RBT Exam 2026
Three questions to ask yourself when you are trying to determine what consequence occurred
in any given situation—ANSWER--1. What behavior changed?
2. Did the behavior increase or decrease?
3. After the behavior occurred, was something added or taken away?
Positive Reinforcement (addition of stimulus)—ANSWER--an occurrence of behavior followed
by the addition of a reinforce resulting in increased behavior
Reinforcer—ANSWER--an event that follows a behavior and increases the rate of the behavior
Negative Reinforcement (taken away/removal of stimulus)—ANSWER---Removal of an
aversive stimulus that increases the rate of a behavior
-the occurrence of the behavior is followed by the reduction, or termination of, and results in
the likelihood of the behavior occurring again
-behavior INCREASES due to escape and avoidance
How do you find out if something had a reinforcing or punishing effect?—ANSWER--Look at
the effect on the future behavior
-did the behavior increase? If so then their was a reinforcing effect on behavior
-did the behavior decrease? If so then their was a punishing effect on behavior
, Motivating operations—ANSWER--variables in the environments that can alter the relative
value of a particular reinforcer at a particular time; being thirsty, cold or in pain
D.I.S.C—ANSWER--acronym for the variables of reinforcer effectiveness. Stands for
deprivation, immediacy, size, contingency
Deprivation—ANSWER--Individual has not had access to a particular reinforcer for a long time
Immediacy—ANSWER--Time between occurrence of the behavior and delivery of the
reinforcer
Size—ANSWER--magnitude of reinforcer affects it's strength
Contingency—ANSWER--Reinforcer is delivered only for target behavior
Schedules of reinforcement—ANSWER---how often a particular behavior is followed by
reinforcer
-two types: continuous and intermittent
Continuous—ANSWER--Used when learning new behavior
Intermittent—ANSWER--Used when maintaining behaviors: reinforcer behaviors only some of
the time
-generates high response rates
Ratio Schedule—ANSWER----type of intermittent schedule
--based on the number of responses
Fixed ratio Schedule (i.e FR3)—ANSWER--Reinforcement after a fixed number of responses
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Three questions to ask yourself when you are trying to determine what consequence occurred
in any given situation—ANSWER--1. What behavior changed?
2. Did the behavior increase or decrease?
3. After the behavior occurred, was something added or taken away?
Positive Reinforcement (addition of stimulus)—ANSWER--an occurrence of behavior followed
by the addition of a reinforce resulting in increased behavior
Reinforcer—ANSWER--an event that follows a behavior and increases the rate of the behavior
Negative Reinforcement (taken away/removal of stimulus)—ANSWER---Removal of an
aversive stimulus that increases the rate of a behavior
-the occurrence of the behavior is followed by the reduction, or termination of, and results in
the likelihood of the behavior occurring again
-behavior INCREASES due to escape and avoidance
How do you find out if something had a reinforcing or punishing effect?—ANSWER--Look at
the effect on the future behavior
-did the behavior increase? If so then their was a reinforcing effect on behavior
-did the behavior decrease? If so then their was a punishing effect on behavior
, Motivating operations—ANSWER--variables in the environments that can alter the relative
value of a particular reinforcer at a particular time; being thirsty, cold or in pain
D.I.S.C—ANSWER--acronym for the variables of reinforcer effectiveness. Stands for
deprivation, immediacy, size, contingency
Deprivation—ANSWER--Individual has not had access to a particular reinforcer for a long time
Immediacy—ANSWER--Time between occurrence of the behavior and delivery of the
reinforcer
Size—ANSWER--magnitude of reinforcer affects it's strength
Contingency—ANSWER--Reinforcer is delivered only for target behavior
Schedules of reinforcement—ANSWER---how often a particular behavior is followed by
reinforcer
-two types: continuous and intermittent
Continuous—ANSWER--Used when learning new behavior
Intermittent—ANSWER--Used when maintaining behaviors: reinforcer behaviors only some of
the time
-generates high response rates
Ratio Schedule—ANSWER----type of intermittent schedule
--based on the number of responses
Fixed ratio Schedule (i.e FR3)—ANSWER--Reinforcement after a fixed number of responses
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Brittie Donald
