RBT PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (LATEST UODATE
2024/2025)
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
Evidence-based model that applies the science of behavior
3 branches of behavioral analysis
Behaviorism
experimental analysis of behavior
applied behavioral analysis
What is shaping?
The reinforcement of closer and closer approxima@ons of a desired response.
What is operant behavior?
Behavior that operates on the environment, producing consequences; based
on a previous learning history
What is radical behaviorism?
Seeks to understand ALL human behavior, private (thoughts and feelings) and
public (observable)
Who came up with the 7 dimensions of ABA
Baer, Wolf, and Risley (1968)
7 Dimensions of ABA: GET A CAB:
Generality, effec@ve, technological, applied, conceptually systema@c, analy@cal,
behavioral
Generality
,Applica@on of skills and applying them across different seUngs, s@muli and
people
Effec@ve
Producing changes that are significant, data must be con@nually analyzed
Technological
Replica@on of interven@on
Applied
Social significance
Conceptually systema@c
All interven@ons used stem from the core basic principles of behavior
(reinforcement, punishment, ex@nc@on)
Analy@c
Studying the rela@onship between a change in behavior related to an
environmental change (what caused the change)
Behavioral
Must be measurable and objec@ve, measured in client's environment
BACB
Behavior Analyst Cer@fica@on Board, 1998
How much supervision does an RBT need monthly
5%
BCBA
Board Cer@fied Behavior Analyst
Compassionate care
Working with the WHOLE family and being there to support the whole family
So` skills
Pa@ence, seek understanding, keep terms simple, listening, ask ques@ons,
acknowledge biases
, Rules of compassionate care
1. Be empathe@c
2. Be sensi@ve
3. Build rapport
4. Provide support
5. Provide accurate informa@on
Abcs
Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
Antecedent
Anything an environment that occurs IMMEDIATELY before a behavior
Discrimina@ve s@mulus
A s@mulus in the presence of which a par@cular response will be reinforced
S@mulus delta
S@mulus in the presence of which a given behavior has NOT produced
reinforcement in the past (behavior is unlikely to occur in presence of an s
delta)
Dead man's rule
If a dead man can do it, it's not a behavior
Target behavior
The ac@on of interest that the client engages in
Target behaviors for DECREASE
Challenging behaviors, maladap@ve behaviors
Consequence
An environmental condi@on or s@mulus change that occurs IMMEDIATELY
AFTER the behavior of interest (not good or bad)
Reinforcement
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (LATEST UODATE
2024/2025)
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
Evidence-based model that applies the science of behavior
3 branches of behavioral analysis
Behaviorism
experimental analysis of behavior
applied behavioral analysis
What is shaping?
The reinforcement of closer and closer approxima@ons of a desired response.
What is operant behavior?
Behavior that operates on the environment, producing consequences; based
on a previous learning history
What is radical behaviorism?
Seeks to understand ALL human behavior, private (thoughts and feelings) and
public (observable)
Who came up with the 7 dimensions of ABA
Baer, Wolf, and Risley (1968)
7 Dimensions of ABA: GET A CAB:
Generality, effec@ve, technological, applied, conceptually systema@c, analy@cal,
behavioral
Generality
,Applica@on of skills and applying them across different seUngs, s@muli and
people
Effec@ve
Producing changes that are significant, data must be con@nually analyzed
Technological
Replica@on of interven@on
Applied
Social significance
Conceptually systema@c
All interven@ons used stem from the core basic principles of behavior
(reinforcement, punishment, ex@nc@on)
Analy@c
Studying the rela@onship between a change in behavior related to an
environmental change (what caused the change)
Behavioral
Must be measurable and objec@ve, measured in client's environment
BACB
Behavior Analyst Cer@fica@on Board, 1998
How much supervision does an RBT need monthly
5%
BCBA
Board Cer@fied Behavior Analyst
Compassionate care
Working with the WHOLE family and being there to support the whole family
So` skills
Pa@ence, seek understanding, keep terms simple, listening, ask ques@ons,
acknowledge biases
, Rules of compassionate care
1. Be empathe@c
2. Be sensi@ve
3. Build rapport
4. Provide support
5. Provide accurate informa@on
Abcs
Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
Antecedent
Anything an environment that occurs IMMEDIATELY before a behavior
Discrimina@ve s@mulus
A s@mulus in the presence of which a par@cular response will be reinforced
S@mulus delta
S@mulus in the presence of which a given behavior has NOT produced
reinforcement in the past (behavior is unlikely to occur in presence of an s
delta)
Dead man's rule
If a dead man can do it, it's not a behavior
Target behavior
The ac@on of interest that the client engages in
Target behaviors for DECREASE
Challenging behaviors, maladap@ve behaviors
Consequence
An environmental condi@on or s@mulus change that occurs IMMEDIATELY
AFTER the behavior of interest (not good or bad)
Reinforcement
