RBT PRACTICE EXAM 75
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Breaking a complex skill into smaller, teachable units is the definition of... - answer- Task
Analysis
When you document you should attempt to document only... - answer- What was
observed, not interpretations of what was observed
Which of the following is not a part of a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP)? - answer- How
the child feels when the behavior is occurring
In the Discrete Trial cycle, the prompt should occur when? - answer- Simultaneously with
the instruction, or just after it
The following is an example of which transfer procedure? SD: Point to the cat? R: child points to
cat SD: What is it? (holding cat card) R: child says "cat." - answer- Listener response to tact
transfer
Outcome recording could be used for which behavior? - answer- Writing an essay
Competent Training Programs and Supervised Work Experiences include all of the following,
EXCEPT? - answer- Specific training in Occupational Therapy practices
, What can be used to determine existing nonsocial and social reinforcers? - answer- A
preference assessment
If a Behavior Technician measured the length of time that it took Andrew to respond to
someone calling him, she would be measuring the... - answer- Latency
Which type of chaining results in the learner being reinforced after they perform the final step
in the chain? - answer- Backwards chaining
The role of the RBT is to - answer- Provide direct support and education with individuals
receiving ABA services
When teaching Bob to discriminate boys and girls, his teacher used pictures of exaggerated
versions of genders (girls had long hair and dresses, boys wore pants, had short hair). Over time,
she used less exaggerated features. This an example of what? - answer- Stimulus Fading
The three steps of discrimination training are... - answer- Teach in isolation, add
distracters, mix in mastered items
When Keenan and his mother go to the zoo, Keenan always whines to ride the train. Most of the
time his mother says "no," but when she is really tired she might say "yes." Why is this behavior
not likely to be easily extinguished? - answer- She has reinforced his whining on a very
thin variable ratio schedule
Which of the following would be transfer trial: The teacher presents the discriminative stimulus
with an echoic prompt, the student responds correctly so next the teacher will _________. -
answer- Present the discriminative stimulus but this time fade or omit the echoic prompt
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Breaking a complex skill into smaller, teachable units is the definition of... - answer- Task
Analysis
When you document you should attempt to document only... - answer- What was
observed, not interpretations of what was observed
Which of the following is not a part of a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP)? - answer- How
the child feels when the behavior is occurring
In the Discrete Trial cycle, the prompt should occur when? - answer- Simultaneously with
the instruction, or just after it
The following is an example of which transfer procedure? SD: Point to the cat? R: child points to
cat SD: What is it? (holding cat card) R: child says "cat." - answer- Listener response to tact
transfer
Outcome recording could be used for which behavior? - answer- Writing an essay
Competent Training Programs and Supervised Work Experiences include all of the following,
EXCEPT? - answer- Specific training in Occupational Therapy practices
, What can be used to determine existing nonsocial and social reinforcers? - answer- A
preference assessment
If a Behavior Technician measured the length of time that it took Andrew to respond to
someone calling him, she would be measuring the... - answer- Latency
Which type of chaining results in the learner being reinforced after they perform the final step
in the chain? - answer- Backwards chaining
The role of the RBT is to - answer- Provide direct support and education with individuals
receiving ABA services
When teaching Bob to discriminate boys and girls, his teacher used pictures of exaggerated
versions of genders (girls had long hair and dresses, boys wore pants, had short hair). Over time,
she used less exaggerated features. This an example of what? - answer- Stimulus Fading
The three steps of discrimination training are... - answer- Teach in isolation, add
distracters, mix in mastered items
When Keenan and his mother go to the zoo, Keenan always whines to ride the train. Most of the
time his mother says "no," but when she is really tired she might say "yes." Why is this behavior
not likely to be easily extinguished? - answer- She has reinforced his whining on a very
thin variable ratio schedule
Which of the following would be transfer trial: The teacher presents the discriminative stimulus
with an echoic prompt, the student responds correctly so next the teacher will _________. -
answer- Present the discriminative stimulus but this time fade or omit the echoic prompt
