PEARSON RBT EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Behavior - Answer-anything a person does that can be observed and measured
Instructional control - Answer-the likelihood your instructions elicit a correct response
from your client. you are building a history of reinforcing compliance
positive reinforcement - Answer-the contingent presentation of a stimulus immediately
following a response that increases the likelihood of the response in the future
negative reinforcement - Answer-the removal, termination, or postponement of a
stimulus, which increases the likelihood of the response in the future
primary/unconditioned reinforcers - Answer-items or activities that are naturally
reinforcing. no learning takes place for these to be reinforcing
secondary/conditioned reinforcers - Answer-items or activities that acquire reinforcing
properties when paired with primary reinforcers. learning takes place to make these
reinforcing.
positive punishment - Answer-a consequence that follows a behavior and decreases the
rate of that behavior
negative punishment - Answer-the act of withdrawing an event contingent on a behavior
that decreases the rate of that behavior
principles of reinforcement - Answer-deprivation/satiation, immediacy, size, contingency
deprivation - Answer-the reinforcer will be more effective because the client has been
deprived of it. establishing operations
immediacy - Answer-a reinforcer must be delivered immediately following a behavior to
make sure you are actually reinforcing that behavior.
size - Answer-the amount of reinforcement given must be worthwhile, or appropriate for
the activity
contingency - Answer-the reinforcer should only be delivered when a desired behavior
occurs
continuous reinforcement - Answer-the target behavior occurs and is reinforced after
every occurrence
, intermittent reinforcement - Answer-the target behavior occurs, and reinforcers follow
some of the occurrences
ratio - Answer-the rate of responding/amount of responses
interval - Answer-a set length of time
variable - Answer-average
fixed - Answer-set amount
token economy - Answer-a system whereby participants earn generalized conditioned
reinforcers as a consequence for specific behaviors
extinction - Answer-happens when the reinforcement for a previously reinforced
behavior is withheld, terminated, or removed
extinction burst - Answer-a temporary increase in the rate of a behavior following
implementation of am extinction behavior
spontaneous recovery - Answer-the reappearance of the "extinguished" behavior after a
period in which the behavior has not been reinforced
DRI: differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior - Answer-reinforce behavior
incompatible with an undesirable behavior
DRA: differential reinforcement of alternative behavior - Answer-reinforce a behavior
that is an appropriate alternative to an undesirable behavior
DRO: differential reinforcement of other behaviors - Answer-differential reinforcement of
any behavior other than the desirable behavior
DRH: differential reinforcement of high rates of behavior - Answer-differential
reinforcement of high rates of behavior while extinguishing low rates of behavior
DRL: differential reinforcement of low rates of behavior - Answer-differential
reinforcement of low rates of behavior while extinguishing high rates of behavior
shaping - Answer-the process of reinforcing gradual changes in behavior so that the
behavior begins to look like the target (desired) behavior
discrete trial - Answer-a learning opportunity initiated and controlled by the teacher in
which the correct response will be reinforced
discriminative stimulus - Answer-a cue that signals reinforcement is available if the
subject makes a particular response
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Behavior - Answer-anything a person does that can be observed and measured
Instructional control - Answer-the likelihood your instructions elicit a correct response
from your client. you are building a history of reinforcing compliance
positive reinforcement - Answer-the contingent presentation of a stimulus immediately
following a response that increases the likelihood of the response in the future
negative reinforcement - Answer-the removal, termination, or postponement of a
stimulus, which increases the likelihood of the response in the future
primary/unconditioned reinforcers - Answer-items or activities that are naturally
reinforcing. no learning takes place for these to be reinforcing
secondary/conditioned reinforcers - Answer-items or activities that acquire reinforcing
properties when paired with primary reinforcers. learning takes place to make these
reinforcing.
positive punishment - Answer-a consequence that follows a behavior and decreases the
rate of that behavior
negative punishment - Answer-the act of withdrawing an event contingent on a behavior
that decreases the rate of that behavior
principles of reinforcement - Answer-deprivation/satiation, immediacy, size, contingency
deprivation - Answer-the reinforcer will be more effective because the client has been
deprived of it. establishing operations
immediacy - Answer-a reinforcer must be delivered immediately following a behavior to
make sure you are actually reinforcing that behavior.
size - Answer-the amount of reinforcement given must be worthwhile, or appropriate for
the activity
contingency - Answer-the reinforcer should only be delivered when a desired behavior
occurs
continuous reinforcement - Answer-the target behavior occurs and is reinforced after
every occurrence
, intermittent reinforcement - Answer-the target behavior occurs, and reinforcers follow
some of the occurrences
ratio - Answer-the rate of responding/amount of responses
interval - Answer-a set length of time
variable - Answer-average
fixed - Answer-set amount
token economy - Answer-a system whereby participants earn generalized conditioned
reinforcers as a consequence for specific behaviors
extinction - Answer-happens when the reinforcement for a previously reinforced
behavior is withheld, terminated, or removed
extinction burst - Answer-a temporary increase in the rate of a behavior following
implementation of am extinction behavior
spontaneous recovery - Answer-the reappearance of the "extinguished" behavior after a
period in which the behavior has not been reinforced
DRI: differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior - Answer-reinforce behavior
incompatible with an undesirable behavior
DRA: differential reinforcement of alternative behavior - Answer-reinforce a behavior
that is an appropriate alternative to an undesirable behavior
DRO: differential reinforcement of other behaviors - Answer-differential reinforcement of
any behavior other than the desirable behavior
DRH: differential reinforcement of high rates of behavior - Answer-differential
reinforcement of high rates of behavior while extinguishing low rates of behavior
DRL: differential reinforcement of low rates of behavior - Answer-differential
reinforcement of low rates of behavior while extinguishing high rates of behavior
shaping - Answer-the process of reinforcing gradual changes in behavior so that the
behavior begins to look like the target (desired) behavior
discrete trial - Answer-a learning opportunity initiated and controlled by the teacher in
which the correct response will be reinforced
discriminative stimulus - Answer-a cue that signals reinforcement is available if the
subject makes a particular response
