PEARSON RBT EXAMINATION SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS FULLY REVIEWED
● True/False: An RBT can practice independently of a BCBA - False
● rate - the total count per a unit of time
● duration - the time from when the behavior begins to when it ends.
● latency - the time between the presentation of a stimulus and the
occurrence of a behavior
● continuous recording method types - duration, rate/frequency, and
latency
● calculate frequency/rate per hour and minute for a behavior that
occurred 120 times over a 2 hour observation - 60 per hour, 1 per minute
● partial-interval recording - When the behavior must occur at least once
during the interval to be recorded
,● Whole-interval recording - when the behavior must occur for the
entire interval to be recorded.
● Momentary time sampling - when the behavior must be occurring at
the end of the interval to be recorded.
● Inter-response time - 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? - whole-interval recording
● Which recording method would you expect to use when a target
behavior is set to decrease? - 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? - False
● Which of the following are examples of "permanent products" that can
be used to collect data using permanent product recording procedures. -
Number of broken windows and folded shirts
, ● True/False: permanent product recording is one of the lease
cumbersome data recording methods - True
● operational definition for a tantrum - 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.
● behavior - The activity of living organisms; human behavior includes
everything that people do.
● environment - the conglomerate of real circumstances in which the
organism or references part of the organism exists; behavior cannot
occur in the absence of environment.
● 4 functions of behavior - 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? - 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
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS FULLY REVIEWED
● True/False: An RBT can practice independently of a BCBA - False
● rate - the total count per a unit of time
● duration - the time from when the behavior begins to when it ends.
● latency - the time between the presentation of a stimulus and the
occurrence of a behavior
● continuous recording method types - duration, rate/frequency, and
latency
● calculate frequency/rate per hour and minute for a behavior that
occurred 120 times over a 2 hour observation - 60 per hour, 1 per minute
● partial-interval recording - When the behavior must occur at least once
during the interval to be recorded
,● Whole-interval recording - when the behavior must occur for the
entire interval to be recorded.
● Momentary time sampling - when the behavior must be occurring at
the end of the interval to be recorded.
● Inter-response time - 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? - whole-interval recording
● Which recording method would you expect to use when a target
behavior is set to decrease? - 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? - False
● Which of the following are examples of "permanent products" that can
be used to collect data using permanent product recording procedures. -
Number of broken windows and folded shirts
, ● True/False: permanent product recording is one of the lease
cumbersome data recording methods - True
● operational definition for a tantrum - 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.
● behavior - The activity of living organisms; human behavior includes
everything that people do.
● environment - the conglomerate of real circumstances in which the
organism or references part of the organism exists; behavior cannot
occur in the absence of environment.
● 4 functions of behavior - 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? - 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
