RBT Practice Exam questions with verified answers
A discriminative stimulus is:
a. something in the environment that either evokes or abates a
behavior
b. a signal that reinforcement is available
c. a signal that a response will not be reinforced
d. both a and b Ans✓✓✓ d
A focus of ABA is the belief that people should behave a certain way for
a reason (function). The basic functions of behavior are to gain
something or to get away from something. In ABA we classify functions
as:
a. automatic or sensory reinforcement, avoidance or escape, accessing
a tangible, person or activity, and attention seeking
b. positive and negative reinforcement/punishment
c. maintenance and generalization
d. antecedent, behavior and consequence Ans✓✓✓ a
A good skills acquisition plan will include an objective, criteria for
mastery, how to teach the skill and necessary prompts, as well as
stating _____________________.
,a. the specific roles on those working with the client
b. a plan B
c. if the plan is ethical
d. if the plan is socially valid Ans✓✓✓ a
A one-time trial (has a clear beginning and ending) to correctly perform
a task or answer a question before an inter-trial pause and the
beginning of a new trial is called __.
a. discrete trial training
b. naturalistic teaching
c. task analysis
d. chaining Ans✓✓✓ a
A repertoire refers to _______________.
a. a skill acquisition procedure
b. a behavior reduction technique
c. the skill a client possesses
d. an antecedent intervention Ans✓✓✓ c
All of the following EXCEPT ____________ are ways a BCBA or RBT can
show integrity.
,a. being honest
b. implementing questionable contingencies
c. following through with obligations
d. disclosing your experience in specific area Ans✓✓✓ b
An example of a multiple relationship would be:
a. working with your client in a training environment and in a natural
environment
b. knowing your client in the school and group home setting
c. your client's mother being your best friend
d. allowing your client to provide self-reinforcement Ans✓✓✓ c
As an RBT you have been working long and hard with a special
education student on writing a topic sentence in her English
assignments. Proof of her ability to generalize her newly acquired skill
would be?
a. writing topic sentences in her science class
b. writing a conclusion sentence
c. being moved to a regular education class
d. you writing one sentence and having her match it Ans✓✓✓ a
, As an RBT you may be asked to assist with functional assessments.
Likely, your involvement will be via indirect measures. These measures
include _______________.
a. functional manipulation in analog settings
b. functional manipulation in-vivo
c. observing a subject and taking data about preferences
d. conducting interviews and surveys, compiling rating scales and
questionnaires Ans✓✓✓ d
As an RBT you may come across many variations of Behavior Reduction
Plans or Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPS). However, all good plans
should include: Introduction/background info., descriptions of
behaviors, hypothesized functions, functionally equivalent replacement
behaviors, skills acquisition strategies, antecedent prevention strategies
and ___________________.
a. reaction strategies
b. measurement systems
c. systems of reinforcement
d. all of the above Ans✓✓✓ d
As behavior analysts, it is our supreme hope that clients take the skills
they have acquired during training and generalize them to new settings
A discriminative stimulus is:
a. something in the environment that either evokes or abates a
behavior
b. a signal that reinforcement is available
c. a signal that a response will not be reinforced
d. both a and b Ans✓✓✓ d
A focus of ABA is the belief that people should behave a certain way for
a reason (function). The basic functions of behavior are to gain
something or to get away from something. In ABA we classify functions
as:
a. automatic or sensory reinforcement, avoidance or escape, accessing
a tangible, person or activity, and attention seeking
b. positive and negative reinforcement/punishment
c. maintenance and generalization
d. antecedent, behavior and consequence Ans✓✓✓ a
A good skills acquisition plan will include an objective, criteria for
mastery, how to teach the skill and necessary prompts, as well as
stating _____________________.
,a. the specific roles on those working with the client
b. a plan B
c. if the plan is ethical
d. if the plan is socially valid Ans✓✓✓ a
A one-time trial (has a clear beginning and ending) to correctly perform
a task or answer a question before an inter-trial pause and the
beginning of a new trial is called __.
a. discrete trial training
b. naturalistic teaching
c. task analysis
d. chaining Ans✓✓✓ a
A repertoire refers to _______________.
a. a skill acquisition procedure
b. a behavior reduction technique
c. the skill a client possesses
d. an antecedent intervention Ans✓✓✓ c
All of the following EXCEPT ____________ are ways a BCBA or RBT can
show integrity.
,a. being honest
b. implementing questionable contingencies
c. following through with obligations
d. disclosing your experience in specific area Ans✓✓✓ b
An example of a multiple relationship would be:
a. working with your client in a training environment and in a natural
environment
b. knowing your client in the school and group home setting
c. your client's mother being your best friend
d. allowing your client to provide self-reinforcement Ans✓✓✓ c
As an RBT you have been working long and hard with a special
education student on writing a topic sentence in her English
assignments. Proof of her ability to generalize her newly acquired skill
would be?
a. writing topic sentences in her science class
b. writing a conclusion sentence
c. being moved to a regular education class
d. you writing one sentence and having her match it Ans✓✓✓ a
, As an RBT you may be asked to assist with functional assessments.
Likely, your involvement will be via indirect measures. These measures
include _______________.
a. functional manipulation in analog settings
b. functional manipulation in-vivo
c. observing a subject and taking data about preferences
d. conducting interviews and surveys, compiling rating scales and
questionnaires Ans✓✓✓ d
As an RBT you may come across many variations of Behavior Reduction
Plans or Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPS). However, all good plans
should include: Introduction/background info., descriptions of
behaviors, hypothesized functions, functionally equivalent replacement
behaviors, skills acquisition strategies, antecedent prevention strategies
and ___________________.
a. reaction strategies
b. measurement systems
c. systems of reinforcement
d. all of the above Ans✓✓✓ d
As behavior analysts, it is our supreme hope that clients take the skills
they have acquired during training and generalize them to new settings
