Pearson RBT Exam Questions and Answers
TheArolesAandAresponsibilitiesAofAtheARBTAincludeAwhichAofAtheAfollowing?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-AllAofAtheAabove
(deliverAdiscreteAtrialAinstructionAandAincidentalAteaching,ArecordAdata,AandAimplementAbeh
aviorAinterventionsAplansAasAwrittenAasAaABCBA)
True/False:AAnARBTAcanApracticeAindependentlyAofAaABCBAA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
False
RateAis...A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-theAtotalAcountAperAaAunitAofAtime
DurationAis...A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
theAtimeAfromAwhenAtheAbehaviorAbeginsAtoAwhenAitAends.
LatencyAis...A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
theAtimeAbetweenAtheApresentationAofAaAstimulusAandAtheAoccurrenceAofAaAbehavior
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAaAcontinuousArecordingAmethod?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AllAofAtheAabove
(duration,Arate/frequency,AandAlatency)
calculateAfrequency/rateAperAhourAandAminuteAforAaAbehaviorAthatAoccurredA120AtimesAove
rAaA2AhourAobservationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-60AperAhour,A1AperAminute
partial-intervalArecordingAis...A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
WhenAtheAbehaviorAmustAoccurAatAleastAonceAduringAtheAintervalAtoAbeArecorded
Whole-intervalArecordingAis....A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
whenAtheAbehaviorAmustAoccurAforAtheAentireAintervalAtoAbeArecorded.
MomentaryAtimeAsamplingAis....A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
whenAtheAbehaviorAmustAbeAoccurringAatAtheAendAofAtheAintervalAtoAbeArecorded.
Inter-responseAtimeAis...A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAtimeAbetweenAtheAendAofAoneAinstanceAofAtheAbehaviorAandAtheAbeginningAofAtheAnextA
occurrenceAofAbehavior.
whichArecordingAmethodAwouldAyouAexpectAtoAuseAwhenAaAtargetAbehaviorAisAsetAtoAincrea
se?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-whole-intervalArecording
WhichArecordingAmethodAwouldAyouAexpectAtoAuseAwhenAaAtargetAbehaviorAisAsetAtoAdecre
ase?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Partial-intervalArecording
trueAorAfalse?APartialAintervalArecordingAhasAtheAtendencyAtoAunder-
estimateAtheAfrequencyAofAaAtargetAbehaviorAwhileAwholeAintervalArecordingAhasAtheAtende
ncyAtoAover-estimateAtheAfrequencyAofAtheAtargetAbehavior?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
False
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAareAexamplesAofA"permanentAproducts"AthatAcanAbeAusedAtoAcollect
AdataAusingApermanentAproductArecordingAprocedures.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
NumberAofAbrokenAwindowsAandAfoldedAshirts
True/False:ApermanentAproductArecordingAisAoneAofAtheAleaseAcumbersomeAdataArecordin
gAmethodsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-True
ChooseAtheAbestAoperationalAdefinitionAforAaAtantrumA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AnyAinstanceAofAtheAclientAcryingAandAhittingAhimselfAinAtheAheadAwithAaAclosedAfistAwhichA
makesAaAsoundAthatAcanAbeAheardAwithinAfiveAfeet.AInstanceAmustAlastAlongerAthanA30Asec
ondsAandAareAseparatedAbyA30AsecondsAofAnon-occurrence.
, DefineAbehavior:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAactivityAofAlivingAorganisms;AhumanAbehaviorAincludesAeverythingAthatApeopleAdo.
defineAenvironment:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
theAconglomerateAofArealAcircumstancesAinAwhichAtheAorganismAorAreferencesApartAofAtheA
organismAexists;AbehaviorAcannotAoccurAinAtheAabsenceAofAenvironment.
ListAtheAfourAfunctionsAofAbehavior:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
SocialApositiveA(attention/access),ASocialAnegativeA(escaping),AAutomaticAPositiveA(senso
ryAstimulation),AAutomaticANegativeA(painAattenuation)
AAclientAgetsAoutAofAhisAseatAeveryAtimeAaAdemandAisAplaced.AWhenAheAgetsAoutAofAhisAsea
tAhisAteacherAsays,A"OhAyouAneedAaAbreak",AandAdoesAnotAfollowAthroughAwithAherAdemand
.AThisAclient'sAoutAofAseatAbehaviorAmostAlikelyAservesAwhatAfunction?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-SocialAnegativeA(escape)
AAclientAfrequentlyAspits.AYouAnoticeAthatAheAspitsAduringAworkAtimes,AwhenAheAisAonAaAbre
ak,AwhenAheAisAplayingAwithAhisAfavoriteAtoys,AduringAmealAtimes,AwhenAyouAorAsomeoneAe
lseAisAdirectlyAengagedAwithAhim,AandAevenAwhenAheAisAbyAhimself.AOneAdayAmomAbringsAt
heAclientAbackAfromAtheAdentistAwhereAheAhadAtoAgetA6AcavitiesAfilled.AAfterAthisAdentistAapp
ointmentAtheAspittingAstopped.AWhatAfunctionAdoesAspittingAmostAlikelyAserve?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-AutomaticAnegativeA(painAattenuation)
EveryAtimeAhisAmotherAremovesAitemsAfromAhim,AaAclientAengagesAinAaAtantrum.AMomAtries
AtoAignoreAhimAbutAafterAaroundAfiveAminutesAmomAgivesAhimAbackAtheAitemAsheAremovedA
andAtheAtantrumAimmediatelyAstops.AWhatAfunctionAisAmostAlikelyAmaintainingAtheAtantrum
s?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-SocialAPositiveA(attention/access)
AAclientAhitsAotherAstudentsAinAhisAclassAduringAworkAandAbreakAtimes.AEachAtimeAheAhitsAa
notherAstudentsAtheAteacherAimmediatelyAprovidesAaAverbalAreprimand.AWhatAfunctionAdo
esAhisAhittingAmostAlikeAserve?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
SocialAPositiveA(attention/access)
YouAworkAwithAaAclientAwhoAdropsAlegosAonAtheAfloorAforAhoursAifAleftAalone.ATheAclientAdoe
sAthisAevenAifAothersAareAplayingAwithAhim,AwhenAnoAdemandsAareAbeingAplaced,AandAwhe
nAgivenAfreeAaccessAtoAaAnumberAofApreferredAtoys.AWhatAisAtheAfunctionAofAtheAlegoAdropp
ingAbehavior?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-AutomaticAPositiveA(sensoryAstimulation)
WhatAisAanAantecedent?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAstimulusAthatAoccursAbeforeAtheAbehavior
WhatAisAaAconsequence?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAstimulusAthatAoccursAafterAtheAbehavior
WhyAdoAweAconductAassessments?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-AllAofAtheAabove
(toAdiscoverAbehavioralAdeficits,AtoAdiscoverAbehaviorAexcesses,AtoAidentifyAenvironmentAv
ariables)
True/False:AAAfunctionalAassessmentAisAaAsetAofAproceduresAusedAtoAidentifyAtheAcauseAof
AaAproblemAbehaviorAorAsociallyAinappropriateAbehavior.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-True
AAfunctionalAanalysisAis...A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAdeliberateAmanipulationAofAvariablesAtoAevokeAaAtargetAbehaviorAtoAdetermineAtheAfun
ctionAofAtheAbehavior.
AAFunctionalABehaviorAAssessmentAis...A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-allAofAtheAabove
(aAsetAofAinterviewsAconductedAtoAidentifyAtheAfunctionAofAaAbehavior,AobservationsAofAtheA
problemAbehaviorAasAitAisAoccurringAinAtheAnaturalAsetting,AandAfunctionalAanalysis)
TheArolesAandAresponsibilitiesAofAtheARBTAincludeAwhichAofAtheAfollowing?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-AllAofAtheAabove
(deliverAdiscreteAtrialAinstructionAandAincidentalAteaching,ArecordAdata,AandAimplementAbeh
aviorAinterventionsAplansAasAwrittenAasAaABCBA)
True/False:AAnARBTAcanApracticeAindependentlyAofAaABCBAA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
False
RateAis...A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-theAtotalAcountAperAaAunitAofAtime
DurationAis...A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
theAtimeAfromAwhenAtheAbehaviorAbeginsAtoAwhenAitAends.
LatencyAis...A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
theAtimeAbetweenAtheApresentationAofAaAstimulusAandAtheAoccurrenceAofAaAbehavior
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAaAcontinuousArecordingAmethod?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AllAofAtheAabove
(duration,Arate/frequency,AandAlatency)
calculateAfrequency/rateAperAhourAandAminuteAforAaAbehaviorAthatAoccurredA120AtimesAove
rAaA2AhourAobservationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-60AperAhour,A1AperAminute
partial-intervalArecordingAis...A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
WhenAtheAbehaviorAmustAoccurAatAleastAonceAduringAtheAintervalAtoAbeArecorded
Whole-intervalArecordingAis....A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
whenAtheAbehaviorAmustAoccurAforAtheAentireAintervalAtoAbeArecorded.
MomentaryAtimeAsamplingAis....A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
whenAtheAbehaviorAmustAbeAoccurringAatAtheAendAofAtheAintervalAtoAbeArecorded.
Inter-responseAtimeAis...A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAtimeAbetweenAtheAendAofAoneAinstanceAofAtheAbehaviorAandAtheAbeginningAofAtheAnextA
occurrenceAofAbehavior.
whichArecordingAmethodAwouldAyouAexpectAtoAuseAwhenAaAtargetAbehaviorAisAsetAtoAincrea
se?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-whole-intervalArecording
WhichArecordingAmethodAwouldAyouAexpectAtoAuseAwhenAaAtargetAbehaviorAisAsetAtoAdecre
ase?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Partial-intervalArecording
trueAorAfalse?APartialAintervalArecordingAhasAtheAtendencyAtoAunder-
estimateAtheAfrequencyAofAaAtargetAbehaviorAwhileAwholeAintervalArecordingAhasAtheAtende
ncyAtoAover-estimateAtheAfrequencyAofAtheAtargetAbehavior?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
False
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAareAexamplesAofA"permanentAproducts"AthatAcanAbeAusedAtoAcollect
AdataAusingApermanentAproductArecordingAprocedures.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
NumberAofAbrokenAwindowsAandAfoldedAshirts
True/False:ApermanentAproductArecordingAisAoneAofAtheAleaseAcumbersomeAdataArecordin
gAmethodsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-True
ChooseAtheAbestAoperationalAdefinitionAforAaAtantrumA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AnyAinstanceAofAtheAclientAcryingAandAhittingAhimselfAinAtheAheadAwithAaAclosedAfistAwhichA
makesAaAsoundAthatAcanAbeAheardAwithinAfiveAfeet.AInstanceAmustAlastAlongerAthanA30Asec
ondsAandAareAseparatedAbyA30AsecondsAofAnon-occurrence.
, DefineAbehavior:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAactivityAofAlivingAorganisms;AhumanAbehaviorAincludesAeverythingAthatApeopleAdo.
defineAenvironment:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
theAconglomerateAofArealAcircumstancesAinAwhichAtheAorganismAorAreferencesApartAofAtheA
organismAexists;AbehaviorAcannotAoccurAinAtheAabsenceAofAenvironment.
ListAtheAfourAfunctionsAofAbehavior:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
SocialApositiveA(attention/access),ASocialAnegativeA(escaping),AAutomaticAPositiveA(senso
ryAstimulation),AAutomaticANegativeA(painAattenuation)
AAclientAgetsAoutAofAhisAseatAeveryAtimeAaAdemandAisAplaced.AWhenAheAgetsAoutAofAhisAsea
tAhisAteacherAsays,A"OhAyouAneedAaAbreak",AandAdoesAnotAfollowAthroughAwithAherAdemand
.AThisAclient'sAoutAofAseatAbehaviorAmostAlikelyAservesAwhatAfunction?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-SocialAnegativeA(escape)
AAclientAfrequentlyAspits.AYouAnoticeAthatAheAspitsAduringAworkAtimes,AwhenAheAisAonAaAbre
ak,AwhenAheAisAplayingAwithAhisAfavoriteAtoys,AduringAmealAtimes,AwhenAyouAorAsomeoneAe
lseAisAdirectlyAengagedAwithAhim,AandAevenAwhenAheAisAbyAhimself.AOneAdayAmomAbringsAt
heAclientAbackAfromAtheAdentistAwhereAheAhadAtoAgetA6AcavitiesAfilled.AAfterAthisAdentistAapp
ointmentAtheAspittingAstopped.AWhatAfunctionAdoesAspittingAmostAlikelyAserve?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-AutomaticAnegativeA(painAattenuation)
EveryAtimeAhisAmotherAremovesAitemsAfromAhim,AaAclientAengagesAinAaAtantrum.AMomAtries
AtoAignoreAhimAbutAafterAaroundAfiveAminutesAmomAgivesAhimAbackAtheAitemAsheAremovedA
andAtheAtantrumAimmediatelyAstops.AWhatAfunctionAisAmostAlikelyAmaintainingAtheAtantrum
s?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-SocialAPositiveA(attention/access)
AAclientAhitsAotherAstudentsAinAhisAclassAduringAworkAandAbreakAtimes.AEachAtimeAheAhitsAa
notherAstudentsAtheAteacherAimmediatelyAprovidesAaAverbalAreprimand.AWhatAfunctionAdo
esAhisAhittingAmostAlikeAserve?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
SocialAPositiveA(attention/access)
YouAworkAwithAaAclientAwhoAdropsAlegosAonAtheAfloorAforAhoursAifAleftAalone.ATheAclientAdoe
sAthisAevenAifAothersAareAplayingAwithAhim,AwhenAnoAdemandsAareAbeingAplaced,AandAwhe
nAgivenAfreeAaccessAtoAaAnumberAofApreferredAtoys.AWhatAisAtheAfunctionAofAtheAlegoAdropp
ingAbehavior?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-AutomaticAPositiveA(sensoryAstimulation)
WhatAisAanAantecedent?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAstimulusAthatAoccursAbeforeAtheAbehavior
WhatAisAaAconsequence?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAstimulusAthatAoccursAafterAtheAbehavior
WhyAdoAweAconductAassessments?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-AllAofAtheAabove
(toAdiscoverAbehavioralAdeficits,AtoAdiscoverAbehaviorAexcesses,AtoAidentifyAenvironmentAv
ariables)
True/False:AAAfunctionalAassessmentAisAaAsetAofAproceduresAusedAtoAidentifyAtheAcauseAof
AaAproblemAbehaviorAorAsociallyAinappropriateAbehavior.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-True
AAfunctionalAanalysisAis...A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAdeliberateAmanipulationAofAvariablesAtoAevokeAaAtargetAbehaviorAtoAdetermineAtheAfun
ctionAofAtheAbehavior.
AAFunctionalABehaviorAAssessmentAis...A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-allAofAtheAabove
(aAsetAofAinterviewsAconductedAtoAidentifyAtheAfunctionAofAaAbehavior,AobservationsAofAtheA
problemAbehaviorAasAitAisAoccurringAinAtheAnaturalAsetting,AandAfunctionalAanalysis)