B. Sharon informs employees that if there are 0 accidents in a quarter everyone will receive a bonus
C. Walter tells Donnie to keep his feet behind the safety line |
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| A. Susie crosses off each step in her recipe card as she completes it |
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Brendan’s supervisee is teaching clients social skills. Currently, one student is working on initiating and responding to peer greetings. Which of the following would allow Brendan to evaluate if the client is making progress toward their outcome?
A. Measure accuracy of staff implementation of the social skills program
B. Collect ratio data of appropriate responses to peer greetings as well as rate of initiating interactions in session
C. Track if the student engages with peers in a variety of social interactions: at lunch; on the bus; and during free time
D. Administer surveys to the staff to identify which management techniques are preferred |
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| Track if the student engages with peers in a variety of social interactions: at lunch; on the bus; and during free time |
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Casey is a new RBT working at a new Clinic called Bearly Behavior Analysis or BBA. The BCBA is training Casey on how to conduct an MSWO preference assessment. The BCBA models shuffling of the array before presenting the array. Casey imitates this step and the BCBA says, “nice work re- shuffling”. The supervisor is delivering which of the following types of feedback?
A. Positive acquisition feedback
B. Positive ongoing feedback
C. Corrective acquisition feedback
D. Corrective ongoing feedback |
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| A. Positive acquisition feedback |
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Casey is a RBT working at a Clinic called Bearly Behavior Analysis or BBA. The BCBA is observing Casey running one of the client’s waiting programs and says, “I really like how you are varying the wait time”.
The supervisor is delivering which of the following types of feedback?
A. Positive acquisition feedback
B. Positive ongoing feedback
C. Corrective acquisition feedback
D. Corrective ongoing feedback |
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| B. Positive ongoing feedback |
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Casey is a new RBT working at a new Clinic called Bearly Behavior Analysis or BBA. The BCBA is training Casey on how to conduct an MSWO preference assessment. The BCBA models recording on the data sheet before moving on. When it is Casey’s turn, she begins the next trial before recording the selected item. The BCBA says, “remember that we want to record the selection before starting the next trial”. The supervisor is delivering which of the following types of feedback?
A. Positive acquisition feedback
B. Positive ongoing feedback
C. Corrective acquisition feedback
D. Corrective ongoing feedback |
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| C. Corrective acquisition feedback |
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OBM is a sub-discipline of ABA?
A. True
B. False |
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Claire fills out a checklist while observing Leo. She compares it to the checklist he filled out during self-assessment as a way of determining the accuracy of his data collection and self- assessment skills. Is this an example of performance management?
a. Yes
b. No
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Every Friday Chauncey emails each staff individually their graph with the the goal line clearly marked. The email includes a brief reminder of the target skill (pinpoint) and the goal. Which of the following is being used?
a. Feedback
b. Dependent group contingency
c. Independent group contingency
d. Incentive
e. Lottery |
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Daphne just demonstrated the steps to teach Arbitrary visual-visual matching in role play. Today, Daphne will be implementing Arbitrary visual-visual matching with a client for the first time. The supervisor will be observing. What type of feedback should the supervisor provide?
a. Acquisition
b. Ongoing |
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Gina is supposed to run a progressive ratio reinforcer assessment with a client. She has been doing this reliably and in her last supervision session, the supervisor scored her skills at 100% treatment integrity. What type of feedback should the supervisor provide?
a. Acquisition
b. Ongoing |
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Hiro tells Danny, how impressed he is with Danny’s skills at consistently building rapport with parents and caregivers. This is an example of:
a. Acquisition feedback
b. Ongoing feedback |
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Rosa is learning to fade prompts on the target step of a TA during backwards chaining. The supervisor helps and observes during the client session and informs her of any errors immediately so it can be corrected. This is an example of:
a. Acquisition feedback
b. Ongoing feedback |
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Ikaika is teaching Koa to use errorless teaching. If Koa prompts after 0-2 seconds Ikaika calmy says, “prompt now.” This is an example of:
a. Positive feedback
b. Corrective feedback
c. Not feedback |
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Damon says, “Thank you. I appreciate your hard work in getting this client assessment completed on time and for such th0rough treatment recommendations”. This is an example of:
a. Positive feedback
b. Corrective feedback
c. Neutral feedback
d. Not feedback |
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Flora is teaching Willa how to accurately fill in a client’s medication record after the medication is distributed to and consumed by the client. Willa gives the client the correct medication and dose then immediately fills in the form. Flora, says “Way to go! This is perfect. Now the next staff on shift will know of they should deliver the med and how much.” Flora is delivering which of the following types of feedback?
a. Corrective acquisition feedback
b. Positive acquisition feedback
c. Corrective ongoing feedback
d. Positive ongoing feedback |
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| b. Positive acquisition feedback |
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Gloria tells Jay, “You always do a great job engaging parents and creating environments so they can ask questions. However, in your last parent training class you forget to get the feedback forms at the end of the class. Please be sure to collect the consumer feedback surveys so we know what to improve in future trainings.” Gloria is delivering which of the following types of feedback?
a. Corrective acquisition feedback
b. Positive acquisition feedback
c. Corrective ongoing feedback
d. Positive ongoing feedback |
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| c. Corrective ongoing feedback |
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Sophia creates and uses a pre and post- session checklist to make sure she does everything needed to delivers services to her consumers. Which of the following is being used?
a. Feedback
b. Self- monitoring
c. Independent group contingency
d. Incentive
e. Lottery |
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Chloe starts each day at the clinic by praising staff: “Thanks for your hard work.” or “I appreciate you.” Or “I’m sure you will do great today!”
1. Self - monitoring
2. Lottery
3. Incentive
4. non-contingent reinforcement (NCR)
5. Feedback |
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Ava records on the SCC the ratio of fluency cards she correct each day.
1. Self - monitoring
2. Lottery
3. Incentive
4. non-contingent reinforcement (NCR)
5. Feedback |
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Kiki trained a staff how to conduct an MSWO then scores 90% treatment integrity. She tells him what he did well and that she is impressed with his progress.
1. Self - monitoring
2. Lottery
3. Incentive
4. non-contingent reinforcement (NCR)
5. Feedback |
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Casey checks each week to see that client binders are updated. If so, that staff member enters a chance to win a gift card.
1. Self - monitoring
2. Lottery
3. Incentive
4. non-contingent reinforcement (NCR)
5. Feedback |
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For each staff training an BCBA does the company will pay for 1⁄2 a CE credit.
1. Self - monitoring
2. Lottery
3. Incentive
4. non-contingent reinforcement (NCR)
5. Feedback |
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When a staff member passes the RBT exam they are given a $10 gift card and publicly acknowledged at the next team meeting or staff training. Is this an example of an incentive?
A. yes
B. no |
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Jordan, tracks staff performance. Any staff that meets their goal that week gets a chance to win a prize at the weekly team meeting on Friday. Which strategy is being used?
a. Feedback
b. Dependent group contingency
c. Incentive
d. Lottery |
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Eloise provides lunch to any staff who scores 90% or higher in IOA of their DTT session. Which strategy is being used?
a. Feedback
b. Dependent group contingency
c. Incentive
d. Lottery
e. Self-monitoring |
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Each staff who completes 90% on the therapist task list at a vb clinic gets to leave 15 min early on Friday. This is an example of:
A. Independent group contingency
B. Dependent group contingency
C. Interdependent group contingency
D. Lottery |
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| A. Independent group contingency |
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Christi is teaching Evette to use BST to train staff & volunteers at an animal shelter. The sheltered wants staff and volunteers to teach dogs and cats to give a high five or fist bump in hopes more will be adopted. What should the supervisor do in order to measure whether the supervisee gained the skill?
a. Observe staff training the dogs and cats and use a checklist to record if they implemented correctly
b. Look at the shelter outcomes and see if more pets were adopted after implementation
c. Observe Evette training volunteers and record if each step was performed correctly
d. Observe to see if animals can perform the trick following training session with volunteers |
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| c. Observe Evette training volunteers and record if each step was performed correctly |
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Christi is teaching Evette to use BST to train staff & volunteers at an animal shelter. The sheltered wants staff and volunteers to teach dogs and cats to give a high five or fist bump in hopes more will be adopted. What should the supervisor do in order to measure whether the clients are making progress toward the ultimate outcome?
a. Observe staff training the dogs and cats and use a checklist to record if they implemented correctly
b. Look at the shelter outcomes and see if more pets were adopted after implementation
c. Observe Evette training volunteers and record if each step was performed correctly
d. Observe to see if animals can perform the trick following training session with volunteers |
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| b. Look at the shelter outcomes and see if more pets were adopted after implementation |
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Christi is teaching Evette to use BST to train staff & volunteers at an animal shelter. The sheltered wants staff and volunteers to teach dogs and cats to give a high five or fist bump in hopes more will be adopted. What should the supervisor do in order to measure whether the clients made progress/ gained the skill?
a. Observe staff training the dogs and cats and use a checklist to record if they implemented correctly
b. Look at the shelter outcomes and see if more pets were adopted after implementation
c. Observe Evette training volunteers and record if each step was performed correctly
d. Observe to see if animals can perform the trick following training session with volunteers |
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| a. Observe staff training the dogs and cats and use a checklist to record if they implemented correctly |
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Barry has consistently shown up to work on time for the last 3 years. For the past 2 weeks Barry has been arriving to work 15 minutes late. Frank, the supervisor, talks to Barry in person and tells him that he has been arriving to work at 9:15am every day for the last 2 weeks and that he should clock in at 9:00am everyday. Which type of feedback is Frank providing?
A) Acquisition
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Jack just learned the details of how to conduct an MSWO. He hasn’t yet performed it. Today, Jack will be conducting the MSWO with a client for the first time. The supervisor will be observing. What type of feedback should the supervisor provide?
A) Acquisition
B) Ongoing |
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Adrien is observing her supervisee Jane, implementing a behavior plan. If the client engages in repeated question asking, Jane is to answer only once and ignore repeated questions. The client asks, “who’s that” while pointing to another therapist. Jane answers. The client then immediately says, “who’s that” while pointing to the same therapist. Jane does not answer. Adrien says, “Jane you did really well answering the first time the question was asked and didn’t answer the second time, that was perfect”. Which type of feedback did Adrien provide?
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Adrien is observing her supervisee Jane, implementing a behavior plan. If the client engages in repeated question asking, Jane is to answer only once and ignore repeated questions. The client asks, “who’s that” while pointing to another therapist. Jane answers. The client then immediately says, “who’s that” while pointing to the same therapist. Jane does not answer. Adrien says, “Jane you did really well answering the first time the question was asked and didn’t answer the second time, that was perfect”. Which type of feedback did Adrien provide?
A) Positive feedback
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Part of Janelle’s job expectation is to log phone calls in the system immediately after the call. She has been working at the company for 4 years and has reliably been meeting this expectation. The supervisor sends an email every week that specifically praises her for logging all her calls each week. What type of feedback is being provided?
A) Corrective acquisition
B) Correctiv eongoing
C) Positive acquisition
D) Positive ongoing |
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Nancy is learning how to make cheese pies from her grandmother for the first time. Her grandmother watches closely as Nancy goes through the steps that she wrote out for her. When she gets to step 5, grandma says, “No no, Nancy you have to shred the onions before that”. What type of feedback is being provided?
A) Corrective acquisition
B) Corrective ongoing
C) Positive acquisition
D) Positive ongoing |
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| A) Corrective acquisition |
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Which of the following is the best example of someone delivering feedback?
A) The supervisor says, “any employee who doesn’t doesn’t log all their calls this week has to work through lunch the following Monday”
B) Xander is looking for a toy that mom hid. As he moves farther from the toy she says, “cold” – he immediately changes the direction he is walking. As he walks closer to the toy she says, “hot” and he continues walking in that direction.
C) At a car dealership, the manager says, “if you can sell 5cars over your goal this month you will get a gift card for whatever store you want” |
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| B) Xander is looking for a toy that mom hid. As he moves farther from the toy she says, “cold” – he immediately changes the direction he is walking. As he walks closer to the toy she says, “hot” and he continues walking in that direction. |
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Which of the following is the best example of someone using self-monitoring?
A) Before Sasha goes to bed,she puts out her gym clothes so that when she
wakes up, she immediately puts on her gyms clothes and goes for a run.
B) Whenever a phone call comes in Clare makes a tick mark on a data sheet under the column “phone call”. After she logs a call, she makes a tick mark in the column that says, “logged”. At the end of the day the number of tick marks in each column should be equal – this tells her she logged all her calls.
C) After Milton finishes studying for his final exam, he goes for a walk.
D) Emily gives her friend a frequency tracker and asks him to count the number of times she says, “um” or “ah” in her presentation. At the end he tells her she said “um” and/or “ah” 25 times. |
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| B) Whenever a phone call comes in Clare makes a tick mark on a data sheet under the column “phone call”. After she logs a call, she makes a tick mark in the column that says, “logged”. At the end of the day the number of tick marks in each column should be equal – this tells her she logged all her calls. |
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At the ABC center, any employee that presents at a conference will have their flight and registration paid for by the company. This is an example of which of the following?
A) Incentive
B) Lottery
C) Neither |
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Mona has introduced a rewards program at work. After an employee completes all their paperwork for the day, they get their name entered into a drawing that will take place at the end of the month for a gift card. This is an example of which of the following?
A) Incentive
B) Lottery
C) Neither |
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Which of the following is the best example of someone using an incentive?
A) The manager gives all employees 10 tokens at the beginning of the month, contingent on not meeting their performance expectations, the manager takes a token away
B) At the end of each week, the manager sends out an email to all employees with specific praise statements
C) At the end of each day – any employee that doesn’t clean their therapy room has to clean all the rooms the next day
D) The manager rewards any employee with a nice steak dinner if they meet all their performance expectations at the end of the month. |
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| D) The manager rewards any employee with a nice steak dinner if they meet all their performance expectations at the end of the month. |
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Which of the following is the best example of someone using a lottery?
A) At the end of each month the manager at a car dealership writes down how many cars each person sold on a display board in the office for everyone to see
B) At a local restaurant, each employee gets personalized feedback based on customer satisfaction surveys that are sent out with the bill.
C) The principal at an elementary school rewards each teacher with an entry into a prize drawing for a gift basket each month contingent on meeting specific performance criteria
D) Any employees caught bringing in random grocery carts from the parking lot are given immediate praise if noticed. |
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| C) The principal at an elementary school rewards each teacher with an entry into a prize drawing for a gift basket each month contingent on meeting specific performance criteria |
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Jason is the BCBA providing supervision for Lucas. During 1:1 ABA sessions, Lucas has been updating datasheets while his client plays during breaks, even though he is supposed to interact with the client. Jason gives him some feedback to be interacting with the client during his breaks between table time sessions. Which of the following would allow the supervisor to evaluate if the employee has gained the skill?
A) Take sampling data on therapist client interactions during break
B) Take duration data on time spent with the client
C) Ask Lucas if he’s been interacting with the client during break since the feedback was delivered
D) Measure the duration of time not interacting with the client |
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| A) Take sampling data on therapist client interactions during break |
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Jen is supposed to run an MSWO at the beginning of each session with each client. She has been doing this reliably and in her last supervision session, the supervisor scored her MSWO skills at 100% treatment integrity. What type of feedback should the supervisor provide?
A) Acquisition
B) Ongoing |
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Krista has never made a latte before. She recently got a job at a coffee shop. During training the supervisor stands with her and talks her through each step to make a latte. When Krista does a step correctly her supervisor tells her supervisor points this out and tells her what she did well. Which type of feedback is the supervisor providing?
A) Acquisition
B) Ongoing |
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Adrien is observing her supervisee Jane, implementing a behavior plan. If the client engages in repeated question asking, Jane is to answer only once and ignore repeated questions. The client asks, “who’s that” while pointing to another therapist. Jane answers. The client then immediately says, “who’s that” while pointing to the same therapist. Jane answers the question. Adrien says, “In the behavior plan it states to only answer the question once, next time please ignore any repeated questions”. Which type of feedback did Adrien provide?
A) Positive feedback
B) Corrective feedback |
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