RBT- Reinforcement Key Questions and
Answers 2025-2026
ReinforcementAisAaA__________AinAwhichAbehaviorAisAfollowedAbyAsomeA______AthatAincr
easesAtheAlikelihoodAthatAtheAbehaviorAwillAoccurAagain.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
Process;Aconsequence
TheAresultAofAreinforcementAisAthatAbehaviorAisA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-strengthened
OperantAbehaviorAisAcontrolledAbyA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
antecedentsAandAconsequences
TheAfollowingAisAanAexampleAofAreinforcement:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAdogAbarks;AtheAownerAfillsAtheAbowl;AtheAdogAbarkingAisAstrengthened.
TheAfollowingAisAanAexampleAofAreinforcement:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
aAtoddlerAcries;AdadAgivesAherAaAtoy;AcryingAisAstrengthened
TwoAtypesAofAreinforcementAare:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-positiveAandAnegative
DuringA_________Areinforcement,AbehaviorAisAfollowedAbyAtheA______ofAaAconsequenceA
-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-positive;Aaddition
DuringA________reinforcement,AbehaviorAisAfollowedAbyAtheA_______AofAaAconsequenceA
-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-negative;Aremoval
positiveAreinforcementAandAnegativeAreinforcementAhaveAtheAsameAresult.ATheyAbothAstre
ngthenAbehavior.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-True
WhatAisAanAexampleAofAnegativeAreinforcement?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
CloseAaAwindowAtoAstopAcoldAairAfromAblowingAin;AclosingAtheAwindowAisAstrengthened.
WhatAisAanAexampleAofApositiveAreinforcement?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
PlayAaAguitarAandAeveryoneAcheers;AplayingAtheAguitarAisAstrengthened.
WhenAaAreinforcerAisAnoAlongerAprovidedAafterAaAresponse,AweAcallAthis...A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-extinction
TheAtwoAtypesAofAreinforcersAare:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-PrimaryAandAsecondary
PrimaryAreinforcersAareAimportantAforA_______AandAdoAnotArequireA_________.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-survival;ApriorAexperience
_______________________AacquireAreinforcingApropertiesAbyAbeingApairedAwithA______
_______.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-secondaryAreinforcers;AprimaryAreinforcers
allAareAexamplesAofAprimaryAreinforcers:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Food;Awater;Awarmth
AllAareAexamplesAofAsecondaryAreinforcers:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
toys;AcompletingAaApuzzle;Amoney
TheseAfactorsAinfluenceAtheAeffectivenessAofAreinforcement:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
Immediacy;Acontingency;quality;Amagnitude;Aeffort;Ahistory;AmotivationAoperationsA(mo)
AAtokenAeconomyAusesAaAsymbolAorAtokensAthatAareAearnedAandAcanAthenAbeAexchangedA
forAaA____________.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-back-upAreinforcer
AAback-upAreinforcerAisAprimaryAorAsecondaryAreinforcerAselectedAbyAtheAclient.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-True
BenefitsAofAusingAaAtokenAeconomyAincludes:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
increaseAtheAtimeAbetweenAtheAtargetAbehaviorAandAtheAdeliveryAofAback-
Answers 2025-2026
ReinforcementAisAaA__________AinAwhichAbehaviorAisAfollowedAbyAsomeA______AthatAincr
easesAtheAlikelihoodAthatAtheAbehaviorAwillAoccurAagain.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
Process;Aconsequence
TheAresultAofAreinforcementAisAthatAbehaviorAisA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-strengthened
OperantAbehaviorAisAcontrolledAbyA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
antecedentsAandAconsequences
TheAfollowingAisAanAexampleAofAreinforcement:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAdogAbarks;AtheAownerAfillsAtheAbowl;AtheAdogAbarkingAisAstrengthened.
TheAfollowingAisAanAexampleAofAreinforcement:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
aAtoddlerAcries;AdadAgivesAherAaAtoy;AcryingAisAstrengthened
TwoAtypesAofAreinforcementAare:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-positiveAandAnegative
DuringA_________Areinforcement,AbehaviorAisAfollowedAbyAtheA______ofAaAconsequenceA
-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-positive;Aaddition
DuringA________reinforcement,AbehaviorAisAfollowedAbyAtheA_______AofAaAconsequenceA
-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-negative;Aremoval
positiveAreinforcementAandAnegativeAreinforcementAhaveAtheAsameAresult.ATheyAbothAstre
ngthenAbehavior.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-True
WhatAisAanAexampleAofAnegativeAreinforcement?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
CloseAaAwindowAtoAstopAcoldAairAfromAblowingAin;AclosingAtheAwindowAisAstrengthened.
WhatAisAanAexampleAofApositiveAreinforcement?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
PlayAaAguitarAandAeveryoneAcheers;AplayingAtheAguitarAisAstrengthened.
WhenAaAreinforcerAisAnoAlongerAprovidedAafterAaAresponse,AweAcallAthis...A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-extinction
TheAtwoAtypesAofAreinforcersAare:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-PrimaryAandAsecondary
PrimaryAreinforcersAareAimportantAforA_______AandAdoAnotArequireA_________.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-survival;ApriorAexperience
_______________________AacquireAreinforcingApropertiesAbyAbeingApairedAwithA______
_______.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-secondaryAreinforcers;AprimaryAreinforcers
allAareAexamplesAofAprimaryAreinforcers:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Food;Awater;Awarmth
AllAareAexamplesAofAsecondaryAreinforcers:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
toys;AcompletingAaApuzzle;Amoney
TheseAfactorsAinfluenceAtheAeffectivenessAofAreinforcement:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
Immediacy;Acontingency;quality;Amagnitude;Aeffort;Ahistory;AmotivationAoperationsA(mo)
AAtokenAeconomyAusesAaAsymbolAorAtokensAthatAareAearnedAandAcanAthenAbeAexchangedA
forAaA____________.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-back-upAreinforcer
AAback-upAreinforcerAisAprimaryAorAsecondaryAreinforcerAselectedAbyAtheAclient.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-True
BenefitsAofAusingAaAtokenAeconomyAincludes:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
increaseAtheAtimeAbetweenAtheAtargetAbehaviorAandAtheAdeliveryAofAback-