RBT Exam Study Guide – Practice
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Lisa, an RBT, is recording data on her client, Alex's, self-hitting behavior. She
notes that Alex hit himself 6 times during a 2-hour session and records the data
as 3 times per hour. What type of measurement did Lisa use?
A. Count
B. Frequency
C. Duration
D. Rate - Answer✔✔-D. Rate
Emma's supervisor asks her to take duration data on her learner's behavior.
What does this mean?
-Recording the total amount of time Emma's learner engages in a behavior.
-Recording the time from the onset of the SD to the start of your learner
engaging in a behavior.
-Recording the number of times your learner engages in a behavior during a
specified duration of time.
-Recording the number of times your learner engages in a behavior. -
Answer✔✔-Recording the total amount of time Emma's learner engages in a
behavior.
,Amelia is working with a 3-year-old boy who loves playing with toy dinosaurs.
She brings a bag full of toy dinosaurs to her session and allows him to play with
them when he earns 5 tokens for following his rules. What would the toy
dinosaurs be considered?
-Generalized conditioned reinforcer
-Primary reinforcer
-Conditioned reinforcer
-Negative reinforcer - Answer✔✔-Conditioned reinforcer
Amelia, an RBT, receives a friend request on social media from her client and
the client's mother. What is the best course of action for Amelia to take in this
scenario?
-Accept the client's friend request on social media.
-Accept only the mother's friend request on social media.
-Do not accept either friend request on social media to maintain a professional
work environment.
-Accept both friend requests on social media. - Answer✔✔-Do not accept
either friend request on social media to maintain a professional work
environment.
As an RBT, you can perform all of the following actions except:
-Qualified to change the skill acquisition plan when you notice a program is not
effective.
-Assist with training of stakeholders only under close supervision with a BCBA.
-Implement programming with a client when the supervisor is not present
during session.
,-You can do all of the above as an RBT. - Answer✔✔-Qualified to change the
skill acquisition plan when you notice a program is not effective.
The primary purpose of collecting ABC data is to:
-Identify antecedents and consequences.
-Observe only skill acquisition targets.
-Determine frequency.
-Focus on momentary time sampling. - Answer✔✔-Identify antecedents and
consequences.
The RBT convicted guilty to a charge of battery. How many days does the RBT
have to report the incident to the BACB?
5 days
15 days
20 days
30 days - Answer✔✔-30 days
The RBT is working with a new client to identify preferences. The RBT presents
five items in front of the child: a car, bubbles, a train, a stuffed animal, and a
puzzle. The RBT states to pick one, so the child chooses the bubbles. In the
following presentation of the stimuli, the bubbles are taken out of the array,
and the other items are re-arranged. The RBT instructs the client again to
choose one. Which preference assessment is being implemented?
-Multiple stimuli with replacement
-Multiple stimuli without replacement
-Forced choice
-Free operant - Answer✔✔-Multiple stimuli without replacement
, This is the breakdown of a task into its individual components and steps: what
is it called?
Stimulus Control
Discrete Trial
Task Analysis
Forward Chaining - Answer✔✔-Task Analysis
Tina works with a 7-year-old client named Ethan, who frequently displays
behaviors to avoid non-preferred tasks. How can Tina implement Differential
Reinforcement of Alternative Behavior (DRA) to decrease Ethan's escape
behaviors effectively? Select the most suitable approach based on this
scenario.
-Allow Ethan to escape non-preferred tasks by manding for a break.
-Reinforce on-task behaviors.
-Ignore all escape behaviors and reinforce all other behaviors.
-Implement escape extinction and forced follow-through. - Answer✔✔-Allow
Ethan to escape non-preferred tasks by manding for a break.
To ensure our data collection is reliable and valid, what are the key indicators of
good (believable) data?
-Accuracy, consistency, and completeness.
-Subjectivity, variability, and complexity
-Volume, speed, and ease of collection
-Simplicity, brevity, and randomness - Answer✔✔-Accuracy, consistency, and
completeness.
Questions with Verified Answers.
GRADED A+. Latest 2026/2027
Update
Lisa, an RBT, is recording data on her client, Alex's, self-hitting behavior. She
notes that Alex hit himself 6 times during a 2-hour session and records the data
as 3 times per hour. What type of measurement did Lisa use?
A. Count
B. Frequency
C. Duration
D. Rate - Answer✔✔-D. Rate
Emma's supervisor asks her to take duration data on her learner's behavior.
What does this mean?
-Recording the total amount of time Emma's learner engages in a behavior.
-Recording the time from the onset of the SD to the start of your learner
engaging in a behavior.
-Recording the number of times your learner engages in a behavior during a
specified duration of time.
-Recording the number of times your learner engages in a behavior. -
Answer✔✔-Recording the total amount of time Emma's learner engages in a
behavior.
,Amelia is working with a 3-year-old boy who loves playing with toy dinosaurs.
She brings a bag full of toy dinosaurs to her session and allows him to play with
them when he earns 5 tokens for following his rules. What would the toy
dinosaurs be considered?
-Generalized conditioned reinforcer
-Primary reinforcer
-Conditioned reinforcer
-Negative reinforcer - Answer✔✔-Conditioned reinforcer
Amelia, an RBT, receives a friend request on social media from her client and
the client's mother. What is the best course of action for Amelia to take in this
scenario?
-Accept the client's friend request on social media.
-Accept only the mother's friend request on social media.
-Do not accept either friend request on social media to maintain a professional
work environment.
-Accept both friend requests on social media. - Answer✔✔-Do not accept
either friend request on social media to maintain a professional work
environment.
As an RBT, you can perform all of the following actions except:
-Qualified to change the skill acquisition plan when you notice a program is not
effective.
-Assist with training of stakeholders only under close supervision with a BCBA.
-Implement programming with a client when the supervisor is not present
during session.
,-You can do all of the above as an RBT. - Answer✔✔-Qualified to change the
skill acquisition plan when you notice a program is not effective.
The primary purpose of collecting ABC data is to:
-Identify antecedents and consequences.
-Observe only skill acquisition targets.
-Determine frequency.
-Focus on momentary time sampling. - Answer✔✔-Identify antecedents and
consequences.
The RBT convicted guilty to a charge of battery. How many days does the RBT
have to report the incident to the BACB?
5 days
15 days
20 days
30 days - Answer✔✔-30 days
The RBT is working with a new client to identify preferences. The RBT presents
five items in front of the child: a car, bubbles, a train, a stuffed animal, and a
puzzle. The RBT states to pick one, so the child chooses the bubbles. In the
following presentation of the stimuli, the bubbles are taken out of the array,
and the other items are re-arranged. The RBT instructs the client again to
choose one. Which preference assessment is being implemented?
-Multiple stimuli with replacement
-Multiple stimuli without replacement
-Forced choice
-Free operant - Answer✔✔-Multiple stimuli without replacement
, This is the breakdown of a task into its individual components and steps: what
is it called?
Stimulus Control
Discrete Trial
Task Analysis
Forward Chaining - Answer✔✔-Task Analysis
Tina works with a 7-year-old client named Ethan, who frequently displays
behaviors to avoid non-preferred tasks. How can Tina implement Differential
Reinforcement of Alternative Behavior (DRA) to decrease Ethan's escape
behaviors effectively? Select the most suitable approach based on this
scenario.
-Allow Ethan to escape non-preferred tasks by manding for a break.
-Reinforce on-task behaviors.
-Ignore all escape behaviors and reinforce all other behaviors.
-Implement escape extinction and forced follow-through. - Answer✔✔-Allow
Ethan to escape non-preferred tasks by manding for a break.
To ensure our data collection is reliable and valid, what are the key indicators of
good (believable) data?
-Accuracy, consistency, and completeness.
-Subjectivity, variability, and complexity
-Volume, speed, and ease of collection
-Simplicity, brevity, and randomness - Answer✔✔-Accuracy, consistency, and
completeness.
