PEARSON RBT EXAM EXAM SCRIPT 2026 TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ Every time his mother removes items from him, a client engages
in a tantrum. Mom tries to ignore him but after around five minutes
mom gives him back the item she removed and the tantrum
immediately stops. What function is most likely maintaining the
tantrums? Answer: Social Positive (attention/access)
◉ A client hits other students in his class during work and break
times. Each time he hits another students the teacher immediately
provides a verbal reprimand. What function does his hitting most
like serve? Answer: Social Positive (attention/access)
◉ You work with a client who drops legos on the floor for hours if
left alone. The client does this even if others are playing with him,
when no demands are being placed, and when given free access to a
number of preferred toys. What is the function of the lego dropping
behavior? Answer: Automatic Positive (sensory stimulation)
◉ What is an antecedent? Answer: A stimulus that occurs before the
behavior
,◉ What is a consequence? Answer: A stimulus that occurs after the
behavior
◉ Why do we conduct assessments? Answer: All of the above
(to discover behavioral deficits, to discover behavior excesses, to
identify environment variables)
◉ True/False: A functional assessment is a set of procedures used to
identify the cause of a problem behavior or socially inappropriate
behavior. Answer: True
◉ A functional analysis is... Answer: The deliberate manipulation of
variables to evoke a target behavior to determine the function of the
behavior.
◉ A Functional Behavior Assessment is... Answer: all of the above
(a set of interviews conducted to identify the function of a behavior,
observations of the problem behavior as it is occurring in the natural
setting, and functional analysis)
◉ What does the ABC stand for in ABC recording? Answer:
Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
, ◉ A reinforcer is... Answer: A stimulus that increases or maintains
the frequency of a behavior
◉ A punisher is... Answer: A stimulus that decreases the future
frequency of a behavior.
◉ Provide one example of a primary reinforcer Answer: food, water,
warmth.
◉ Provide one example of a secondary reinforcer Answer: bell,
token, praise.
◉ The manipulation if Motivating Operations is a(n)... Answer:
Antecedent intervention
◉ True/False: an Establishing Operation increases the value of a
particular reinforcer Answer: True
◉ True/False: An Abolishing Operation decreases the value of a
particular reinforcer Answer: True
◉ What is the main purpose of pairing yourself with reinforcement:
Answer: to make you reinforcing to the client
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ Every time his mother removes items from him, a client engages
in a tantrum. Mom tries to ignore him but after around five minutes
mom gives him back the item she removed and the tantrum
immediately stops. What function is most likely maintaining the
tantrums? Answer: Social Positive (attention/access)
◉ A client hits other students in his class during work and break
times. Each time he hits another students the teacher immediately
provides a verbal reprimand. What function does his hitting most
like serve? Answer: Social Positive (attention/access)
◉ You work with a client who drops legos on the floor for hours if
left alone. The client does this even if others are playing with him,
when no demands are being placed, and when given free access to a
number of preferred toys. What is the function of the lego dropping
behavior? Answer: Automatic Positive (sensory stimulation)
◉ What is an antecedent? Answer: A stimulus that occurs before the
behavior
,◉ What is a consequence? Answer: A stimulus that occurs after the
behavior
◉ Why do we conduct assessments? Answer: All of the above
(to discover behavioral deficits, to discover behavior excesses, to
identify environment variables)
◉ True/False: A functional assessment is a set of procedures used to
identify the cause of a problem behavior or socially inappropriate
behavior. Answer: True
◉ A functional analysis is... Answer: The deliberate manipulation of
variables to evoke a target behavior to determine the function of the
behavior.
◉ A Functional Behavior Assessment is... Answer: all of the above
(a set of interviews conducted to identify the function of a behavior,
observations of the problem behavior as it is occurring in the natural
setting, and functional analysis)
◉ What does the ABC stand for in ABC recording? Answer:
Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
, ◉ A reinforcer is... Answer: A stimulus that increases or maintains
the frequency of a behavior
◉ A punisher is... Answer: A stimulus that decreases the future
frequency of a behavior.
◉ Provide one example of a primary reinforcer Answer: food, water,
warmth.
◉ Provide one example of a secondary reinforcer Answer: bell,
token, praise.
◉ The manipulation if Motivating Operations is a(n)... Answer:
Antecedent intervention
◉ True/False: an Establishing Operation increases the value of a
particular reinforcer Answer: True
◉ True/False: An Abolishing Operation decreases the value of a
particular reinforcer Answer: True
◉ What is the main purpose of pairing yourself with reinforcement:
Answer: to make you reinforcing to the client
