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Pearson RBT Exam LATEST 2024-2025 EXAM 250 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100 % PASS SOLUTION A+ GRADE
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Your role in a functional assessment as an RBT is? a) To criticize the assessment b) To assist with the assessment c) To conduct the assessment d) To standy by and do nothing - ANSWER--TO ASSIST WITH THE ASSESSMENT
Which of the following is NOT a conditioned reinforcer A) sleep B) money C) tokens D) verbal praise - ANSWER--A) sleep
What is your primary role as an RBT? a) Treatment planning b) Preference assessment c) Parent training d) Implementation - ANSWER--IMPLEMENTATION
Tim is working in a clinic setting. Every day, 4 clients eat lunch at 11am and 4 eat lunch at 12pm. Tim is responsible for taking data on his client's eating behavior, but must also make sure the other clients are eating. Every 3 minutes Tim will look at his client and record whether or not his client is eating. What kind of measurement is this? A) Partial interval recording B) Continuous measurement C) Momentary time sampling D) Frequency - ANSWER--C) Momentary time sampling
Which of the following is NOT an example of an antecedent intervention? A) Your son brings home a great report card so you take him out for ice cream B) Your client sometimes scratches you so you wear long sleeves to session C) You withhold all kit kat candy bars from your cilent until session starts D) You're painting your bedroom today, so you spread a bunch of newspaper on the ground to catch the paint drippings - ANSWER--A) Your son brings home a great report card so you take him out for ice cream
Which of the following is an example of stimulus generalization? A) You call your dog multiple nick names throughout the day B) You like to take afternoon naps. Sometimes you nap on the bed, sometimes on the couch, and sometimes on the chair. C) You see someone hold up their hand. This sometimes means "stop", "hello", or "give me a high five." D) When you see your boss in the morning sometimes you say "hello", sometimes you say "good morning", and sometimes you just smile. - ANSWER--B) You like to take afternoon naps. Sometimes you nap on the bed, sometimes on the couch, and sometimes on the chair.
You have been working at a private practice ABA clinic. There is one BCBA who does supervision and runs the business. You are made aware that the BCBA is billing hours they did not actually work. What is your responsibility as an RBT? A) Nothing. Billing is not part of your job description. B) You can choose whether or not you report your BCBA to the board, but you are not obligated C) You should report your BCBA to the BACB board D) Quit your job immediately - ANSWER--C) You should report your BCBA to the BACB board
B) Your client is constantly receiving detention at school. During an observation you notice that every time your client disrupts the class, his friends laugh. C) You were making coffee when you accidentally dropped the pot. The pot shattered, and glass went everywhere. You ask your roommate to help you clean it up, which they do. D) You went out with your friends last night, and woke up with a massive headache. You take Tylenol and your headache goes away. - ANSWER--D) You went out with your friends last night, and woke up with a massive headache. You take Tylenol and your headache goes away.
You are assigned a client in-home. The client has multiple siblings, but they all share one Xbox. Your BCBA requests that you spend your first two sessions building rapport, and observing behavior. You notice that each time your client's brother is on the Xbox, your client will run over and unplug the Xbox. This results in the brother getting off of the Xbox and your client playing the Xbox. What would you hypothesize is the function of unplugging the Xbox? A) tangible B) attention C) automatic D) escape - ANSWER--A) tangible
Your client is learning how to prepare dinner for his family. He recently learned to cook spaghetti and meatballs independently except for boiling the water and adding seasoning. What method would be best to teach your client these steps? A) Backwards chaining B) Total task chaining C) DTT D) Forward chaining - ANSWER--B) Total task chaining
This differential reinforcement relies on the absence of a behavior A) DRO
ou are working with a client in-home. Your client's grandma and grandpa live with the family, and your client has a very good relationship with their grandparents. One day, the grandma gets sick and is admitted to the hospital. What should you do? A) Give your client two weeks off out of respect for the family. B) Nothing. Continue running your sessions as usual. C) Visit your client on your off-days for extra support D) Report this to your BCBA and make a note of it in your session notes - ANSWER--D) Report this to your BCBA and make a note of it in your session notes
Select the best definition for differential reinforcement, from the choices below: A) A stimulus that, when presented following a behavior, causes an overall DECREASE in that behavior over time B) A stimulus, that when presented following a bx, causes an overall INCREASE in that bx over time C) A stimulus change that signals the availability of a reinforcer D) Providing greater reinforcement for better approximations of a target behavior, and placing other behaviors on extinction or on a less desirable reinforcement schedule - ANSWER--D) Providing greater reinforcement for better approximations of a target behavior, and placing other behaviors on extinction or on a less desirable reinforcement schedule
Which of the following is known as the ordinate? A) condition change line B) y-axis C) baseline
B) Setting up cameras to record Tammy completing her homework C) Permanent Product D) Event recording - ANSWER--C) Permanent Product
Each month an RBT must receive supervision of of their hours spent providing services. A) 15% B) 2%
Bill, a fifth grade special education teacher, brings in a bowl of candy for his students. He tells his students they must first complete their quizzes before they are allowed to eat their candy. What is Bill implementing? A) A contingency B) Incidental teaching C) DTT D) Prompting - ANSWER--A) A contingency
Which of the following is the best example of imitation? A) Yesterday you read morning announcements. Today, Kevin reads morning announcements. B) You tell your client "say blue" and your client says blue. C) At 8am you and your roommates leave for your class that starts at 9am
D) You prepare a special meal by pulling up a YouTube video and copying the cooking instructor's actions
Differential reinforcement leads to? A) Discrimination B) Prompting C) Incidental teaching D) Shaping - ANSWER--A) Discrimination
During long car rides, Billy would tap on the window several times in a row. Billy's mom decided to buy him an Ipad for car rides. Now, when they take car rides, Billy's mom gives Billy the ipad which provides Billy with automatic reinforcement. Billy no longer taps on the window. This is an example of? A) DRI
Which of the following is the best method for identifying the function of a behavior? A) Functional analysis B) Functional behavior assessment C) Indirect assessment D) Direct assessment - ANSWER--A) Functional analysis
You are planning a trip with your group of friends. You start a group chat with everyone in it. Your phone vibrates every 1 to 3 minutes. What schedule matches the schedule of your phone vibrating? A) FI B) FR C) VR D) VI2 - ANSWER--D) VI
Which of the following is an example of response generalization? A) You teach your client to wash their hands at home. Your client can now wash their hands at Target, Wendy's, and school. B) You are staying over at a friend's house for the weekend. They ask you to not use the white towels, so you use the green towels instead. C) You receive a text message that says "what's up." Sometimes you respond "nothing much, you?" Sometimes you respond "working." and sometimes you respond "bored. Want to hang out?" D) You are teaching your client how to multiply. You ask "what is 2x2" and then you say "4". Your client responds with "4". - ANSWER--C) You receive a text message that says " what's up". sometimes you respond " nothing much, you?" sometimes you respond " working." and sometimes you respond "bored" wanna to hang out?"
Which of the following is NOT an example of a punishment? A) Louis continues to disrupt the class. Every time he does, the teacher yells at him and says "I'm going to send you to timeout."
B) Joe missed his curfew last night, so his parents took away his car keys. Joe no longer misses curfew.
C) Tammy buys soup from the deli. When she gets home, she pours the soup in a bowl, and microwaves the soup in the bowl. When she takes the bowl out, she burns her hand. She no longer uses that bowl. D) Bobby answers three questions correctly in a row. The teacher says "great job, Bobby!" Bobby's friends start laughing at him. He stops answering questions. - ANSWER--A) Louis continues to disrupt the class. Very time he does, the teacher yells at him and says " I'm going to send you to timeout."
Your client has difficulty discriminating between different items, and will always choose an item to their left when presented with choices. What type of preference assessment is most appropriate? A) Single stimulus B) Forced choice C) Multiple stimulus without replacement D) Multiple stimulus with replacement - ANSWER--A) Single stimulus
You are assigned to a BCBA to assist in an assessment for a brand new client. During the course of the assessment, you ask your client "say your name", "give me a high five", "what is 2+2", and several other basic questions. What are you doing? A) Naturalistic Teaching B) DTT C) Shaping D) Probing - ANSWER--D) Probing
After 3 months of teaching, your client is finally able to tell you their name and their address. You are really excited, and want to show their parents. When the client's mom asks "what is your address?", your client is unable to answer. This is a failure to? A) Shape B) Maintain
D) Gradual guidance - ANSWER--D) Gradual guidance
Continuous reinforcement is also known as? A) An FR1 schedule B) the best way to maintain a behavior C) A FI1 schedule
D) The opposite of intermittent reinforcement - ANSWER--A) An FR1 schedule
When you are speaking with a family it is important to? A) Document every conversation you have with the parents B) Avoid using jargon and technical language C) Use as much technical ABA language as you can. It's important for the family to understand the terms D) avoid speaking to the family as much as possible. Your job is only to implement treatment plans. - ANSWER--B) Avoid using jargon and technical language
Your client hates the sound of Baby Shark being played through your phone. Whenever you play Baby Shark, your client hits you. You teach your client to say "please stop playing that song" instead of hitting you. Now, when your client says "please stop playing that song" you stop playing the song, but when your client hits you, you continue playing the song. What is this considered? A) DRI B) DRO C) DRA D) DRH - ANSWER--C) DRA
What is the ultimate goal of reinforcement? A) A self-management plan B) That the client will receive reinforcement from the natural environment C) Fade to a VR schedule D) A behavior contract - ANSWER--B) That the client will receive reinforcement from the natural environment
A consequence intervention is also known as a strategy? A) punishment B) reactive
C) unethical D) proactive - ANSWER--B) reactive
Your partner makes the same terrible joke every time you bring home Starbucks. In the past, you laughed only to be nice and the jokes continued. Today, you decided you weren't going to laugh or respond anymore. What are you implementing? A) Negative punishment B) Extinction C) Positive punishment D) Extinction burst - ANSWER--B) Extinction
d) Start to train the parents on the plan. Part of the problem is the plan isn't being implemented at home. - ANSWER--b) Communicate with your BCBA immediately and share your thoughts with them.
Extinction, along with reinforcement and punishment, is a behavior change principle. Of the following answer choices, what does not accurately represent extinction? a) Extinction works to reduce behavior b) Extinction works as a punishment procedure c) Extinction can involve planned ignoring d) Extinction should be implemented 100% of opportunities - ANSWER--b) Extinction works as a punishment procedure
Bill and his mother in law do not get along. Bill's wife notices that whenever her mother plans a visit, Bill immediately books a golf outing with his friends. What would you hypothesize is the function of Bill's planning a golf trip behavior? a) Attention b) Tangible c) Escape/Avoidance d) Automatic - ANSWER--c) Escape/Avoidance
Your best friend is an RBT. She works at the same company as you, and works under the supervision of the same BCBA. You like your BCBA, but your friend doesn't agree with the feedback that the BCBA
gives. When the BCBA gives her feedback, she ignores it, and doesn't implement it or improve her services. What has your friend failed to do?
a) Actively seek clinical direction from a supervisor in a timely manner b) Respond appropriately to feedback c) Communicate with stakeholders d) Maintain professional boundaries to avoid dual relationships - ANSWER--b) Respond appropriately to feedback
Every 6 months Miranda receives her favorite bottle of wine from her boss as a thank you gift for her hard work throughout thbetyexara. Tmherelavstitewwo t.imcoesmMiranda received this gift, her siblings drank the entire bottle when they visited for the weekend. The next time her siblings visited her, Miranda hid the bottle and served other wine. What type of intervention did Miranda implement? a) Antecedent b) Consequence c) Avoidance d) Differential reinforcement - ANSWER--a) Antecedent
You spent the first month with your client managing behaviors and identifying reinforcers. This week, your BCBA wants you to identify what your client can and can't do in terms of skills. What procedure are you most likely going to implement? a) Task analysis procedures b) Probing procedures c) Generalization procedures d) Maintenance procedures - ANSWER--b) Probing procedures
Mary's session notes included the following passage: "When I arrived at session the client was eating breakfast. Mom asked him 3 times to pick up his trash and received no response. The fourth time she asked he screamed. The client was visibly frustrated at this point. I prompted the client to pick up his trash, and provided reinforcement upon completion." What should not be included in her session notes? a) "When I arrived at session the client was eating breakfast"
a) DRA b) DRI c) DRO
d) DRL - ANSWER--b)DRI
RBTs have several roles in service delivery. Which of the following is NOT the role of an RBT. a) Implement behavior plans b) Conduct indirect assessments c) Assist with parent training d) Design reinforcement systems - ANSWER--d) Design reinforcement systems
Ben is asked to assist his BCBA with a new client assessment. The two arrive at the client's house and start to set-up. As thbetyeaxreasmettrinegvuipe, wthe.cBoCmBA is asking the client "what's your name?", "what's 2+2?", "Can you spell dog?" What most likely explains what your BCBA is doing? a) Probing b) Shaping c) Reinforcing d) Communication training - ANSWER--a) Probing
Yesterday, you were reviewing session notes from the past week. You start to notice that you and the other RBT on the team are running many of the skill acquisition programs differently. What is the most appropriate action to take in this scenario? a) Call your BCBA and report the other RBT on the team for incorrectly running programs
b) Ask your client's parents how the other RBT does things and compare that to what you do c) Ignore it because it was only one week of data and notes d) Tell your BCBA and ask for clarification for yourself and the other RBT - ANSWER--d) Tell your BCBA and ask for clarification for yourself and the other RBT
What measurement system in applied behavior analysis captures every instance that a behavior occurs? a) Continuous measurement b) Discontinuous measurement
c) Interval recording d) Permanent product recording - ANSWER--a) Continuous measurement
Functional communication training is commonly used in ABA to teach clients how to communicate with those around them. During FCT you will reinforce successive approximations of desired communication. What is this called? a) Probing b) Task analysis c) Shaping d) Receptive instruction - ANSWER--c) Shaping
Your client will occasionally scream at the top of their lungs. There are no clear antecedents or consequences. Your BCBA is attempting to figure out what the function of the behavior might be. Which of the following would NOT be the function of this behavior? a) Attention b) Tangible