Getting Ready for the RBT Exam?
You could procrastinate by watching cat videos on YouTube... or take a few practice quizzes!
Good luck! All quizzes are inspired from tasks on the RBT and BCBA Competency Assessments and attempt to simulate actual questions you might encounter on the RBT exam.
Attention Floridians: AHCA Proposal Cuts Rates by 50%
If you're a behavior analyst living in Florida, chances are you're aware of the proposed rate cuts for Medicaid clients in Florida. Providers on the ABA Discord Server as well as the ABA subreddit are discussing the negative ways this size of funding cut will impact their families. Learn more about this proposed change, and help us fight it ...
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That's great news - the field of behavior analysis needs passionate, scientifically-minded, and committed folks who are interested in helping others. But how the heck do you become an RBT ...
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Schedules of Reinforcement
Schedules of Reinforcement
Reinforcement is a phenomena observed when a stimulus, presented contingent upon some response, causes an increase in that response over time.
More simply stated (I hope): when a behavior produces a specific consequence repeatedly, that consequence strengthens (reinforces) that behavior, making it more likely to occur in that same context again.
Different schedules of reinforcement produce different effects on behavior - the enterprising behavior analyst can take advantage of this research to assist a client in learning a new skill. People will come up to you with all kinds of wildly differing needs - some folks might need help learning to talk, others might need help learning how to train their pet otter to jump through a hoop.
Knowing the basics of reinforcement schedules will make you just that much more prepared to assist these people when the time comes.
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