PRACTICE RBC TEST SERIES (2025/2026)
Complete Practice Exam Series | Registered Behavior Certification | Three
Comprehensive Assessments
Overview
This 2025/2026 validated resource contains the complete Practice RBC Test Series with
actual questions and verified answers across three comprehensive assessments, directly
aligned with current Registered Behavior Certification standards. Essential for behavior-
analysis professionals preparing for certification and demonstrating mastery in applied
behavior analysis principles and practices.
Key Features
✓ Three Comprehensive Practice Exams matching RBC testing format
✓ Progressive Difficulty Levels with skill-development focus
✓ Behavior Analysis Principles with practical applications
✓ Updated 2025/2026 BACB task-list standards
✓ Ethical & Professional Conduct with compliance applications
Exam Series Breakdown
• Practice RBC 1: Foundational Concepts (50 Questions)
• Practice RBC 2: Intermediate Applications (60 Questions)
• Practice RBC 3: Advanced Scenarios (70 Questions)
Content Domains Coverage
• Measurement & Experimental Design (35 Questions total)
• Behavior Change Procedures (40 Questions total)
• Assessment & Intervention (35 Questions total)
• Professional & Ethical Compliance (25 Questions total)
• Client-Centered Responsibilities (25 Questions total)
• Supervision & Management (20 Questions total)
Answer Format
Verified correct answers in bold green with:
• Behavioral-principle applications
• Measurement-methodology justifications
• Ethical-decision-making rationales
• Intervention-strategy evaluations
Critical Updates 2025/2026
NEW – Telehealth service-delivery protocols
UPDATED – Crisis-management procedures
REVISED – Cultural-responsiveness standards
MODIFIED – Data-privacy requirements
,PRACTICE RBC 1 – FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS (50 Questions)
1. Which dimension of behavior is measured when a practitioner records the length of
time a client engages in hand-flapping?
a) Latency
b) Duration
c) Inter-response time
d) Momentary time sampling
b) Duration
Rationale: Duration measures the total time a behavior occurs from start to finish.
2. A BCBA calculates the number of times a student raises her hand during a 30-min
session. This is an example of:
a) Frequency
b) Rate
c) Percentage
d) Trials-to-criterion
a) Frequency
Rationale: Simple count of occurrences; no time denominator is used.
3. In an A-B-A-B reversal design, the independent variable is:
a) Baseline
b) Intervention
c) Time
d) Behavior
b) Intervention
Rationale: The intervention (B phase) is systematically manipulated to demonstrate
experimental control.
4. Which measurement method is most susceptible to observer drift?
a) Permanent product
b) Event recording
c) Momentary time sampling
d) Duration
c) Momentary time sampling
Rationale: Requires momentary judgment at exact intervals; drift increases with
interval length.
5. A scatter plot shows high rates of problem behavior during 2–3 p.m. daily. This is an
example of:
a) Temporal analysis
b) Functional analysis
c) Component analysis
d) Parametric analysis
a) Temporal analysis
Rationale: Visual analysis of behavior across time of day; no manipulation involved.
6. The smallest detectable change in a measurement system is referred to as its:
a) Validity
b) Reliability
c) Resolution
d) Accuracy
c) Resolution
Rationale: Resolution defines the finest gradation the instrument can detect.
, 7. Which scale of measurement is temperature in Celsius?
a) Nominal
b) Ordinal
c) Interval
d) Ratio
c) Interval
Rationale: Equal intervals between degrees, but zero is arbitrary.
8. A BCBA records whether a client is on-task at the end of each 2-min interval. This is:
a) Partial interval
b) Whole interval
c) Momentary time sampling
d) Planned activity check
c) Momentary time sampling
Rationale: Behavior scored only at the exact moment the interval ends.
9. The inter-observer agreement coefficient recommended for continuous duration
measurement is:
a) Pearson r
b) Cohen’s kappa
c) Total duration IOA
d) Exact count-per-interval IOA
c) Total duration IOA
Rationale: Compares total seconds recorded by two observers; most practical for
duration.
10. A functional assessment interview is an example of:
a) Indirect assessment
b) Descriptive assessment
c) Functional analysis
d) Experimental assessment
a) Indirect assessment
Rationale: Relies on recollections and opinions; no direct observation.
11. Which is NOT a component of informed consent?
a) Capacity
b) Voluntariness
c) Confidentiality
d) Knowledge
c) Confidentiality
Rationale: Confidentiality is an ethical duty, not a consent element.
12. The ethical code that guides behavior analysts is enforced by:
a) APA
b) BACB
c) AMA
d) NASP
b) BACB
Rationale: Behavior Analyst Certification Board publishes and enforces the Ethics
Code for Behavior Analysts.
13. A BCBA must retain client records for at least:
a) 3 years
b) 5 years
Complete Practice Exam Series | Registered Behavior Certification | Three
Comprehensive Assessments
Overview
This 2025/2026 validated resource contains the complete Practice RBC Test Series with
actual questions and verified answers across three comprehensive assessments, directly
aligned with current Registered Behavior Certification standards. Essential for behavior-
analysis professionals preparing for certification and demonstrating mastery in applied
behavior analysis principles and practices.
Key Features
✓ Three Comprehensive Practice Exams matching RBC testing format
✓ Progressive Difficulty Levels with skill-development focus
✓ Behavior Analysis Principles with practical applications
✓ Updated 2025/2026 BACB task-list standards
✓ Ethical & Professional Conduct with compliance applications
Exam Series Breakdown
• Practice RBC 1: Foundational Concepts (50 Questions)
• Practice RBC 2: Intermediate Applications (60 Questions)
• Practice RBC 3: Advanced Scenarios (70 Questions)
Content Domains Coverage
• Measurement & Experimental Design (35 Questions total)
• Behavior Change Procedures (40 Questions total)
• Assessment & Intervention (35 Questions total)
• Professional & Ethical Compliance (25 Questions total)
• Client-Centered Responsibilities (25 Questions total)
• Supervision & Management (20 Questions total)
Answer Format
Verified correct answers in bold green with:
• Behavioral-principle applications
• Measurement-methodology justifications
• Ethical-decision-making rationales
• Intervention-strategy evaluations
Critical Updates 2025/2026
NEW – Telehealth service-delivery protocols
UPDATED – Crisis-management procedures
REVISED – Cultural-responsiveness standards
MODIFIED – Data-privacy requirements
,PRACTICE RBC 1 – FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS (50 Questions)
1. Which dimension of behavior is measured when a practitioner records the length of
time a client engages in hand-flapping?
a) Latency
b) Duration
c) Inter-response time
d) Momentary time sampling
b) Duration
Rationale: Duration measures the total time a behavior occurs from start to finish.
2. A BCBA calculates the number of times a student raises her hand during a 30-min
session. This is an example of:
a) Frequency
b) Rate
c) Percentage
d) Trials-to-criterion
a) Frequency
Rationale: Simple count of occurrences; no time denominator is used.
3. In an A-B-A-B reversal design, the independent variable is:
a) Baseline
b) Intervention
c) Time
d) Behavior
b) Intervention
Rationale: The intervention (B phase) is systematically manipulated to demonstrate
experimental control.
4. Which measurement method is most susceptible to observer drift?
a) Permanent product
b) Event recording
c) Momentary time sampling
d) Duration
c) Momentary time sampling
Rationale: Requires momentary judgment at exact intervals; drift increases with
interval length.
5. A scatter plot shows high rates of problem behavior during 2–3 p.m. daily. This is an
example of:
a) Temporal analysis
b) Functional analysis
c) Component analysis
d) Parametric analysis
a) Temporal analysis
Rationale: Visual analysis of behavior across time of day; no manipulation involved.
6. The smallest detectable change in a measurement system is referred to as its:
a) Validity
b) Reliability
c) Resolution
d) Accuracy
c) Resolution
Rationale: Resolution defines the finest gradation the instrument can detect.
, 7. Which scale of measurement is temperature in Celsius?
a) Nominal
b) Ordinal
c) Interval
d) Ratio
c) Interval
Rationale: Equal intervals between degrees, but zero is arbitrary.
8. A BCBA records whether a client is on-task at the end of each 2-min interval. This is:
a) Partial interval
b) Whole interval
c) Momentary time sampling
d) Planned activity check
c) Momentary time sampling
Rationale: Behavior scored only at the exact moment the interval ends.
9. The inter-observer agreement coefficient recommended for continuous duration
measurement is:
a) Pearson r
b) Cohen’s kappa
c) Total duration IOA
d) Exact count-per-interval IOA
c) Total duration IOA
Rationale: Compares total seconds recorded by two observers; most practical for
duration.
10. A functional assessment interview is an example of:
a) Indirect assessment
b) Descriptive assessment
c) Functional analysis
d) Experimental assessment
a) Indirect assessment
Rationale: Relies on recollections and opinions; no direct observation.
11. Which is NOT a component of informed consent?
a) Capacity
b) Voluntariness
c) Confidentiality
d) Knowledge
c) Confidentiality
Rationale: Confidentiality is an ethical duty, not a consent element.
12. The ethical code that guides behavior analysts is enforced by:
a) APA
b) BACB
c) AMA
d) NASP
b) BACB
Rationale: Behavior Analyst Certification Board publishes and enforces the Ethics
Code for Behavior Analysts.
13. A BCBA must retain client records for at least:
a) 3 years
b) 5 years
