Behavior AssessmentDifficulty 3/5
Which activity is a component of a descriptive functional assessment that an RBT would typically carry out?
- AInterviewing the family and scoring a standardized rating scale about the behavior
- BRecording antecedent, behavior and consequence during natural routines
- CPresenting attention only after problem behavior in a contrived session to test the attention function
- DSelecting the replacement behavior for the treatment plan
Show answer and rationale
Correct: B. Descriptive assessment means observing and recording ABC data in the natural setting without manipulating anything. RBTs routinely collect ABC data. Manipulating consequences is a functional analysis, and plan design and interviews are supervisor activities.
- C — Contriving conditions is a functional analysis, designed and directed by the supervisor.
- D — Treatment design is outside the RBT role.
- A — Indirect assessment interviews are typically conducted by the supervisor.