RBT Training Test Questions
with Correct Answers
According to the Leaf & colleagues' study, what was the correlation b/w mock exam
scores & implementation of DTT? - Answer- No relationship & moderate positive
relationship (Module 2B)
One potential problem with the addition of assistant trainers in the RBT certification
process is the assistant trainer could be a(n) - Answer- RBT (Module 2B)
The "practice of objective observation of the phenomena of interest" best describes -
Answer- Empiricism (Module 3A)
"A systematic approach to understanding behavior of social importance" best describes
- Answer- Applied Behavior Analysis (Module 3A)
"A group of responses with the same function" best describes a - Answer- Response
class (Module 3B)
"Environmental conditions or stimulus changes that exist or occur prior to the behavior
of interest" is the definition of which of the following terms? - Answer- Antecedent
(Module 3B)
"A stimulus change that follows a behavior of interest" is the definition of which of the
following terms? - Answer- Consequence (Module 3B)
The duration, rate, frequency, etc. of behavior absent of any restrictions - Answer- Free
operant (Module 3B)
A type of verbal behavior with the response controlled primarily by an immediately prior
nonverbal stimulus - Answer- Tact (Module 3C)
A stimulus that is auditory that evokes a response of speaking in a way that sounds
similar to that stimulus - Answer- Echoic (Module 3C)
A main purpose of this RBT training is to - Answer- Improve the lives of individuals with
autism (Module 1A)
, The three branches of the science of behavior analysis are the - Answer- Experimental
analysis of behavior, behaviorism, and Applied Behavior Analysis (Module 1B)
Which of the following is a component of good teaching? - Answer- Fun (Module 1B)
Who is commonly attributed for discovering the law of effect? - Answer- Thorndike
(Module 1B)
Who is commonly considered the father of behaviorism? - Answer- Watson (Module 1B)
Which of the following is a dimension of ABA as outlined by Baer, Wolf, & Risley
(1968)? - Answer- Generality (Module 1B)
What percentage of participants reached recovery in the Lovaas (1987) study? -
Answer- 47% (Module 1B)
What was one of the primary lessons learned from Lovaas (1973)? - Answer- Need for
parents to be trained (Module 1B)
In the Lovaas (1987) study, what was the criteria for best outcome? - Answer- IQ,
school placement & diagnosis (Module 1B)
What is one component of rigid ABA? - Answer- Unvarying adherence to protocols
(Module 1C)
What is a definition of a progressive approach to ABA? - Answer- Combining the
science & art of ABA (Module 1C)
What is the crux/issue of progressive ABA? - Answer- Clinical judgement (Module 1C)
What is one aspect of the learner that is assessed when using clinical judgement? -
Answer- Receptivity to learning (Module 1C)
What were one of the rights outlined by Van Houten et al. (1988)? - Answer- Learners
welfare (Module 1D)
Teaching children to label state capitals may be a violation of which of the rights
outlined by Van Houten et al. (1988)? - Answer- Learning functional skills (Module 1D)
What are the other two levels created by the BACB? - Answer- BCBA & BCaBA
(Module 1D)
Which of the following is one of the requirements to obtain the RBT credential? -
Answer- Completing 40 hours of training (Module 1D)
with Correct Answers
According to the Leaf & colleagues' study, what was the correlation b/w mock exam
scores & implementation of DTT? - Answer- No relationship & moderate positive
relationship (Module 2B)
One potential problem with the addition of assistant trainers in the RBT certification
process is the assistant trainer could be a(n) - Answer- RBT (Module 2B)
The "practice of objective observation of the phenomena of interest" best describes -
Answer- Empiricism (Module 3A)
"A systematic approach to understanding behavior of social importance" best describes
- Answer- Applied Behavior Analysis (Module 3A)
"A group of responses with the same function" best describes a - Answer- Response
class (Module 3B)
"Environmental conditions or stimulus changes that exist or occur prior to the behavior
of interest" is the definition of which of the following terms? - Answer- Antecedent
(Module 3B)
"A stimulus change that follows a behavior of interest" is the definition of which of the
following terms? - Answer- Consequence (Module 3B)
The duration, rate, frequency, etc. of behavior absent of any restrictions - Answer- Free
operant (Module 3B)
A type of verbal behavior with the response controlled primarily by an immediately prior
nonverbal stimulus - Answer- Tact (Module 3C)
A stimulus that is auditory that evokes a response of speaking in a way that sounds
similar to that stimulus - Answer- Echoic (Module 3C)
A main purpose of this RBT training is to - Answer- Improve the lives of individuals with
autism (Module 1A)
, The three branches of the science of behavior analysis are the - Answer- Experimental
analysis of behavior, behaviorism, and Applied Behavior Analysis (Module 1B)
Which of the following is a component of good teaching? - Answer- Fun (Module 1B)
Who is commonly attributed for discovering the law of effect? - Answer- Thorndike
(Module 1B)
Who is commonly considered the father of behaviorism? - Answer- Watson (Module 1B)
Which of the following is a dimension of ABA as outlined by Baer, Wolf, & Risley
(1968)? - Answer- Generality (Module 1B)
What percentage of participants reached recovery in the Lovaas (1987) study? -
Answer- 47% (Module 1B)
What was one of the primary lessons learned from Lovaas (1973)? - Answer- Need for
parents to be trained (Module 1B)
In the Lovaas (1987) study, what was the criteria for best outcome? - Answer- IQ,
school placement & diagnosis (Module 1B)
What is one component of rigid ABA? - Answer- Unvarying adherence to protocols
(Module 1C)
What is a definition of a progressive approach to ABA? - Answer- Combining the
science & art of ABA (Module 1C)
What is the crux/issue of progressive ABA? - Answer- Clinical judgement (Module 1C)
What is one aspect of the learner that is assessed when using clinical judgement? -
Answer- Receptivity to learning (Module 1C)
What were one of the rights outlined by Van Houten et al. (1988)? - Answer- Learners
welfare (Module 1D)
Teaching children to label state capitals may be a violation of which of the rights
outlined by Van Houten et al. (1988)? - Answer- Learning functional skills (Module 1D)
What are the other two levels created by the BACB? - Answer- BCBA & BCaBA
(Module 1D)
Which of the following is one of the requirements to obtain the RBT credential? -
Answer- Completing 40 hours of training (Module 1D)
