RBT practice exam answer key 2025
GRADED A 387 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Your role in a functional assessment as an RBT is? - CORRECT ANSWER To
assist with the assessment
What is your primary role as an RBT? - CORRECT ANSWER implementation
Which of the following behaviors is defined in the most observable and measurable
terms? - CORRECT ANSWER Susie snapped her pencil in half after she
incorrectly answered the math problem
You want to decrease the time it takes your client to eat their meal. You are told to
record the length of time in between bites. What kind of data are you collecting? -
CORRECT ANSWER IRT
What is the difference between frequency and rate? - CORRECT ANSWER Rate
is frequency with a time component added
Before you can start collecting data, what is the first thing that should be done? -
CORRECT ANSWER Define the target behavior
What type of interval recording underestimates the occurrence of behavior? -
CORRECT ANSWER whole interval
Which of the following is a type of discontinuous measurement? - CORRECT
ANSWER Partial interval recording
What is the goal of a preference assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER Identify
stimuli that may be motivating
You are teaching your client to say "bubble." Your client says "b" and you deliver
reinforcement. Next time your client says "b" you don't deliver reinforcement. Instead,
you wait
until your client says "bub". You repeat this process and slowly increase the
requirements for reinforcement
up until your client says "bubble." What are you implementing? - CORRECT
ANSWER shaping
,You are trying to teach your client to wash your hands. Your BCBA instructs you to
use backwards chaining to teach this. What step might you teach first? - CORRECT
ANSWER Drying their hands off with a towel
A student stands up and walks around the room at inappropriate times. You decide
you are going to deliver reinforcement on a FI-3 reinforcement schedule for the student
sitting in their chair. If the student gets up and walks around no reinforcement is
delivered. What type
of procedure is this? - CORRECT ANSWER DRI
Your client screams for extended periods of time throughout the day. Your BCBA
instructs you to deliver reinforcement any time the client is not screaming. What type of
procedure is this? - CORRECT ANSWER DRO (differential reinforcement of other
behavior)
Linda elopes from the table when presented with a lengthy task. You start functional
communication training with Linda in hopes you can teach her to ask for a break. Now,
whenever Linda asks for a break when presented with a lengthy task, you provide
reinforcement . What type of reinforcement procedure is this? - CORRECT ANSWER
DRA (differential reinforcement of alternative behavior)
In this type of teaching there is an antecedent, a behavior, a consequence, and a brief
pause before the next antecedent. - CORRECT ANSWER DTT (discrete trial
training)
When should you deliver a prompt? - CORRECT ANSWER After the SD, before
the response
Billy has soccer practice today. When it's time to leave, Billy's dad tells Billy to grab his
soccer bag. Billy complies and grabs his stuff. His dad says "Nice job. Let's load up the
car." In this scenario, what is the antecedent to Billy grabbing his stuff? - CORRECT
ANSWER Billy's dad telling Billy to grab his soccer bag
The process of breaking down a skill into smaller, more manageable components by
doing the task yourself, or watching someone else do the task, is called? - CORRECT
ANSWER task analysis
You have been working with your client for two years. Your client's mom tells you
they are going out with friends tomorrow and offers to pay you to babysit. If you
accepted, what would you be violating? - CORRECT ANSWER dual relationships
Your session takes place during lunch time each day. The client's parents have
,started to buy you lunch and requested you eat lunch with them each day. What is the
best course of action? - CORRECT ANSWER Politely decline and inform your
supervisor
During proper discrimination training, reinforcement is available for one response, but
not for another. Which of the following is an example of discrimination training? -
CORRECT ANSWER You tell your client to touch "blue." You deliver
reinforcement when your cilent
touches blue, but not when he touches green.
Which of the following is an example of generalization? - CORRECT ANSWER
You teach your client to make purchases at the clinic. Now, your client is able to buy his
own lunch at school.
When explaining something to parents what should you try and do? - CORRECT
ANSWER Use terminology that the parent is able to understand
Bobby is working with a client in-home. The client's mom wants the client to be able to
prepare their own breakfast. Bobby teaches the client to make scrambled eggs using a
task chain
procedure. Bobby helps the client by getting out the plate and utensils. The client turns
on the stove, heats the pan, puts butter in the pan, cracks the eggs in the pan,
scrambles the eggs, puts them on a plate, and turns off the stove. One day, Bobby does
not put out the plate. What
is he implementing? - CORRECT ANSWER Behavior Chain Interruption Strategy
(BCIS)
Tangible, automatic, attention, and escape are? - CORRECT ANSWER The four
functions of behavior
Joe is in the kitchen doing a puzzle with his mom. Joe's brother needs help
completing his math homework, and asks his mom for assistance. Joe's mom gets up
and goes help the brother. Five minutes later, Joe starts banging his fists on the table.
Hypothetically, what function might this serve? - CORRECT ANSWER Attention
Which of the following is a response prompt? - CORRECT ANSWER Verbal,
modeling, full physical
All of the above
The behavior results in the addition of something that increases the behavior in the
future. What does this describe? - CORRECT ANSWER Positive reinforcement
, Every time Alex yells out in class he is sent to the principal's office. This goes on for two
weeks,and Alex's yelling increases. What is happening in this scenario? - CORRECT
ANSWER Alex's behavior is being reinforced
During the night, Joanne gets out of bed to ask mom to get her a snack. In the past,
mom has complied and given Joanne a granola bar. For the past week, when Joanne
asks for a snack, mom has not given her one. What is Joanne's mom implementing? -
CORRECT ANSWER Extinction
Extinction requires what? - CORRECT ANSWER withholding all reinforcement
A BCBA instructs the RBT to put all attention-seeking behavior on extinction. In order to
gain attention, the client will tap their pencil on the table. During extinction, the tapping
has gotten
more intense and is occurring more frequently. Yesterday, the client tapped the pencil
so hard that the pencil broke. What is most likely occurring? - CORRECT ANSWER
an extinction burst
What is the most common graph used in ABA? - CORRECT ANSWER A line
graph
What is the primary difference between Discrete Trial Training and Incidental
Teaching - CORRECT ANSWER Incidental teaching occurs in the natural
environment
Which of the following describes a contingency? - CORRECT ANSWER an if-then
statement
Which of the following reinforcement schedules is based on an average number of
correct responses? - CORRECT ANSWER VR3
RBTs should record session notes: - CORRECT ANSWER Each session
You are struggling with a client. Who is the first person you should contact? -
CORRECT ANSWER Your supervisor/BCBA
Which of the following is a requirement for session notes: - CORRECT ANSWER
The notes are objective
You are recording the time it takes from the presentation of the demand (SD) to the first
instance of behavior. What are you measuring? - CORRECT ANSWER Latency
Examples are food, water, sleep - CORRECT ANSWER primary reinforcers
GRADED A 387 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Your role in a functional assessment as an RBT is? - CORRECT ANSWER To
assist with the assessment
What is your primary role as an RBT? - CORRECT ANSWER implementation
Which of the following behaviors is defined in the most observable and measurable
terms? - CORRECT ANSWER Susie snapped her pencil in half after she
incorrectly answered the math problem
You want to decrease the time it takes your client to eat their meal. You are told to
record the length of time in between bites. What kind of data are you collecting? -
CORRECT ANSWER IRT
What is the difference between frequency and rate? - CORRECT ANSWER Rate
is frequency with a time component added
Before you can start collecting data, what is the first thing that should be done? -
CORRECT ANSWER Define the target behavior
What type of interval recording underestimates the occurrence of behavior? -
CORRECT ANSWER whole interval
Which of the following is a type of discontinuous measurement? - CORRECT
ANSWER Partial interval recording
What is the goal of a preference assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER Identify
stimuli that may be motivating
You are teaching your client to say "bubble." Your client says "b" and you deliver
reinforcement. Next time your client says "b" you don't deliver reinforcement. Instead,
you wait
until your client says "bub". You repeat this process and slowly increase the
requirements for reinforcement
up until your client says "bubble." What are you implementing? - CORRECT
ANSWER shaping
,You are trying to teach your client to wash your hands. Your BCBA instructs you to
use backwards chaining to teach this. What step might you teach first? - CORRECT
ANSWER Drying their hands off with a towel
A student stands up and walks around the room at inappropriate times. You decide
you are going to deliver reinforcement on a FI-3 reinforcement schedule for the student
sitting in their chair. If the student gets up and walks around no reinforcement is
delivered. What type
of procedure is this? - CORRECT ANSWER DRI
Your client screams for extended periods of time throughout the day. Your BCBA
instructs you to deliver reinforcement any time the client is not screaming. What type of
procedure is this? - CORRECT ANSWER DRO (differential reinforcement of other
behavior)
Linda elopes from the table when presented with a lengthy task. You start functional
communication training with Linda in hopes you can teach her to ask for a break. Now,
whenever Linda asks for a break when presented with a lengthy task, you provide
reinforcement . What type of reinforcement procedure is this? - CORRECT ANSWER
DRA (differential reinforcement of alternative behavior)
In this type of teaching there is an antecedent, a behavior, a consequence, and a brief
pause before the next antecedent. - CORRECT ANSWER DTT (discrete trial
training)
When should you deliver a prompt? - CORRECT ANSWER After the SD, before
the response
Billy has soccer practice today. When it's time to leave, Billy's dad tells Billy to grab his
soccer bag. Billy complies and grabs his stuff. His dad says "Nice job. Let's load up the
car." In this scenario, what is the antecedent to Billy grabbing his stuff? - CORRECT
ANSWER Billy's dad telling Billy to grab his soccer bag
The process of breaking down a skill into smaller, more manageable components by
doing the task yourself, or watching someone else do the task, is called? - CORRECT
ANSWER task analysis
You have been working with your client for two years. Your client's mom tells you
they are going out with friends tomorrow and offers to pay you to babysit. If you
accepted, what would you be violating? - CORRECT ANSWER dual relationships
Your session takes place during lunch time each day. The client's parents have
,started to buy you lunch and requested you eat lunch with them each day. What is the
best course of action? - CORRECT ANSWER Politely decline and inform your
supervisor
During proper discrimination training, reinforcement is available for one response, but
not for another. Which of the following is an example of discrimination training? -
CORRECT ANSWER You tell your client to touch "blue." You deliver
reinforcement when your cilent
touches blue, but not when he touches green.
Which of the following is an example of generalization? - CORRECT ANSWER
You teach your client to make purchases at the clinic. Now, your client is able to buy his
own lunch at school.
When explaining something to parents what should you try and do? - CORRECT
ANSWER Use terminology that the parent is able to understand
Bobby is working with a client in-home. The client's mom wants the client to be able to
prepare their own breakfast. Bobby teaches the client to make scrambled eggs using a
task chain
procedure. Bobby helps the client by getting out the plate and utensils. The client turns
on the stove, heats the pan, puts butter in the pan, cracks the eggs in the pan,
scrambles the eggs, puts them on a plate, and turns off the stove. One day, Bobby does
not put out the plate. What
is he implementing? - CORRECT ANSWER Behavior Chain Interruption Strategy
(BCIS)
Tangible, automatic, attention, and escape are? - CORRECT ANSWER The four
functions of behavior
Joe is in the kitchen doing a puzzle with his mom. Joe's brother needs help
completing his math homework, and asks his mom for assistance. Joe's mom gets up
and goes help the brother. Five minutes later, Joe starts banging his fists on the table.
Hypothetically, what function might this serve? - CORRECT ANSWER Attention
Which of the following is a response prompt? - CORRECT ANSWER Verbal,
modeling, full physical
All of the above
The behavior results in the addition of something that increases the behavior in the
future. What does this describe? - CORRECT ANSWER Positive reinforcement
, Every time Alex yells out in class he is sent to the principal's office. This goes on for two
weeks,and Alex's yelling increases. What is happening in this scenario? - CORRECT
ANSWER Alex's behavior is being reinforced
During the night, Joanne gets out of bed to ask mom to get her a snack. In the past,
mom has complied and given Joanne a granola bar. For the past week, when Joanne
asks for a snack, mom has not given her one. What is Joanne's mom implementing? -
CORRECT ANSWER Extinction
Extinction requires what? - CORRECT ANSWER withholding all reinforcement
A BCBA instructs the RBT to put all attention-seeking behavior on extinction. In order to
gain attention, the client will tap their pencil on the table. During extinction, the tapping
has gotten
more intense and is occurring more frequently. Yesterday, the client tapped the pencil
so hard that the pencil broke. What is most likely occurring? - CORRECT ANSWER
an extinction burst
What is the most common graph used in ABA? - CORRECT ANSWER A line
graph
What is the primary difference between Discrete Trial Training and Incidental
Teaching - CORRECT ANSWER Incidental teaching occurs in the natural
environment
Which of the following describes a contingency? - CORRECT ANSWER an if-then
statement
Which of the following reinforcement schedules is based on an average number of
correct responses? - CORRECT ANSWER VR3
RBTs should record session notes: - CORRECT ANSWER Each session
You are struggling with a client. Who is the first person you should contact? -
CORRECT ANSWER Your supervisor/BCBA
Which of the following is a requirement for session notes: - CORRECT ANSWER
The notes are objective
You are recording the time it takes from the presentation of the demand (SD) to the first
instance of behavior. What are you measuring? - CORRECT ANSWER Latency
Examples are food, water, sleep - CORRECT ANSWER primary reinforcers
