RBT Data Collection and Graphing Quiz

During a session, Amir realizes his original definition of “property destruction” is vague. He updates the wording mid-session quietly. What is the biggest concern with this change?

Grace set a timer to go off every 5 minutes during her session with her client Lily. At the end of each interval, Grace recorded whether Lily was playing with her toys. What method was Grace using?

Ethan uses 30-second intervals to observe on-task behavior. He marks “yes” if Mateo stays seated for the entirety of each 30-second interval. What type of measurement is Ethan using?

During a 2-hour community outing, Omar recorded 18 mands from his client, Harper. What is Harper’s response rate?

During three discrete trials, Isla’s vocal stereotypy lasted 2, 1, and 5 minutes. What is the mean duration?

Jordan, an RBT, is observing his client, Emma, during a 30-minute session. He notes that Emma taps her pencil on the table 15 times. What type of measurement is Jordan using?

Layla counts the number of completed math worksheets produced by Jackson after an independent work period. Which measurement system is this?

Mia starts a stopwatch when her client, Liam, begins screaming and stops it when the screaming ends. What is Mia measuring?

An RBT described the client “Leaves seat for more than five minutess without permission, with both feet fully outside the desk area.” How would you rate this behavior definition?

After a DRA intervention line was added to Leo’s graph, the data path drops immediately and remained lower across several sessions. How is this best described?

On a standard ABA line graphs, what typically do you see on the X-axis?

Priya divides a 15-minute observation into 1-minute intervals. She scores “Yes” if Noah stood on the chair at any point in an interval. Which method is she using?

Sophia, an RBT, asks her client, Oliver, to clean up his toys. She starts her timer and notes that Oliver begins cleaning 10 seconds later. Which measures is Sophia taking?