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Pearson RBT Exam Questions and
Answers Latest 2026
The roles and responsibilities of the RBT include which of
the following? Ans: 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
Ans: False
Rate is... Ans: the total count per a unit of time
Duration is... Ans: the time from when the behavior
begins to when it ends.
Latency is... Ans: the time between the presentation of a
stimulus and the occurrence of a behavior
Which of the following is a continuous recording
method? Ans: 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 Ans: 60 per hour, 1 per minute
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partial-interval recording is... Ans: When the behavior
must occur at least once during the interval to be
recorded
Whole-interval recording is.... Ans: when the behavior
must occur for the entire interval to be recorded.
Momentary time sampling is.... Ans: when the behavior
must be occurring at the end of the interval to be
recorded.
Inter-response time is... Ans: 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? Ans: whole-interval
recording
Which recording method would you expect to use when a
target behavior is set to decrease? Ans: 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? Ans: False
Which of the following are examples of "permanent
products" that can be used to collect data using
permanent product recording procedures. Ans: Number
of broken windows and folded shirts
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True/False: permanent product recording is one of the
lease cumbersome data recording methods Ans: True
Choose the best operational definition for a tantrum Ans:
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: Ans: The activity of living organisms;
human behavior includes everything that people do.
define environment: Ans: 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: Ans: 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? Ans: 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
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Pearson RBT Exam Questions and
Answers Latest 2026
The roles and responsibilities of the RBT include which of
the following? Ans: 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
Ans: False
Rate is... Ans: the total count per a unit of time
Duration is... Ans: the time from when the behavior
begins to when it ends.
Latency is... Ans: the time between the presentation of a
stimulus and the occurrence of a behavior
Which of the following is a continuous recording
method? Ans: 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 Ans: 60 per hour, 1 per minute
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partial-interval recording is... Ans: When the behavior
must occur at least once during the interval to be
recorded
Whole-interval recording is.... Ans: when the behavior
must occur for the entire interval to be recorded.
Momentary time sampling is.... Ans: when the behavior
must be occurring at the end of the interval to be
recorded.
Inter-response time is... Ans: 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? Ans: whole-interval
recording
Which recording method would you expect to use when a
target behavior is set to decrease? Ans: 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? Ans: False
Which of the following are examples of "permanent
products" that can be used to collect data using
permanent product recording procedures. Ans: Number
of broken windows and folded shirts
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True/False: permanent product recording is one of the
lease cumbersome data recording methods Ans: True
Choose the best operational definition for a tantrum Ans:
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: Ans: The activity of living organisms;
human behavior includes everything that people do.
define environment: Ans: 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: Ans: 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? Ans: 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
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