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PEARSON RBT EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
“The roles and responsibilities of the RBT include which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER All of
the above (deliver discrete trial instruction and incidental teaching, record data, and implement behavior interventions plans as written as a BCBA)"
"Define Extinction: - CORRECT ANSWER Discontinuation of a reinforcement of a previously reinforced
behavior; the primary effect is a decrease in the frequency of behavior until it reaches a pre-reinforced level or ultimately ceases to occur."
"True/False: Extinction is most effective when used as a stand-alone procedure? - CORRECT ANSWER
False."
"An Acquisition program is a program designed to... - CORRECT ANSWER Teach a new skill the
individual does not have."
"Acquisition programs can teach with of the following skills - CORRECT ANSWER all of the above
(daily living skills, communication skills, recreational/leisure skills)"
"True/False: Another name for conditioned reinforcement is primary reinforcement. - CORRECT
ANSWER False"
"Which of the following is a continuous recording method? - CORRECT ANSWER All of the above
(duration, rate/frequency, and latency)" "calculate frequency/rate per hour and minute for a behavior that occurred 120 times over a 2 hour
observation - CORRECT ANSWER 60 per hour, 1 per minute"
"partial-interval recording is... - CORRECT ANSWER When the behavior must occur at least once during
the interval to be recorded"
"Whole-interval recording is.... - CORRECT ANSWER when the behavior must occur for the entire
interval to be recorded."
"Momentary time sampling is.... - CORRECT ANSWER when the behavior must be occurring at the end
of the interval to be recorded."
"Satiation - CORRECT ANSWER reducing the effectiveness of a reinforcer by presenting the person
with vast amounts of the reinforcer prior to a session."
"Automatic Negative Reinforcement - CORRECT ANSWER Something taken away without need for
another person"
"Social Negative Reinforcement - CORRECT ANSWER taking something away"
"Automatic Positive Reinforcement - CORRECT ANSWER something added without the need of
another person"
"Social Positive Reinforcement - CORRECT ANSWER adding something"
"Continuous reinforcers - CORRECT ANSWER reinforcement is provided for each occurrence of
behavior."
"Partial Interval Recording - CORRECT ANSWER whether a behavior occurred at any time during an
interval of time"
"Inter-response time is... - CORRECT ANSWER The time between the end of one instance of the
behavior and the beginning of the next occurrence of behavior."
"which recording method would you expect to use when a target behavior is set to increase? -
CORRECT ANSWER whole-interval recording"
"Which recording method would you expect to use when a target behavior is set to decrease? -
CORRECT ANSWER Partial-interval recording"
"true or false? Partial interval recording has the tendency to under-estimate the frequency of a target behavior while whole interval recording has the tendency to over-estimate the frequency of the target
behavior? - CORRECT ANSWER False"
"Which of the following are examples of "permanent products" that can be used to collect data using
permanent product recording procedures. - CORRECT ANSWER Number of broken windows and
folded shirts"
"True/False: permanent product recording is one of the lease cumbersome data recording methods -
CORRECT ANSWER True"
"Choose the best operational definition for a tantrum - CORRECT ANSWER Any instance of the client
crying and hitting himself in the head with a closed fist which makes a sound that can be heard within five feet. Instance must last longer than 30 seconds and are separated by 30 seconds of non- occurrence."
"What does the ABC stand for in ABC recording? - CORRECT ANSWER Antecedent, Behavior,
Consequence"
"A reinforcer is... - CORRECT ANSWER A stimulus that increases or maintains the frequency of a
behavior"
"A punisher is... - CORRECT ANSWER A stimulus that decreases the future frequency of a behavior."
"Provide one example of a primary reinforcer - CORRECT ANSWER food, water, warmth."
"Provide one example of a secondary reinforcer - CORRECT ANSWER bell, token, praise."
"The manipulation if Motivating Operations is a(n)... - CORRECT ANSWER Antecedent intervention"
"True/False: An RBT can practice independently of a BCBA - CORRECT ANSWER False"
"Rate is... - CORRECT ANSWER the total count per a unit of time"
"Duration is... - CORRECT ANSWER the time from when the behavior begins to when it ends."
"Latency is... - CORRECT ANSWER the time between the presentation of a stimulus and the occurrence
of a behavior"
"True/False: an Establishing Operation increases the value of a particular reinforcer - CORRECT
ANSWER True"
"True/False: An Abolishing Operation decreases the value of a particular reinforcer - CORRECT
ANSWER True"
"What is the main purpose of pairing yourself with reinforcement: - CORRECT ANSWER to make you
reinforcing to the client"
"What is differential reinforcement? - CORRECT ANSWER reinforcing a desired behavior while
discontinuing the reinforcement for an undesired behavior."
"Which of the following is not a Differential Reinforcement procedure? - CORRECT ANSWER
Differential reinforcement of appropriate behaviors."
"Which of the following is an incompatible behavior for hand flipping? - CORRECT ANSWER Squeezing
hands together."
"You are working with a client who engages in tantrums that are maintained by access to tangibles. The BCBA instructs you to implement extinction. Briefly describe what this procedure would look like for this
case. - CORRECT ANSWER Not providing tangibles when the client engages in tantrum behaviors and
providing no reaction or response to the tantrum behavior."
"True/False: There are times as an RBT you will have to implement emergency/crisis strategies. -
CORRECT ANSWER True"
"Which of the following is an example of an emergency/crisis management strategy. - CORRECT
ANSWER All of the above
(Relocate people, Remove unnecessary demands, and rearrange the environment)" "You are unsure that an emergency/crisis management procedure is appropriate for a particular
behavior. Who should you consult with? - CORRECT ANSWER BCBA"
"What constitute an emergency? - CORRECT ANSWER All of the above
(Self-injury, injury to others, destruction of property)"
"Examples of unconditioned reinforcers include which of the following? Circle all that apply. - CORRECT
ANSWER Skittles, Juice, sleeping"
"List three examples of conditioned reinforcers. - CORRECT ANSWER Tokens, social praise, toys."
"What is a reinforcement schedule? - CORRECT ANSWER A protocol that states the frequency of which
reinforcement will be delivered." "True/False: Intermittent reinforcement is most often used for maintaining previously learned
behaviors. - CORRECT ANSWER True"
"What are the four schedules of intermittent reinforcement? - CORRECT ANSWER Fixed-ratio, fixed
interval, variable-ratio, variable-interval"
"When using a ratio schedule of reinforcement, reinforcement is delivered when? - CORRECT
ANSWER Reinforcement is delivered after a certain number of responses."
"When using an interval schedule of reinforcement, reinforcement is delivered when? - CORRECT
ANSWER Reinforcement is delivered for the first response after a certain amount of time since the last
response."
"Provide an example of a behavior that is most likely be taught using a task analysis. - CORRECT
ANSWER hand washing, brushing teeth, completing chores."
"When using backward chaining the RBT does which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER Will
prompt the client through the steps and then expect the client to do the last step independently. Each time a step is mastered the client is expected to complete the acquisition step and all mastered steps."
"When using forward chaining the RBT does with of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER Will ask the
client to complete the first step independently then prompt him/her through the remainder of the steps. Once a step is mastered the client is expected to complete all mastered and the one acquisition step independently." "True/False: Discrimination training is a process of reinforcing or punishing a response is the presence of
one stimulus and extinguishing it in the presence of other stimuli. - CORRECT ANSWER True."
"Which of the following is considered an error? - CORRECT ANSWER All of the above
(repeating the correct answer more than once, no response, selecting the wrong item)" "True/False: The stimulus delta (S-Delta) is defined as a stimulus in the presence of which a particular
response will be reinforced. - CORRECT ANSWER False."
"True/False: The discriminative stimulus (Sd) is defined as a stimulus in the presence of which a
particular response will not be reinforced. - CORRECT ANSWER False"
"Define Stimulus control: - CORRECT ANSWER A situation in which the frequency, latency, duration, or
amplitude of behavior is altered by the presence or absence of an antecedent stimulus." "True/False: Stimulus fading involved introducing or altering a new element, such as color, intensity, or
size to the target stimulus, which is gradually faded by reducing its intensity or components. - CORRECT
ANSWER True"
"True/False: Stimulus fading can often be used to desensitize a client to aversive stimuli. - CORRECT
ANSWER True"
"Provide an example of stimulus fading: - CORRECT ANSWER "
"Stimulus fading can be used in what context(s)? - CORRECT ANSWER All of the above
(academic skills, adaptive skills, behavior reduction)"
"Which is a correct prompting hierarchy for prompt fading? - CORRECT ANSWER Full physical, partial
physical, model, gesture"
"Which is a correct prompting hierarchy for prompt fading? - CORRECT ANSWER Full verbal, partial
verbal, gestural, visual."
"True/False: Failing to fade prompts can lead to a client being prompt dependent? - CORRECT
ANSWER True."
"The goal of instruction is to produce behavior change outside the training context... - CORRECT
ANSWER All of the above
(overtime, accross persons, setting, and stimuli, and spread to related behaviors.)"
"If a client can perform a skill in a different context then it was taught, that skill has... - CORRECT
ANSWER Generalized"
"List one strategy for promoting maintenance - CORRECT ANSWER Performing a skill after a portion or
all has been terminated."
"List one strategy for promoting generalization. - CORRECT ANSWER Introduce natural contingencies."
"read the following scenario. "Alex successfully uses the toilet at the clinic, then he begins using the
toilet at home." True/False: The skill of using the toilet has generalized? - CORRECT ANSWER True"
"Parent training is a key part of any ABA program because of which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER Parents have more interactions with their client than anyone else so being trained is a key
component to the client being successful AND Skills are not fully learned until they generalize to caregivers." "True/False: Parents should be surveyed frequently with regards to problem behavior, new skills, and
potential reinforcers. - CORRECT ANSWER True"
"True/false: As an RBT you provide parent training at any point to parents even about how to manage
your client's siblings - CORRECT ANSWER False"
"True/False: As an RBT you should report variables that might affect the client - CORRECT ANSWER
True"
"What are some variables worth reporting that may affect the client? - CORRECT ANSWER
health/illness life changes (move, new school) any new behaviors"
"true/False: You should aways maintain an open and comfortable relationship with your Supervisor -
CORRECT ANSWER True"
"Sd- Discriminative stimuli - CORRECT ANSWER a cue or stimulus that is present when a behavior os
reinforced and can be changed or manipulated to alter behavior."
"Sd- Discriminative Stimulus - CORRECT ANSWER Instruction given to client only when client is
attending without maladaptive behaviors in a clear, simple manner without interruption, only one time, in a neutral tone without using clients name."
"Intermittent Reinforcement: - CORRECT ANSWER some, but not all, occurrences of behavior are
being reinforced consisting of Ratio- certain number of responses Interval- first response after a certain amount of time since last reinforcement Fixed- number of responses of time remains the same Variable- number of responses or amount of time is random (ex. average) FR, FI, VR, VI"
"Continuous Measurement Procedures: - CORRECT ANSWER records every possible behavioral
occurrence Frequency- recording each instance of behavior Duration- number of seconds each instance of behavior occurs Latency- elapsed time from onset of stimulus to initiation of response. Inter-Response Time (IRT)- elapsed time between two successive responses."
"Extinction- - CORRECT ANSWER reinforcement of a previously reinforced behavior is discontinued
resulting in a decrease in the frequency of behavior."
"Extinction Burst- - CORRECT ANSWER a predictable, temporary increase in the rate and intensity of a
behavior when an extinction procedure is first used."
"Spontaneous Recovery- - CORRECT ANSWER A behavior reappears after it has decreased or stopped
entirely during extinction procedures"
"Systematic Desensitization- - CORRECT ANSWER Involves gradually providing a client with longer and
longer exposures and closer approximations to feared sounds, environments, items, and/or activities while encouraging relaxation."
"Positive reinforcement- - CORRECT ANSWER behavior increasing when something reinforcing is
added."
"Negative Reinforcement- - CORRECT ANSWER behavior increasing when something aversive is
removed or reduced"
"Differential Reinforcement- - CORRECT ANSWER reinforcing a desired replacement behavior with
withholding or masking reinforcement for an undesirable stereotypic behavior"
"Replacement Behaviors - CORRECT ANSWER appropriate behaviors chosen to replace maladaptive
behaviors that require equal or less effort, serve the same function, and provide the same or greater reinforcement than the maladaptive behavior."
"5 steps of the discrete trial - CORRECT ANSWER Mass Trial
Distracter Trial Random Rotation Expanded Trial Generalization/Maintenance"
"Mass Trial - CORRECT ANSWER Presenting a target alone repetitively (3-10 trials)"
"Distracter Trial - CORRECT ANSWER Presenting a target along with distracter(s) stimuli"
"Random Rotation - CORRECT ANSWER presenting one target along with one previously mastered
target"
"Expanded Trial - CORRECT ANSWER presenting one target along with 2 more previously mastered
targets"
"Generalization/Maintenance - CORRECT ANSWER a target is repetitively answered correctly across
time in various settings and with various materials, stimuli, and people."
"Non-Contingent Reinforcement - CORRECT ANSWER providing access to preferred items/activities,
automatic reinforcement, and/or breaks from demands throughout the day in the absence of maladaptive behaviors."
"Automatic Reinforcement Interventions: - CORRECT ANSWER providing a client with automatic
reinforcement or teaching a client to provide him/herself with automatic reinforcement appropriately by providing breaks or a time to engage in these activities."
"Behavior Reduction Interventions - CORRECT ANSWER Antecedent Based and Consequence Based
Interventions designed to reduce maladaptive/problem behaviors."
"Prompting Hierarchy - CORRECT ANSWER Most to least intrusive
Physical, Verbal, Gestural
more instructions are much more characteristic of typical verbal interactions, and the training conditions are closer to how a client may be taught in the future."
"When using total task presentation the RBT does which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER Will
present the task and will allow the opportunity for the client to complete each step independently in order each time the task is presented, prompting when necessary."
