RBT EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH EXACT
AND COMPLETE ANSWERS
_________________ ris rthe rrelationship rbetween ran rantecedent, ra rresponse, rand ra
rconsequence; rthat ris rsome rchange rin rthe rconsequence ralters rsome rextent rof rthe
rresponse rclass.
1.a. rPavlovian rconditioning rmodel
1.b. rThe rrespondent rconditioning rmodel
1.c. rThe roperant rconditioning rmodel
1.d. rThe rrule rgoverned rbehavior rmodel r- rCORRECT✅✅C. rThe roperant
rconditioning rmodel
An rincredible rfear rof rsnakes rthat rresults rfrom ra rbeing rbitten rby ra rsnake ras ra
ryoungster ris ran rexample rof r________.
2.a. rrespondent rconditioning
2.b. roperant rconditioning
2.c. restablishing roperation
2.d. rextinction r- rCORRECT✅✅2.a. rrespondent rconditioning
Which ris ran rexample rof ra rreinforcing reffect?
3.a. rUse rof rPRN rmedication rthat rincreases rself-injury
3.b. rProviding rsnacks rfor rbeing rin rseat rthat rdecrease rin rseat rbehavior
3.c. rChanging rthe rseating rarrangement rof rthe rclass rdue rto rmore rstudents
3.d. rEnsuring rthe rchild rhad rbreakfast rthat rmorning r- rCORRECT✅✅3.a. rUse rof
rPRN rmedication rthat rincreases rself-injury
The rprocess rof r_________ ris rwhen ra rstimulus ris rwithheld rwhich rresults rin ra
rtemporary rincrease rin rresponding rand ran reventual rreduction rin rresponse rrate.
4.a. rreinforcement
4.b. rpunishment
4.c. rextinction
4.d. rgeneralization r- rCORRECT✅✅c. rextinction
5. rA rstimulus rthat rfollows ra rbehavior rin rtime ris ra r________.
5.a. rreinforcer
5.b. rpunisher
5.c. rconsequence
5.d. rdiscriminative rstimulus r- rCORRECT✅✅C. rConsequnce
,The rextent rto rwhich ra rbehavior rchanges ras ra rresult rof rthe rpresentation rand rremoval
rof ran rantecedent rstimulus, restablished rthrough roperant rconditioning ris r________.
6.a. rreinforcement
6.b. rcontingency
6.c. rrule-governed rbehavior
6.d rstimulus rcontrol r- rCORRECT✅✅D. rstimulus rcontrol
Stimuli rpresented ror rwithdrawn rthat rdecrease rthe rfuture rprobability rof ra rbehavior rare
r________.
7.a. rreinforcers
7.b. rpunishers
7.c. roperant
7.d. rconsequences r- rCORRECT✅✅B. rpunishers
Certain rstimuli rincrease rthe rfuture rprobability rof ra rresponse rwhen rthey rare
rterminated rfollowing rthat rresponse. rThis rprocess ris r________.
8.a. rnegative rreinforcement
8.b. rpositive rreinforcement
8.c. rpositive rpunishment
8.d. rnegative rpunishment r- rCORRECT✅✅A. rnegative rreinforcement
The rquarterback rfrom ra rhigh rschool rfootball rteam rtries rout rfor rthe rbaseball rteam.
rWith rno rprior rexperience, rhe rbecomes ra rvery rcompetent rpitcher. rHis rpitching rmotion
ris ran rexample rof r________.
9.a. rresponse rgeneralization
9.b. rstimulus rgeneralization
9.c. rgeneralized rconditioned rreinforcers
9.d. rgenerality r- rCORRECT✅✅A. rresponse rgeneralization
Allowing rJefferson rto reat rGummy-Worms rthroughout rthe rclass rmay rmake rany rfood
ritem rineffective ras rreinforcers. rWhat rhas roccurred?
10.a. rfading
10.b. rthinning
10.c. rshaping
10.d. rsatiation r- rCORRECT✅✅satiation
. rReinforcers restablish, r__________, rand rmaintain rbehavior.
11.a. rincrease
11.b. rdecrease
11.c. rboth ra r& rb
,11.d. rneither ra rnor rb r- rCORRECT✅✅Increase
You rare rin ra rcar rcrash. rYou rhit rthe rwindshield rwith ryour rhead rresulting rin ra rnasty
rcut rand rsevere rbruising. rWhile rexiting rthe rcar, ryou rsee rthe rcrushed rred rmetal rof
ryour rcar rand rsmell rburning roil. rHitting ryour rhead ron rthe rwindshield ris ra(n)
r__________ rstimulus.
12.a. rconditioned
12.b. runconditioned
12.c. rPavlovian
12.d rneutral r- rCORRECT✅✅unconditioned
If rthe rsmell rof rburning roil rafter ra rcar rcrash rresults rin ranxiety, rit ris ra(n) r___________
rstimulus.
13.a. rconditioned
13.b. runconditioned
13.c. rPavlovian
13.d. rNeutral r- rCORRECT✅✅conditioned
You rand ryour rfriends rdiscuss rstealing rcigarettes. rYou rwatch ryour rfriend, rTommy, rget
rspanked rby rhis rmom rfor rstealing ra rcigarette. rWhen ryou rgo rhome, ryou rdo rnot rsteal
rcigarettes. rThe rchange rin ryour rbehavior ris r__________.
14.a. rrule rgoverned
14.b. roperant rbehavior
14.c. rdirectly rcontacting rthe rcontingency
14.d. ran rexample rof ran restablishing roperation r- rCORRECT✅✅rule rgoverned
Establishing roperations rchange rthe r___________ rof ra rreinforcer.
15.a. rquantity
15.b. rquality
15.c. rmagnitude
15.d. rvalue r- rCORRECT✅✅value
__________ rconditioning ralways rdeals rwith rconsequences.
16.a. rRespondent
16.b. rPavlovian
16.c. rOperant
16.d. rParsimonious r- rCORRECT✅✅operant
An rexample rof roperantly rconditioned rbehavior ris r____________.
17.a. ra rperson rwho ris rafraid rof rsnakes rdue rto ra rprevious rsnake rbite
, 17.b. ra rwoman rwho ris rafraid rof rfire rdue rto rbeing rburned rin ra rhouse rfire
17.c. ra rperson rwho rhas rnever rbaked, rreads rthe rdirections ron ra rbox rand rbakes ra
rcake
17.d. rgetting rhit ron rthe rknee rand rreflexively rkicking r- rCORRECT✅✅.c. ra rperson
rwho rhas rnever rbaked, rreads rthe rdirections ron ra rbox rand rbakes ra rcake
Which ris ran rexample rof rrule rgoverned rbehavior?
18.a. rA rchild rwho ris rspanked rfor rspitting rquits rspitting
18.b. rA rchild rwho ris rtold rnot rto rlie rand rtells rthe rtruth
18.c. rA rchild rwho ris rpraised rfor rignoring
18.d. rA rchild rwho ris rgiven ra rcookie rwhen rmaking rthe r"c" rsound r-
rCORRECT✅✅18.b. rA rchild rwho ris rtold rnot rto rlie rand rtells rthe rtruth
Reinforcers rand rpunishers rare ralike rin rthat r________.
19.a. rthey rincrease rbehavior
19.b. rthey rare rrespondent
19.c. rthey rare rconsequences
19.d. rthey rare rantecedents r- rCORRECT✅✅consequences
Your rgoal ris rto rincrease rsigning rfor rtoys/playing. rWhich rperson ris rlikely rto rgain
rstimulus rcontrol rover rsigning r"toy/playing"?
20.a. rThe rparent rwho rholds rup rthe rpreferred rtoy rand rhas rthe rchild rpoint rto rthe rtoy
20.b. rThe rparent rwho rgives rthe rchild rthe rtoy rimmediately rafter rthe rchild rsigns r"toy"
20.c. rThe rparent rwho rteaches rmultiple rmodes rof rcommunication: rsigning, rtalking rand
rpictures
20.d. rThe rparent rwho rallows ra rchild rto rplay rwith ronly rone rtoy r-
rCORRECT✅✅20.b. rThe rparent rwho rgives rthe rchild rthe rtoy rimmediately rafter rthe
rchild rsigns r"toy"
You rare ra rconsultant rwith ra rlarge rmachine rplant. rThey rask ryou rto rhelp rwith rworkers'
rcompensation rclaims rthat rare rcosting rthe rcompany ra rgreat rdeal rof rmoney. rYou
rbegin rthe rassessment rprocess rby rdefining rsafe rlifting, runsafe rlifting, rand rmeasuring
rthe rratio rof rsafe rlifting rto runsafe rlifting, rwhich ris r_______________.
21.a. rconceptually rsystematic
21.b. rempirical
21.c. rtechnological
21.d. rgenerality r- rCORRECT✅✅emperical
After r15 ryears rin rthe rfield, ryou rcontinue rto rrely ron rdata rfrom r15 ryears rago. rYou rare
rbeing ra rnaughty rbehavior ranalyst rand rviolate rwhat runderlying rassumption rof rapplied
rbehavior ranalysis: r_________.
AND COMPLETE ANSWERS
_________________ ris rthe rrelationship rbetween ran rantecedent, ra rresponse, rand ra
rconsequence; rthat ris rsome rchange rin rthe rconsequence ralters rsome rextent rof rthe
rresponse rclass.
1.a. rPavlovian rconditioning rmodel
1.b. rThe rrespondent rconditioning rmodel
1.c. rThe roperant rconditioning rmodel
1.d. rThe rrule rgoverned rbehavior rmodel r- rCORRECT✅✅C. rThe roperant
rconditioning rmodel
An rincredible rfear rof rsnakes rthat rresults rfrom ra rbeing rbitten rby ra rsnake ras ra
ryoungster ris ran rexample rof r________.
2.a. rrespondent rconditioning
2.b. roperant rconditioning
2.c. restablishing roperation
2.d. rextinction r- rCORRECT✅✅2.a. rrespondent rconditioning
Which ris ran rexample rof ra rreinforcing reffect?
3.a. rUse rof rPRN rmedication rthat rincreases rself-injury
3.b. rProviding rsnacks rfor rbeing rin rseat rthat rdecrease rin rseat rbehavior
3.c. rChanging rthe rseating rarrangement rof rthe rclass rdue rto rmore rstudents
3.d. rEnsuring rthe rchild rhad rbreakfast rthat rmorning r- rCORRECT✅✅3.a. rUse rof
rPRN rmedication rthat rincreases rself-injury
The rprocess rof r_________ ris rwhen ra rstimulus ris rwithheld rwhich rresults rin ra
rtemporary rincrease rin rresponding rand ran reventual rreduction rin rresponse rrate.
4.a. rreinforcement
4.b. rpunishment
4.c. rextinction
4.d. rgeneralization r- rCORRECT✅✅c. rextinction
5. rA rstimulus rthat rfollows ra rbehavior rin rtime ris ra r________.
5.a. rreinforcer
5.b. rpunisher
5.c. rconsequence
5.d. rdiscriminative rstimulus r- rCORRECT✅✅C. rConsequnce
,The rextent rto rwhich ra rbehavior rchanges ras ra rresult rof rthe rpresentation rand rremoval
rof ran rantecedent rstimulus, restablished rthrough roperant rconditioning ris r________.
6.a. rreinforcement
6.b. rcontingency
6.c. rrule-governed rbehavior
6.d rstimulus rcontrol r- rCORRECT✅✅D. rstimulus rcontrol
Stimuli rpresented ror rwithdrawn rthat rdecrease rthe rfuture rprobability rof ra rbehavior rare
r________.
7.a. rreinforcers
7.b. rpunishers
7.c. roperant
7.d. rconsequences r- rCORRECT✅✅B. rpunishers
Certain rstimuli rincrease rthe rfuture rprobability rof ra rresponse rwhen rthey rare
rterminated rfollowing rthat rresponse. rThis rprocess ris r________.
8.a. rnegative rreinforcement
8.b. rpositive rreinforcement
8.c. rpositive rpunishment
8.d. rnegative rpunishment r- rCORRECT✅✅A. rnegative rreinforcement
The rquarterback rfrom ra rhigh rschool rfootball rteam rtries rout rfor rthe rbaseball rteam.
rWith rno rprior rexperience, rhe rbecomes ra rvery rcompetent rpitcher. rHis rpitching rmotion
ris ran rexample rof r________.
9.a. rresponse rgeneralization
9.b. rstimulus rgeneralization
9.c. rgeneralized rconditioned rreinforcers
9.d. rgenerality r- rCORRECT✅✅A. rresponse rgeneralization
Allowing rJefferson rto reat rGummy-Worms rthroughout rthe rclass rmay rmake rany rfood
ritem rineffective ras rreinforcers. rWhat rhas roccurred?
10.a. rfading
10.b. rthinning
10.c. rshaping
10.d. rsatiation r- rCORRECT✅✅satiation
. rReinforcers restablish, r__________, rand rmaintain rbehavior.
11.a. rincrease
11.b. rdecrease
11.c. rboth ra r& rb
,11.d. rneither ra rnor rb r- rCORRECT✅✅Increase
You rare rin ra rcar rcrash. rYou rhit rthe rwindshield rwith ryour rhead rresulting rin ra rnasty
rcut rand rsevere rbruising. rWhile rexiting rthe rcar, ryou rsee rthe rcrushed rred rmetal rof
ryour rcar rand rsmell rburning roil. rHitting ryour rhead ron rthe rwindshield ris ra(n)
r__________ rstimulus.
12.a. rconditioned
12.b. runconditioned
12.c. rPavlovian
12.d rneutral r- rCORRECT✅✅unconditioned
If rthe rsmell rof rburning roil rafter ra rcar rcrash rresults rin ranxiety, rit ris ra(n) r___________
rstimulus.
13.a. rconditioned
13.b. runconditioned
13.c. rPavlovian
13.d. rNeutral r- rCORRECT✅✅conditioned
You rand ryour rfriends rdiscuss rstealing rcigarettes. rYou rwatch ryour rfriend, rTommy, rget
rspanked rby rhis rmom rfor rstealing ra rcigarette. rWhen ryou rgo rhome, ryou rdo rnot rsteal
rcigarettes. rThe rchange rin ryour rbehavior ris r__________.
14.a. rrule rgoverned
14.b. roperant rbehavior
14.c. rdirectly rcontacting rthe rcontingency
14.d. ran rexample rof ran restablishing roperation r- rCORRECT✅✅rule rgoverned
Establishing roperations rchange rthe r___________ rof ra rreinforcer.
15.a. rquantity
15.b. rquality
15.c. rmagnitude
15.d. rvalue r- rCORRECT✅✅value
__________ rconditioning ralways rdeals rwith rconsequences.
16.a. rRespondent
16.b. rPavlovian
16.c. rOperant
16.d. rParsimonious r- rCORRECT✅✅operant
An rexample rof roperantly rconditioned rbehavior ris r____________.
17.a. ra rperson rwho ris rafraid rof rsnakes rdue rto ra rprevious rsnake rbite
, 17.b. ra rwoman rwho ris rafraid rof rfire rdue rto rbeing rburned rin ra rhouse rfire
17.c. ra rperson rwho rhas rnever rbaked, rreads rthe rdirections ron ra rbox rand rbakes ra
rcake
17.d. rgetting rhit ron rthe rknee rand rreflexively rkicking r- rCORRECT✅✅.c. ra rperson
rwho rhas rnever rbaked, rreads rthe rdirections ron ra rbox rand rbakes ra rcake
Which ris ran rexample rof rrule rgoverned rbehavior?
18.a. rA rchild rwho ris rspanked rfor rspitting rquits rspitting
18.b. rA rchild rwho ris rtold rnot rto rlie rand rtells rthe rtruth
18.c. rA rchild rwho ris rpraised rfor rignoring
18.d. rA rchild rwho ris rgiven ra rcookie rwhen rmaking rthe r"c" rsound r-
rCORRECT✅✅18.b. rA rchild rwho ris rtold rnot rto rlie rand rtells rthe rtruth
Reinforcers rand rpunishers rare ralike rin rthat r________.
19.a. rthey rincrease rbehavior
19.b. rthey rare rrespondent
19.c. rthey rare rconsequences
19.d. rthey rare rantecedents r- rCORRECT✅✅consequences
Your rgoal ris rto rincrease rsigning rfor rtoys/playing. rWhich rperson ris rlikely rto rgain
rstimulus rcontrol rover rsigning r"toy/playing"?
20.a. rThe rparent rwho rholds rup rthe rpreferred rtoy rand rhas rthe rchild rpoint rto rthe rtoy
20.b. rThe rparent rwho rgives rthe rchild rthe rtoy rimmediately rafter rthe rchild rsigns r"toy"
20.c. rThe rparent rwho rteaches rmultiple rmodes rof rcommunication: rsigning, rtalking rand
rpictures
20.d. rThe rparent rwho rallows ra rchild rto rplay rwith ronly rone rtoy r-
rCORRECT✅✅20.b. rThe rparent rwho rgives rthe rchild rthe rtoy rimmediately rafter rthe
rchild rsigns r"toy"
You rare ra rconsultant rwith ra rlarge rmachine rplant. rThey rask ryou rto rhelp rwith rworkers'
rcompensation rclaims rthat rare rcosting rthe rcompany ra rgreat rdeal rof rmoney. rYou
rbegin rthe rassessment rprocess rby rdefining rsafe rlifting, runsafe rlifting, rand rmeasuring
rthe rratio rof rsafe rlifting rto runsafe rlifting, rwhich ris r_______________.
21.a. rconceptually rsystematic
21.b. rempirical
21.c. rtechnological
21.d. rgenerality r- rCORRECT✅✅emperical
After r15 ryears rin rthe rfield, ryou rcontinue rto rrely ron rdata rfrom r15 ryears rago. rYou rare
rbeing ra rnaughty rbehavior ranalyst rand rviolate rwhat runderlying rassumption rof rapplied
rbehavior ranalysis: r_________.
