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Pearson RBT Exam Questions and Answers
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roles/responsibilities of RBT Ans: 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
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rate Ans: the total count per a unit of time
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duration Ans: the time from when the behavior begins to when it ends.
latency Ans: the time between the presentation of a stimulus and the
occurrence of a behavior
continuous recording method types Ans: 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
partial-interval recording Ans: When the behavior must occur at least
once during the interval to be recorded
Whole-interval recording Ans: when the behavior must occur for the
entire interval to be recorded.
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Momentary time sampling Ans: when the behavior must be occurring at
the end of the interval to be recorded.
Inter-response time 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
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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-
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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
True/False: permanent product recording is one of the lease
cumbersome data recording methods Ans: True
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.
behavior Ans: The activity of living organisms; human behavior includes
everything that people do.
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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.
4 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
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not follow through with her demand. This client's out of seat behavior
most likely serves what function? Ans: Social negative (escape)
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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? Ans: 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? Ans: Social
Positive (attention/access)
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? Ans: Social
Positive (attention/access)