Pearson RBT Exam Questions and
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The roles and responsibilities of the RBT include which of the following? - All of the above
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(deliver discrete trial instruction and incidental teaching, record data, and implement
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behavior interventions plans as written as a BCBA)
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ii True/False: An RBT can practice independently of a BCBA - False ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
ii Rate is... - the total count per a unit of time
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ii Duration is... - the time from when the behavior begins to when it ends.
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Latency is... - the time between the presentation of a stimulus and the occurrence of a
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behavior
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Which of the following is a continuous recording method? - All of the above
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(duration, rate/frequency, and latency) ii ii ii
calculate frequency/rate per hour and minute for a behavior that occurred 120 times over a
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2 hour observation - 60 per hour, 1 per minute
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partial-interval recording is... - When the behavior must occur at least once during the
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interval to be recorded
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Whole-interval recording is.... - when the behavior must occur for the entire interval to be
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recorded.
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Momentary time sampling is.... - when the behavior must be occurring at the end of the
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interval to be recorded.
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Inter-response time is... - The time between the end of one instance of the behavior and
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the beginning of the next occurrence of behavior.
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which recording method would you expect to use when a target behavior is set to
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increase? - whole-interval recording
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Which recording method would you expect to use when a target behavior is set to
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decrease? - Partial-interval recording
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true or false? Partial interval recording has the tendency to under-estimate the frequency
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of a target behavior while whole interval recording has the tendency to over-estimate the
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frequency of the target behavior? - False
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, Which of the following are examples of "permanent products" that can be used to collect
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data using permanent product recording procedures. - Number of broken windows and
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folded shirts
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True/False: permanent product recording is one of the lease cumbersome data recording
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methods - True
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Choose the best operational definition for a tantrum - Any instance of the client crying and
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hitting himself in the head with a closed fist which makes a sound that can be heard within
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five feet. Instance must last longer than 30 seconds and are separated by 30 seconds of
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non-occurrence.
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Define behavior: - The activity of living organisms; human behavior includes everything
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that people do.
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define environment: - the conglomerate of real circumstances in which the organism or
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references part of the organism exists; behavior cannot occur in the absence of
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environment.
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List the four functions of behavior: - Social positive (attention/access), Social negative
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(escaping), Automatic Positive (sensory stimulation), Automatic Negative (pain
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attenuation)
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A client gets out of his seat every time a demand is placed. When he gets out of his seat his
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teacher says, "Oh you need a break", and does not follow through with her demand. This
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client's out of seat behavior most likely serves what function? - 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,
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when he is playing with his favorite toys, during meal times, when you or someone else is
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directly engaged with him, and even when he is by himself. One day mom brings the client
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back from the dentist where he had to get 6 cavities filled. After this dentist appointment the
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spitting stopped. What function does spitting most likely serve? - Automatic negative (pain
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attenuation)
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Every time his mother removes items from him, a client engages in a tantrum. Mom tries to
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ignore him but after around five minutes mom gives him back the item she removed and
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the tantrum immediately stops. What function is most likely maintaining the tantrums? -
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Social Positive (attention/access)
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A client hits other students in his class during work and break times. Each time he hits
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another students the teacher immediately provides a verbal reprimand. What function
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does his hitting most like serve? - Social Positive (attention/access)
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You work with a client who drops legos on the floor for hours if left alone. The client does
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this even if others are playing with him, when no demands are being placed, and when
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answers | Updated 2024/25 RATED A+
The roles and responsibilities of the RBT include which of the following? - All of the above
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(deliver discrete trial instruction and incidental teaching, record data, and implement
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behavior interventions plans as written as a BCBA)
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ii True/False: An RBT can practice independently of a BCBA - False ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
ii Rate is... - the total count per a unit of time
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ii Duration is... - the time from when the behavior begins to when it ends.
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Latency is... - the time between the presentation of a stimulus and the occurrence of a
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behavior
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Which of the following is a continuous recording method? - All of the above
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(duration, rate/frequency, and latency) ii ii ii
calculate frequency/rate per hour and minute for a behavior that occurred 120 times over a
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2 hour observation - 60 per hour, 1 per minute
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partial-interval recording is... - When the behavior must occur at least once during the
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interval to be recorded
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Whole-interval recording is.... - when the behavior must occur for the entire interval to be
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recorded.
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Momentary time sampling is.... - when the behavior must be occurring at the end of the
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interval to be recorded.
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Inter-response time is... - The time between the end of one instance of the behavior and
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the beginning of the next occurrence of behavior.
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which recording method would you expect to use when a target behavior is set to
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increase? - whole-interval recording
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Which recording method would you expect to use when a target behavior is set to
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decrease? - Partial-interval recording
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true or false? Partial interval recording has the tendency to under-estimate the frequency
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of a target behavior while whole interval recording has the tendency to over-estimate the
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frequency of the target behavior? - False
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, Which of the following are examples of "permanent products" that can be used to collect
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data using permanent product recording procedures. - Number of broken windows and
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folded shirts
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True/False: permanent product recording is one of the lease cumbersome data recording
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methods - True
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Choose the best operational definition for a tantrum - Any instance of the client crying and
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hitting himself in the head with a closed fist which makes a sound that can be heard within
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five feet. Instance must last longer than 30 seconds and are separated by 30 seconds of
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non-occurrence.
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Define behavior: - The activity of living organisms; human behavior includes everything
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that people do.
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define environment: - the conglomerate of real circumstances in which the organism or
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references part of the organism exists; behavior cannot occur in the absence of
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environment.
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List the four functions of behavior: - Social positive (attention/access), Social negative
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(escaping), Automatic Positive (sensory stimulation), Automatic Negative (pain
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attenuation)
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A client gets out of his seat every time a demand is placed. When he gets out of his seat his
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teacher says, "Oh you need a break", and does not follow through with her demand. This
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client's out of seat behavior most likely serves what function? - 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,
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when he is playing with his favorite toys, during meal times, when you or someone else is
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directly engaged with him, and even when he is by himself. One day mom brings the client
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back from the dentist where he had to get 6 cavities filled. After this dentist appointment the
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spitting stopped. What function does spitting most likely serve? - Automatic negative (pain
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attenuation)
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Every time his mother removes items from him, a client engages in a tantrum. Mom tries to
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ignore him but after around five minutes mom gives him back the item she removed and
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the tantrum immediately stops. What function is most likely maintaining the tantrums? -
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Social Positive (attention/access)
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A client hits other students in his class during work and break times. Each time he hits
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another students the teacher immediately provides a verbal reprimand. What function
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does his hitting most like serve? - Social Positive (attention/access)
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You work with a client who drops legos on the floor for hours if left alone. The client does
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this even if others are playing with him, when no demands are being placed, and when
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