RBT PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Unconditioned Response - Answer-A behavior that occurs naturally due to a given
stimulus.
Example: Dog salivating in presence of food
Unconditioned Reinforcers
AKA Primary Reinforcers - Answer-Stimuli that do not require learning
Food, water, warmth, sleep, sexual stimulation
Unconditioned Punisher - Answer-A stimulus change that can decrease the future
frequency of any behavior that precedes it without prior pairing with any other form of
punishment
Example: Shock, physical pain, or loud noises
Trial By Trial Data - Answer-For each trial record target and whether a response was
-Correct
-Incorrect
-Non-response
-Prompted
Treatment Plan Modifications - Answer-RBTs assist BCBAs in making treatment plan
modifications based on
1. Record
2. Visual Analysis of graphed data
3. Science
Treatment Fidelity - Answer-The extent to which an intervention plan is implemented as
planned and prescribed
Transfer of Stimulus Control - Answer-Process by which prompts are removed once the
target behavior is occurring in the presence of the SD
Transcription - Answer-Writing and spelling words that are spoken
Example: A child writes the word shoe because they hear the word shoe
Total Task Chaining - Answer-The chaining procedure which teaches each step of the
chain during each training session
,Topography - Answer-The physical form or shape of a behavior
Token Economy - Answer-A behavior change system with the following components:
-Specific behaviors to reinforce
-Tokens or points for emitting those behaviors
-A back up reinforcer for cash in tokens/points
-Tokens themselves are not desirable..the back up should be
Token Economies - Answer-Reinforcement systems in which tokens are earned for a
variety of behaviors and are used to purchase or exchange for a variety of backup
reinforcers such as food, activities, trips, toys.
Time out from positive reinforcement - Answer-A form of Negative Punishment. The
withdrawal of the opportunity to earn positive reinforcement, or the loss of access to
positive reinforcers for a specific amount of time.
Time out - Answer-Brief removal of all social positive reinforcement
Textual - Answer-Reading written words
A child says shoe because the word shoe is written
Teach Replacement skills and develop an appropriate behavior plan - Answer-Name
two important reasons for determining function of behavior
Task Analysis - Answer-Involves breaking a complex skill into smaller, teachable units,
the product of which is a series of sequentially ordered steps or tasks.
Tangible function - Answer-A function of behavior in which the individual wants to obtain
a tangible item.
- The individual wants a preferred item or activity.
Tact - Answer-Short for contact- A type of verbal operant in which speaker names
things and actions that the speaker had direct contact with through any of the sense
modes.
Surveys/Inventories Preference Assessment: - Answer-Surveys obtain information
about potential reinforcers and also rank potential reinforcers in order of preference.
Stimulus Satiation - Answer-Repeatedly presenting a stimulus for the purpose of
reducing its attractiveness by reaching a satiation level.
Stimulus Generalization: - Answer-Generalization or transfer of a response to situations
other than those in which the training takes place.
- It has taken place if a response reinforced in one stimulus setting also increases in
other stimulus settings.
, - Across people: The learner's ability to respond to people other than those involved in
the original teaching.
- Across environments: The learner's ability to respond in different locations other than
the "table and chair".
Example: Learner responds to different SD's for same behavior like "sit here", "sit
down", "have a seat"
Stimulus Fading - Answer-Exaggerate some physical dimension of the relevant stimulus
to help the individual respond correctly.
- Prompt is within the stimulus itself.
- Can be used for color or size determination.
Stimulus Control - Answer-Individual behaves in one way in the presence of a given
stimulus and another in its absence.
- A type of Focused Support Strategy
Spontaneous Recovery - Answer-After a period of time the behavior may come back
temporarily during extinction.
Skill Acquisition Plan: 7 Components - Answer-1. Identify the skill deficit
2. Create a goal to address the deficit
3. Establish a data measurement system
4. Take baseline data (Assess current skill level)
5. Select and implement an acquisition procedure.
6. Collect data to assess effectiveness of the procedure.
7. Modify existing plan based on assessment data. (Modify, if necessary) to
maintain/increase effectiveness.
.Single Item Preference Assessment: - Answer-Single Item/Single Stimulus
- Objects and activities are presented to the individual one by one.
- Data are recorded on how long the person engages with each item or activity.
Shaping - Answer-A process by which one systematically and differentially reinforces
successive approximations to a terminal behavior.
Sensory Function: - Answer-One of the four functions of behavior in which an individual
tries to gain sensory output.
- Individuals behave a certain way because it feels good to them.
Secondary Reinforcement: - Answer-(AKA Conditioned Reinforcement) Occurs when
neutral stimuli have been paired with unconditioned reinforcers or other conditioned
reinforcers repeatedly thus making the neutral stimuli become conditioned reinforcers.
Satiation - Answer-Repeatedly presenting a stimulus for the purpose of reducing its
attractiveness by reaching a satiation level.
ANSWERS
Unconditioned Response - Answer-A behavior that occurs naturally due to a given
stimulus.
Example: Dog salivating in presence of food
Unconditioned Reinforcers
AKA Primary Reinforcers - Answer-Stimuli that do not require learning
Food, water, warmth, sleep, sexual stimulation
Unconditioned Punisher - Answer-A stimulus change that can decrease the future
frequency of any behavior that precedes it without prior pairing with any other form of
punishment
Example: Shock, physical pain, or loud noises
Trial By Trial Data - Answer-For each trial record target and whether a response was
-Correct
-Incorrect
-Non-response
-Prompted
Treatment Plan Modifications - Answer-RBTs assist BCBAs in making treatment plan
modifications based on
1. Record
2. Visual Analysis of graphed data
3. Science
Treatment Fidelity - Answer-The extent to which an intervention plan is implemented as
planned and prescribed
Transfer of Stimulus Control - Answer-Process by which prompts are removed once the
target behavior is occurring in the presence of the SD
Transcription - Answer-Writing and spelling words that are spoken
Example: A child writes the word shoe because they hear the word shoe
Total Task Chaining - Answer-The chaining procedure which teaches each step of the
chain during each training session
,Topography - Answer-The physical form or shape of a behavior
Token Economy - Answer-A behavior change system with the following components:
-Specific behaviors to reinforce
-Tokens or points for emitting those behaviors
-A back up reinforcer for cash in tokens/points
-Tokens themselves are not desirable..the back up should be
Token Economies - Answer-Reinforcement systems in which tokens are earned for a
variety of behaviors and are used to purchase or exchange for a variety of backup
reinforcers such as food, activities, trips, toys.
Time out from positive reinforcement - Answer-A form of Negative Punishment. The
withdrawal of the opportunity to earn positive reinforcement, or the loss of access to
positive reinforcers for a specific amount of time.
Time out - Answer-Brief removal of all social positive reinforcement
Textual - Answer-Reading written words
A child says shoe because the word shoe is written
Teach Replacement skills and develop an appropriate behavior plan - Answer-Name
two important reasons for determining function of behavior
Task Analysis - Answer-Involves breaking a complex skill into smaller, teachable units,
the product of which is a series of sequentially ordered steps or tasks.
Tangible function - Answer-A function of behavior in which the individual wants to obtain
a tangible item.
- The individual wants a preferred item or activity.
Tact - Answer-Short for contact- A type of verbal operant in which speaker names
things and actions that the speaker had direct contact with through any of the sense
modes.
Surveys/Inventories Preference Assessment: - Answer-Surveys obtain information
about potential reinforcers and also rank potential reinforcers in order of preference.
Stimulus Satiation - Answer-Repeatedly presenting a stimulus for the purpose of
reducing its attractiveness by reaching a satiation level.
Stimulus Generalization: - Answer-Generalization or transfer of a response to situations
other than those in which the training takes place.
- It has taken place if a response reinforced in one stimulus setting also increases in
other stimulus settings.
, - Across people: The learner's ability to respond to people other than those involved in
the original teaching.
- Across environments: The learner's ability to respond in different locations other than
the "table and chair".
Example: Learner responds to different SD's for same behavior like "sit here", "sit
down", "have a seat"
Stimulus Fading - Answer-Exaggerate some physical dimension of the relevant stimulus
to help the individual respond correctly.
- Prompt is within the stimulus itself.
- Can be used for color or size determination.
Stimulus Control - Answer-Individual behaves in one way in the presence of a given
stimulus and another in its absence.
- A type of Focused Support Strategy
Spontaneous Recovery - Answer-After a period of time the behavior may come back
temporarily during extinction.
Skill Acquisition Plan: 7 Components - Answer-1. Identify the skill deficit
2. Create a goal to address the deficit
3. Establish a data measurement system
4. Take baseline data (Assess current skill level)
5. Select and implement an acquisition procedure.
6. Collect data to assess effectiveness of the procedure.
7. Modify existing plan based on assessment data. (Modify, if necessary) to
maintain/increase effectiveness.
.Single Item Preference Assessment: - Answer-Single Item/Single Stimulus
- Objects and activities are presented to the individual one by one.
- Data are recorded on how long the person engages with each item or activity.
Shaping - Answer-A process by which one systematically and differentially reinforces
successive approximations to a terminal behavior.
Sensory Function: - Answer-One of the four functions of behavior in which an individual
tries to gain sensory output.
- Individuals behave a certain way because it feels good to them.
Secondary Reinforcement: - Answer-(AKA Conditioned Reinforcement) Occurs when
neutral stimuli have been paired with unconditioned reinforcers or other conditioned
reinforcers repeatedly thus making the neutral stimuli become conditioned reinforcers.
Satiation - Answer-Repeatedly presenting a stimulus for the purpose of reducing its
attractiveness by reaching a satiation level.
