PEARSON RBT EXAM | QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE 2026
The roles and responsibilities of the RBT include which of the following? -
CORRECT ANSWER - All of the above
(deliver discrete trial instruction and incidental teaching, record data, and
implement behavior interventions plans as written as a BCBA)
True/False: An RBT can practice independently of a BCBA - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
Rate is... - CORRECT ANSWER - the total count per a unit of time
Duration is... - CORRECT ANSWER - the time from when the behavior
begins to when it ends.
Latency is... - CORRECT ANSWER - the time between the presentation of a
stimulus and the occurrence of a behavior
Which of the following is a continuous recording method? - CORRECT
ANSWER - All of the above
(duration, rate/frequency, and latency)
calculate frequency/rate per hour and minute for a behavior that occurred 120
times over a 2 hour observation - CORRECT ANSWER - 60 per hour, 1 per
minute
partial-interval recording is... - CORRECT ANSWER - When the behavior
must occur at least once during the interval to be recorded
,Whole-interval recording is.... - CORRECT ANSWER - when the behavior
must occur for the entire interval to be recorded.
Momentary time sampling is.... - CORRECT ANSWER - when the behavior
must be occurring at the end of the interval to be recorded.
Inter-response time is... - CORRECT ANSWER - The time between the end of
one instance of the behavior and the beginning of the next occurrence of
behavior.
which recording method would you expect to use when a target behavior is set
to increase? - CORRECT ANSWER - whole-interval recording
Which recording method would you expect to use when a target behavior is set
to decrease? - CORRECT ANSWER - Partial-interval recording
true or false? Partial interval recording has the tendency to under-estimate the
frequency of a target behavior while whole interval recording has the tendency
to over-estimate the frequency of the target behavior? - CORRECT ANSWER
- False
Which of the following are examples of "permanent products" that can be used
to collect data using permanent product recording procedures. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Number of broken windows and folded shirts
True/False: permanent product recording is one of the lease cumbersome data
recording methods - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Choose the best operational definition for a tantrum - CORRECT ANSWER -
Any instance of the client crying and hitting himself in the head with a closed
, fist which makes a sound that can be heard within five feet. Instance must last
longer than 30 seconds and are separated by 30 seconds of non-occurrence.
Define Behavior: - CORRECT ANSWER - The Activity Of Living Organisms;
Human Behavior Includes Everything That People Do.
Define Environment: - CORRECT ANSWER - The Conglomerate Of Real
Circumstances In Which The Organism Or References Part Of The Organism
Exists; Behavior Cannot Occur In The Absence Of Environment.
List The Four Functions Of Behavior: - CORRECT ANSWER - Social Positive
(Attention/Access), Social Negative (Escaping), Automatic Positive (Sensory
Stimulation), Automatic Negative (Pain Attenuation)
A Client Gets Out Of His Seat Every Time A Demand Is Placed. When He Gets
Out Of His Seat His Teacher Says, "Oh You Need A Break", And Does Not
Follow Through With Her Demand. This Client's Out Of Seat Behavior Most
Likely Serves What Function? - CORRECT ANSWER - Social Negative
(Escape)
A Client Frequently Spits. You Notice That He Spits During Work Times, When
He Is On A Break, When He Is Playing With His Favorite Toys, During Meal
Times, When You Or Someone Else Is Directly Engaged With Him, And Even
When He Is By Himself. One Day Mom Brings The Client Back From The
Dentist Where He Had To Get 6 Cavities Filled. After This Dentist Appointment
The Spitting Stopped. What Function Does Spitting Most Likely Serve? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Automatic Negative (Pain Attenuation)
Every Time His Mother Removes Items From Him, A Client Engages In A
Tantrum. Mom Tries To Ignore Him But After Around Five Minutes Mom
Gives Him Back The Item She Removed And The Tantrum Immediately Stops.
What Function Is Most Likely Maintaining The Tantrums? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Social Positive
(Attention/Access)
VERIFIED ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE 2026
The roles and responsibilities of the RBT include which of the following? -
CORRECT ANSWER - All of the above
(deliver discrete trial instruction and incidental teaching, record data, and
implement behavior interventions plans as written as a BCBA)
True/False: An RBT can practice independently of a BCBA - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
Rate is... - CORRECT ANSWER - the total count per a unit of time
Duration is... - CORRECT ANSWER - the time from when the behavior
begins to when it ends.
Latency is... - CORRECT ANSWER - the time between the presentation of a
stimulus and the occurrence of a behavior
Which of the following is a continuous recording method? - CORRECT
ANSWER - All of the above
(duration, rate/frequency, and latency)
calculate frequency/rate per hour and minute for a behavior that occurred 120
times over a 2 hour observation - CORRECT ANSWER - 60 per hour, 1 per
minute
partial-interval recording is... - CORRECT ANSWER - When the behavior
must occur at least once during the interval to be recorded
,Whole-interval recording is.... - CORRECT ANSWER - when the behavior
must occur for the entire interval to be recorded.
Momentary time sampling is.... - CORRECT ANSWER - when the behavior
must be occurring at the end of the interval to be recorded.
Inter-response time is... - CORRECT ANSWER - The time between the end of
one instance of the behavior and the beginning of the next occurrence of
behavior.
which recording method would you expect to use when a target behavior is set
to increase? - CORRECT ANSWER - whole-interval recording
Which recording method would you expect to use when a target behavior is set
to decrease? - CORRECT ANSWER - Partial-interval recording
true or false? Partial interval recording has the tendency to under-estimate the
frequency of a target behavior while whole interval recording has the tendency
to over-estimate the frequency of the target behavior? - CORRECT ANSWER
- False
Which of the following are examples of "permanent products" that can be used
to collect data using permanent product recording procedures. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Number of broken windows and folded shirts
True/False: permanent product recording is one of the lease cumbersome data
recording methods - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Choose the best operational definition for a tantrum - CORRECT ANSWER -
Any instance of the client crying and hitting himself in the head with a closed
, fist which makes a sound that can be heard within five feet. Instance must last
longer than 30 seconds and are separated by 30 seconds of non-occurrence.
Define Behavior: - CORRECT ANSWER - The Activity Of Living Organisms;
Human Behavior Includes Everything That People Do.
Define Environment: - CORRECT ANSWER - The Conglomerate Of Real
Circumstances In Which The Organism Or References Part Of The Organism
Exists; Behavior Cannot Occur In The Absence Of Environment.
List The Four Functions Of Behavior: - CORRECT ANSWER - Social Positive
(Attention/Access), Social Negative (Escaping), Automatic Positive (Sensory
Stimulation), Automatic Negative (Pain Attenuation)
A Client Gets Out Of His Seat Every Time A Demand Is Placed. When He Gets
Out Of His Seat His Teacher Says, "Oh You Need A Break", And Does Not
Follow Through With Her Demand. This Client's Out Of Seat Behavior Most
Likely Serves What Function? - CORRECT ANSWER - Social Negative
(Escape)
A Client Frequently Spits. You Notice That He Spits During Work Times, When
He Is On A Break, When He Is Playing With His Favorite Toys, During Meal
Times, When You Or Someone Else Is Directly Engaged With Him, And Even
When He Is By Himself. One Day Mom Brings The Client Back From The
Dentist Where He Had To Get 6 Cavities Filled. After This Dentist Appointment
The Spitting Stopped. What Function Does Spitting Most Likely Serve? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Automatic Negative (Pain Attenuation)
Every Time His Mother Removes Items From Him, A Client Engages In A
Tantrum. Mom Tries To Ignore Him But After Around Five Minutes Mom
Gives Him Back The Item She Removed And The Tantrum Immediately Stops.
What Function Is Most Likely Maintaining The Tantrums? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Social Positive
(Attention/Access)
