Pearson RBT Exam 2025 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.
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, 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
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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.
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, 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
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