RBT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
what is a multiple relationship? - Answer-having two different relationships with one
client
which of the following is part of the RBT ethical code? - Answer-be truthful and honest
a client gives you a bottle opener from their birthday party. what does the ethical code
say you should do? - Answer-Politely decline and explain to them/ their parents the
nature of your professional relationship.
what should you do if you are arrested for a minor marijuana charge? - Answer-report it
to BACB within 30 days
confidential information per the BACB ethical code - Answer-information about a client
that can be found online
information about the people that RBT works with
written records
electronic records
if you are not providing direct ABA services and are having a fun Friday, what should
you do? - Answer-do not make reference to, display, or otherwise use your RBT
your supervisor requests that you work with a new client whose behaviors you have
never encountered. What should you do? - Answer-request more training from your
supervising BCBA
which antecedent increases or decreases the value of a consequence? - Answer-
motivating operation
you are recording the time it takes from the presentation of the demand (sd) to the first
instance of behavior. what are you measuring? - Answer-latency
how long the behavior occurs refers to what measurement dimension? - Answer-
duration
john is recording data on aggression by counting the number of scratches left on his
body after a session. what kind of measurement is this? - Answer-permanent product
escape, attention, tangible, sensory - Answer-functions of behavior
what is determined by ABC data - Answer-functions of behavior
, the breakdown of a task into its individual components and steps. - Answer-task
analysis
what signals that reinforcement is available - Answer-SD
Examples are food, water, sex, sleep. - Answer-primary reinforcement
examples are money and tokens - Answer-secondary reinforcement
reinforcement increases.. - Answer-future likelihood of behavior
*adding* a stimulus which increases the future likelihood of behavior - Answer-positive
reinforcement
verbal behavior with point-to-point correspondence - Answer-echoics
*removing* a stimulus that *decreases* future likelihood of behavior - Answer-negative
punishment
reinforcement is delivered on the average of every 2 minutes in which the behavior
occurs - Answer-VI-2
4 functions of behavior: - Answer-Sensory, Escape, Attention, Tangible (SEAT)
verbal behavior of requesting - Answer-mand
Tilda finished her session after being supervised by her BCBA. During the session, she
recorded data on a paper data collection sheet. While she was cleaning up, she spilled
a cup of coffee all over her data sheet, making it completely illegible.
What should Tilda do? Her company has strict policies regarding staff who fail to
properly enter data at the end of a shift! - Answer-Tilda should notify her supervisor of
the mishap and try to prevent such a fiasco in the future - perhaps by using mechanical
or digital data collection systems.
what occurs before a behavior? - Answer-antecedent
Ex.) "Do this" - Answer-SD
what occurs after the behavior? - Answer-consequence
Tammy is a BCBA working at a behavior analysis clinic. She is creating a flyer for an
exciting workshop event at her clinic, and wants to share it with all the families currently
receiving behavior analysis services, so she mass emails (cc - carbon copy) the entire
roster of active patients at her facilty.
What, if anything, is wrong with this situation? - Answer-CC (carbon copy) reveals the
names of people who are receiving behavior analysis services without getting their
ANSWERS
what is a multiple relationship? - Answer-having two different relationships with one
client
which of the following is part of the RBT ethical code? - Answer-be truthful and honest
a client gives you a bottle opener from their birthday party. what does the ethical code
say you should do? - Answer-Politely decline and explain to them/ their parents the
nature of your professional relationship.
what should you do if you are arrested for a minor marijuana charge? - Answer-report it
to BACB within 30 days
confidential information per the BACB ethical code - Answer-information about a client
that can be found online
information about the people that RBT works with
written records
electronic records
if you are not providing direct ABA services and are having a fun Friday, what should
you do? - Answer-do not make reference to, display, or otherwise use your RBT
your supervisor requests that you work with a new client whose behaviors you have
never encountered. What should you do? - Answer-request more training from your
supervising BCBA
which antecedent increases or decreases the value of a consequence? - Answer-
motivating operation
you are recording the time it takes from the presentation of the demand (sd) to the first
instance of behavior. what are you measuring? - Answer-latency
how long the behavior occurs refers to what measurement dimension? - Answer-
duration
john is recording data on aggression by counting the number of scratches left on his
body after a session. what kind of measurement is this? - Answer-permanent product
escape, attention, tangible, sensory - Answer-functions of behavior
what is determined by ABC data - Answer-functions of behavior
, the breakdown of a task into its individual components and steps. - Answer-task
analysis
what signals that reinforcement is available - Answer-SD
Examples are food, water, sex, sleep. - Answer-primary reinforcement
examples are money and tokens - Answer-secondary reinforcement
reinforcement increases.. - Answer-future likelihood of behavior
*adding* a stimulus which increases the future likelihood of behavior - Answer-positive
reinforcement
verbal behavior with point-to-point correspondence - Answer-echoics
*removing* a stimulus that *decreases* future likelihood of behavior - Answer-negative
punishment
reinforcement is delivered on the average of every 2 minutes in which the behavior
occurs - Answer-VI-2
4 functions of behavior: - Answer-Sensory, Escape, Attention, Tangible (SEAT)
verbal behavior of requesting - Answer-mand
Tilda finished her session after being supervised by her BCBA. During the session, she
recorded data on a paper data collection sheet. While she was cleaning up, she spilled
a cup of coffee all over her data sheet, making it completely illegible.
What should Tilda do? Her company has strict policies regarding staff who fail to
properly enter data at the end of a shift! - Answer-Tilda should notify her supervisor of
the mishap and try to prevent such a fiasco in the future - perhaps by using mechanical
or digital data collection systems.
what occurs before a behavior? - Answer-antecedent
Ex.) "Do this" - Answer-SD
what occurs after the behavior? - Answer-consequence
Tammy is a BCBA working at a behavior analysis clinic. She is creating a flyer for an
exciting workshop event at her clinic, and wants to share it with all the families currently
receiving behavior analysis services, so she mass emails (cc - carbon copy) the entire
roster of active patients at her facilty.
What, if anything, is wrong with this situation? - Answer-CC (carbon copy) reveals the
names of people who are receiving behavior analysis services without getting their
