PEARSON RBT EXAM LATEST QUESTIONS AND
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The roles and responsibilities of the RBT include which of the following?. ANSWER - All
of the above
(deliver discrete trial instruction and incidental teaching, record data, and implement
behavior interventions plans as written as a BCBA)
True/False: An RBT can practice independently of a BCBA. ANSWER - False
Rate is.... ANSWER - the total count per a unit of time
Duration is.... ANSWER - the time from when the behavior begins to when it ends.
Latency is.... ANSWER - the time between the presentation of a stimulus and the
occurrence of a behavior
Which of the following is a continuous recording method?. ANSWER - All of the above
(duration, rate/frequency, and latency)
calculate frequency/rate per hour and minute for a behavior that occurred 120 times over a
2 hour observation. ANSWER - 60 per hour, 1 per minute
partial-interval recording is.... ANSWER - When the behavior must occur at least once
during the interval to be recorded
Whole-interval recording is..... ANSWER - when the behavior must occur for the entire
interval to be recorded.
Momentary time sampling is..... ANSWER - when the behavior must be occurring at the
end of the interval to be recorded.
Inter-response time is.... ANSWER - The time between the end of one instance of the
behavior and the beginning of the next occurrence of behavior.
which recording method would you expect to use when a target behavior is set to increase?.
ANSWER - whole-interval recording
, Which recording method would you expect to use when a target behavior is set to
decrease?. ANSWER - Partial-interval recording
true or false? Partial interval recording has the tendency to under-estimate the frequency of
a target behavior while whole interval recording has the tendency to over-estimate the
frequency of the target behavior?. ANSWER - False
Which of the following are examples of "permanent products" that can be used to collect
data using permanent product recording procedures.. ANSWER - Number of broken
windows and folded shirts
True/False: permanent product recording is one of the lease cumbersome data recording
methods. ANSWER - True
Choose the best operational definition for a tantrum. ANSWER - Any instance of the client
crying and hitting himself in the head with a closed fist which makes a sound that can be
heard within five feet. Instance must last longer than 30 seconds and are separated by 30
seconds of non-occurrence.
Define behavior:. ANSWER - The activity of living organisms; human behavior includes
everything that people do.
define environment:. ANSWER - the conglomerate of real circumstances in which the
organism or references part of the organism exists; behavior cannot occur in the absence of
environment.
List the four functions of behavior:. ANSWER - Social positive (attention/access), Social
negative (escaping), Automatic Positive (sensory stimulation), Automatic Negative (pain
attenuation)
A client gets out of his seat every time a demand is placed. When he gets out of his seat his
teacher says, "Oh you need a break", and does not follow through with her demand. This
client's out of seat behavior most likely serves what function?. ANSWER - Social negative
(escape)
A client frequently spits. You notice that he spits during work times, when he is on a break,
when he is playing with his favorite toys, during meal times, when you or someone else is
directly engaged with him, and even when he is by himself. One day mom brings the client
back from the dentist where he had to get 6 cavities filled. After this dentist appointment
the spitting stopped. What function does spitting most likely serve?. ANSWER -
Automatic negative (pain attenuation)
Every time his mother removes items from him, a client engages in a tantrum. Mom tries to
ignore him but after around five minutes mom gives him back the item she removed and the
tantrum immediately stops. What function is most likely maintaining the tantrums?.
ANSWER - Social Positive (attention/access)
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The roles and responsibilities of the RBT include which of the following?. ANSWER - All
of the above
(deliver discrete trial instruction and incidental teaching, record data, and implement
behavior interventions plans as written as a BCBA)
True/False: An RBT can practice independently of a BCBA. ANSWER - False
Rate is.... ANSWER - the total count per a unit of time
Duration is.... ANSWER - the time from when the behavior begins to when it ends.
Latency is.... ANSWER - the time between the presentation of a stimulus and the
occurrence of a behavior
Which of the following is a continuous recording method?. ANSWER - All of the above
(duration, rate/frequency, and latency)
calculate frequency/rate per hour and minute for a behavior that occurred 120 times over a
2 hour observation. ANSWER - 60 per hour, 1 per minute
partial-interval recording is.... ANSWER - When the behavior must occur at least once
during the interval to be recorded
Whole-interval recording is..... ANSWER - when the behavior must occur for the entire
interval to be recorded.
Momentary time sampling is..... ANSWER - when the behavior must be occurring at the
end of the interval to be recorded.
Inter-response time is.... ANSWER - The time between the end of one instance of the
behavior and the beginning of the next occurrence of behavior.
which recording method would you expect to use when a target behavior is set to increase?.
ANSWER - whole-interval recording
, Which recording method would you expect to use when a target behavior is set to
decrease?. ANSWER - Partial-interval recording
true or false? Partial interval recording has the tendency to under-estimate the frequency of
a target behavior while whole interval recording has the tendency to over-estimate the
frequency of the target behavior?. ANSWER - False
Which of the following are examples of "permanent products" that can be used to collect
data using permanent product recording procedures.. ANSWER - Number of broken
windows and folded shirts
True/False: permanent product recording is one of the lease cumbersome data recording
methods. ANSWER - True
Choose the best operational definition for a tantrum. ANSWER - Any instance of the client
crying and hitting himself in the head with a closed fist which makes a sound that can be
heard within five feet. Instance must last longer than 30 seconds and are separated by 30
seconds of non-occurrence.
Define behavior:. ANSWER - The activity of living organisms; human behavior includes
everything that people do.
define environment:. ANSWER - the conglomerate of real circumstances in which the
organism or references part of the organism exists; behavior cannot occur in the absence of
environment.
List the four functions of behavior:. ANSWER - Social positive (attention/access), Social
negative (escaping), Automatic Positive (sensory stimulation), Automatic Negative (pain
attenuation)
A client gets out of his seat every time a demand is placed. When he gets out of his seat his
teacher says, "Oh you need a break", and does not follow through with her demand. This
client's out of seat behavior most likely serves what function?. ANSWER - Social negative
(escape)
A client frequently spits. You notice that he spits during work times, when he is on a break,
when he is playing with his favorite toys, during meal times, when you or someone else is
directly engaged with him, and even when he is by himself. One day mom brings the client
back from the dentist where he had to get 6 cavities filled. After this dentist appointment
the spitting stopped. What function does spitting most likely serve?. ANSWER -
Automatic negative (pain attenuation)
Every time his mother removes items from him, a client engages in a tantrum. Mom tries to
ignore him but after around five minutes mom gives him back the item she removed and the
tantrum immediately stops. What function is most likely maintaining the tantrums?.
ANSWER - Social Positive (attention/access)
