Pearson RBT Exam LATEST 2023-2024 EXAM 250+ REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED
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3 parts of the discrete trial - ansSd- discriminative stimulus
R- response
Sr- reinforcing stimulus.
5 steps of the discrete trial - ansMass Trial
Distracter Trial
Random Rotation
Expanded Trial
Generalization/Maintenance
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? - ansAutomatic 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? -
ansSocial negative (escape)
A client hits other students in his class during work and break times. Each time he
hits another students the teacher immediately provides a verbal reprimand. What
function does his hitting most like serve? - ansSocial Positive (attention/access)
A functional analysis is... - ansThe deliberate manipulation of variables to evoke a
target behavior to determine the function of the behavior.
A Functional Behavior Assessment is... - ansall of the above
(a set of interviews conducted to identify the function of a behavior, observations of
the problem behavior as it is occurring in the natural setting, and functional analysis)
A mother comes to your during your home session and starts to gossip about how
poorly another therapist is doing on her child's case. How should you react? -
ansPolitely tell the mother that if she has concerns, she needs to address those
concerns with the BCBA, then continue working.
A punisher is... - ansA stimulus that decreases the future frequency of a behavior.
A reinforcer is... - ansA stimulus that increases or maintains the frequency of a
behavior
Acquisition programs can teach with of the following skills - ansall of the above
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(daily living skills, communication skills, recreational/leisure skills)
An Acquisition program is a program designed to... - ansTeach a new skill the
individual does not have.
As an RBT you are mandated reporter by law, what does this mean? - ansYou are
legally required to report instances of, or suspected instances of, child abuse or
neglect.
As an RBT you will be expected to do which of the following? - ansPrepare to and
take a variety of data,
implement continuous and discontinuous measurement procedures,
conduct preference assessments,
implement various teaching formats,
and
implement behavior intervention strategies.
Automatic Negative Reinforcement - ansSomething taken away without need for
another person
Automatic Positive Reinforcement - anssomething added without the need of another
person
Automatic Reinforcement - ansreinforcement not requiring mediation from another
person
Automatic Reinforcement Interventions: - ansproviding a client with automatic
reinforcement or teaching a client to provide him/herself with automatic
reinforcement appropriately by providing breaks or a time to engage in these
activities.
Behavior interrupting - ansinterrupting maladaptive, or stereotypic behaviors with
appropriate and incompatible behavior.
Behavior Reduction Interventions - ansAntecedent Based and Consequence Based
Interventions designed to reduce maladaptive/problem behaviors.
calculate frequency/rate per hour and minute for a behavior that occurred 120 times
over a 2 hour observation - ans60 per hour, 1 per minute
Choose the best operational definition for a tantrum - ansAny 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.
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Continuous Measurement Procedures: - ansrecords every possible behavioral
occurrence
Frequency- recording each instance of behavior
Duration- number of seconds each instance of behavior occurs
Latency- elapsed time from onset of stimulus to initiation of response.
Inter-Response Time (IRT)- elapsed time between two successive responses.
Continuous reinforcers - ansreinforcement is provided for each occurrence of
behavior.
Define a prompt: - ansA cue or assistance to encourage a desired response and used
to provide assistance to increase clients success and reduce frustration with
learning new skills/behaviors.
Define behavior: - ansThe activity of living organisms; human behavior includes
everything that people do.
define environment: - ansthe conglomerate of real circumstances in which the
organism or references part of the organism exists; behavior cannot occur in the
absence of environment.
Define Extinction: - ansDiscontinuation of a reinforcement of a previously reinforced
behavior; the primary effect is a decrease in the frequency of behavior until it
reaches a pre-reinforced level or ultimately ceases to occur.
Define Stimulus control: - ansA situation in which the frequency, latency, duration, or
amplitude of behavior is altered by the presence or absence of an antecedent
stimulus.
Deprivation - ansincreasing the effectiveness of a reinforcer by withholding access
to a reinforcer for a specified period of time prior to a session
Differential Reinforcement- - ansreinforcing a desired replacement behavior with
withholding or masking reinforcement for an undesirable stereotypic behavior
Distracter Trial - ansPresenting a target along with distracter(s) stimuli
DTT - ansbased on positive reinforcement where each skill/behavior is taught in its
most simple, individual components (discrete steps)
Duration is... - ansthe time from when the behavior begins to when it ends.
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Ethically speaking, why is it inappropriate to teach a 16 year old male to play with
dolls? - ansit is not age appropriate
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? - ansSocial Positive (attention/access)
Examples of unconditioned reinforcers include which of the following? Circle all that
apply. - ansSkittles, Juice, sleeping
Expanded Trial - anspresenting one target along with 2 more previously mastered
targets
Extinction Burst- - ansa predictable, temporary increase in the rate and intensity of a
behavior when an extinction procedure is first used.
Extinction- - ansreinforcement of a previously reinforced behavior is discontinued
resulting in a decrease in the frequency of behavior.
Generalization/Maintenance - ansa target is repetitively answered correctly across
time in various settings and with various materials, stimuli, and people.
If a client can perform a skill in a different context then it was taught, that skill has...
- ansGeneralized
Inter-response time is... - ansThe time between the end of one instance of the
behavior and the beginning of the next occurrence of behavior.
Intermittent Reinforcement: - anssome, but not all, occurrences of behavior are
being reinforced consisting of
Ratio- certain number of responses
Interval- first response after a certain amount of time since last reinforcement
Fixed- number of responses of time remains the same
Variable- number of responses or amount of time is random (ex. average)
FR, FI, VR, VI
Latency is... - ansthe time between the presentation of a stimulus and the
occurrence of a behavior
List one strategy for promoting generalization. - ansIntroduce natural contingencies.
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3 parts of the discrete trial - ansSd- discriminative stimulus
R- response
Sr- reinforcing stimulus.
5 steps of the discrete trial - ansMass Trial
Distracter Trial
Random Rotation
Expanded Trial
Generalization/Maintenance
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? - ansAutomatic 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? -
ansSocial negative (escape)
A client hits other students in his class during work and break times. Each time he
hits another students the teacher immediately provides a verbal reprimand. What
function does his hitting most like serve? - ansSocial Positive (attention/access)
A functional analysis is... - ansThe deliberate manipulation of variables to evoke a
target behavior to determine the function of the behavior.
A Functional Behavior Assessment is... - ansall of the above
(a set of interviews conducted to identify the function of a behavior, observations of
the problem behavior as it is occurring in the natural setting, and functional analysis)
A mother comes to your during your home session and starts to gossip about how
poorly another therapist is doing on her child's case. How should you react? -
ansPolitely tell the mother that if she has concerns, she needs to address those
concerns with the BCBA, then continue working.
A punisher is... - ansA stimulus that decreases the future frequency of a behavior.
A reinforcer is... - ansA stimulus that increases or maintains the frequency of a
behavior
Acquisition programs can teach with of the following skills - ansall of the above
,Pearson RBT Exam LATEST 2023-2024 EXAM 250+ REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)AGRADE
(daily living skills, communication skills, recreational/leisure skills)
An Acquisition program is a program designed to... - ansTeach a new skill the
individual does not have.
As an RBT you are mandated reporter by law, what does this mean? - ansYou are
legally required to report instances of, or suspected instances of, child abuse or
neglect.
As an RBT you will be expected to do which of the following? - ansPrepare to and
take a variety of data,
implement continuous and discontinuous measurement procedures,
conduct preference assessments,
implement various teaching formats,
and
implement behavior intervention strategies.
Automatic Negative Reinforcement - ansSomething taken away without need for
another person
Automatic Positive Reinforcement - anssomething added without the need of another
person
Automatic Reinforcement - ansreinforcement not requiring mediation from another
person
Automatic Reinforcement Interventions: - ansproviding a client with automatic
reinforcement or teaching a client to provide him/herself with automatic
reinforcement appropriately by providing breaks or a time to engage in these
activities.
Behavior interrupting - ansinterrupting maladaptive, or stereotypic behaviors with
appropriate and incompatible behavior.
Behavior Reduction Interventions - ansAntecedent Based and Consequence Based
Interventions designed to reduce maladaptive/problem behaviors.
calculate frequency/rate per hour and minute for a behavior that occurred 120 times
over a 2 hour observation - ans60 per hour, 1 per minute
Choose the best operational definition for a tantrum - ansAny 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.
,Pearson RBT Exam LATEST 2023-2024 EXAM 250+ REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)AGRADE
Continuous Measurement Procedures: - ansrecords every possible behavioral
occurrence
Frequency- recording each instance of behavior
Duration- number of seconds each instance of behavior occurs
Latency- elapsed time from onset of stimulus to initiation of response.
Inter-Response Time (IRT)- elapsed time between two successive responses.
Continuous reinforcers - ansreinforcement is provided for each occurrence of
behavior.
Define a prompt: - ansA cue or assistance to encourage a desired response and used
to provide assistance to increase clients success and reduce frustration with
learning new skills/behaviors.
Define behavior: - ansThe activity of living organisms; human behavior includes
everything that people do.
define environment: - ansthe conglomerate of real circumstances in which the
organism or references part of the organism exists; behavior cannot occur in the
absence of environment.
Define Extinction: - ansDiscontinuation of a reinforcement of a previously reinforced
behavior; the primary effect is a decrease in the frequency of behavior until it
reaches a pre-reinforced level or ultimately ceases to occur.
Define Stimulus control: - ansA situation in which the frequency, latency, duration, or
amplitude of behavior is altered by the presence or absence of an antecedent
stimulus.
Deprivation - ansincreasing the effectiveness of a reinforcer by withholding access
to a reinforcer for a specified period of time prior to a session
Differential Reinforcement- - ansreinforcing a desired replacement behavior with
withholding or masking reinforcement for an undesirable stereotypic behavior
Distracter Trial - ansPresenting a target along with distracter(s) stimuli
DTT - ansbased on positive reinforcement where each skill/behavior is taught in its
most simple, individual components (discrete steps)
Duration is... - ansthe time from when the behavior begins to when it ends.
, Pearson RBT Exam LATEST 2023-2024 EXAM 250+ REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)AGRADE
Ethically speaking, why is it inappropriate to teach a 16 year old male to play with
dolls? - ansit is not age appropriate
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? - ansSocial Positive (attention/access)
Examples of unconditioned reinforcers include which of the following? Circle all that
apply. - ansSkittles, Juice, sleeping
Expanded Trial - anspresenting one target along with 2 more previously mastered
targets
Extinction Burst- - ansa predictable, temporary increase in the rate and intensity of a
behavior when an extinction procedure is first used.
Extinction- - ansreinforcement of a previously reinforced behavior is discontinued
resulting in a decrease in the frequency of behavior.
Generalization/Maintenance - ansa target is repetitively answered correctly across
time in various settings and with various materials, stimuli, and people.
If a client can perform a skill in a different context then it was taught, that skill has...
- ansGeneralized
Inter-response time is... - ansThe time between the end of one instance of the
behavior and the beginning of the next occurrence of behavior.
Intermittent Reinforcement: - anssome, but not all, occurrences of behavior are
being reinforced consisting of
Ratio- certain number of responses
Interval- first response after a certain amount of time since last reinforcement
Fixed- number of responses of time remains the same
Variable- number of responses or amount of time is random (ex. average)
FR, FI, VR, VI
Latency is... - ansthe time between the presentation of a stimulus and the
occurrence of a behavior
List one strategy for promoting generalization. - ansIntroduce natural contingencies.
