Pearson RBT Exam — Latest 2025/2026 Edition | 250
Questions & Verified Answers | 100% Pass Solutions
1. Your role in a functional assessment as an RBT is?
a) To criticize the assessment
b) To assist with the assessment
c) To conduct the assessment
d) To standy by and do nothing - ANSWER--TO ASSIST WITH THE ASSESSMENT
2. Which of the following is NOT a conditioned reinforcer
A) sleep
B) money
C) tokens
D) verbal praise - ANSWER--A) sleep
3. What is your primary role as an RBT?
a) Treatment planning
b) Preference assessment
c) Parent training
d) Implementation - ANSWER--IMPLEMENTATION
4. Tim is working in a clinic setting. Every day, 4 clients eat lunch at 11am and 4 eat lunch at
12pm. Tim is responsible for taking data on his client's eating behavior, but must also
make sure the other clients are eating. Every 3 minutes Tim will look at his client and
record whether or not his client is eating. What kind of measurement is this?
A) Partial interval recording
B) Continuous measurement
C) Momentary time sampling
D) Frequency - ANSWER--C) Momentary time sampling
,5. Which of the following is NOT an example of an antecedent intervention?
A) Your son brings home a great report card so you take him out for ice cream
B) Your client sometimes scratches you so you wear long sleeves to session
C) You withhold all kit kat candy bars from your cilent until session starts
D) You're painting your bedroom today, so you spread a bunch of newspaper on
the ground to catch the paint drippings - ANSWER--A) Your son brings home a great
report card so you take him out for ice cream
6. Which of the following is an example of stimulus generalization?
A) You call your dog multiple nick names throughout the day
B) You like to take afternoon naps. Sometimes you nap on the bed, sometimes on
the couch, and sometimes on the chair.
C) You see someone hold up their hand. This sometimes means "stop", "hello", or
"give me a high five."
D) When you see your boss in the morning sometimes you say "hello", sometimes
you say "good morning", and sometimes you just smile. - ANSWER--B) You like to
take afternoon naps. Sometimes you nap on the bed, sometimes on the couch, and
sometimes on the chair.
7. You have been working at a private practice ABA clinic. There is one BCBA who does
supervision and runs the business. You are made aware that the BCBA is billing hours
they did not actually work. What is your responsibility as an RBT?
A) Nothing. Billing is not part of your job description.
B) You can choose whether or not you report your BCBA to the board, but you are
not obligated
C) You should report your BCBA to the BACB board
D) Quit your job immediately - ANSWER--C) You should report your BCBA to the
BACB board
,8. When producing a line graph the behavior you are tracking goes where?
A) the x-axis
B) on the horizontal
C) The y-axis
D) on the bottom of the graph - ANSWER--C) The y-axis
9. You are working in a classroom providing assistance as an RBT. Your client's target
behavior is participating in class. Each time your client participates, you give them a check
mark. Once the client receives 6 check marks, the client exchange them for either a
handful of Skittles or a two minute break. What are you implementing?
A) Naturalistic teaching
B) Forced choice
C) negative reinforcement
D) Token economy - ANSWER--D) Token economy
10. When is the best time for you to use an intermittent schedule of reinforcement?
A) You taught your client a behavior, and now what to maintain that behavior
B) Your client is struggling to acquire new skills
C) You are trying to teach your client a new behavior
D) You are struggling to gain momentum with a client - ANSWER--A) You taught your
client a behavior, and now what to maintain that behavior
11. Which of the following is an example of automatic negative reinforcement?
A) You are driving in your brand new car on a perfect Spring time day. Your favorite song
comes on the radio, so you turn it up louder.
, B) Your client is constantly receiving detention at school. During an observation you
notice that every time your client disrupts the class, his friends laugh.
C) You were making coffee when you accidentally dropped the pot. The pot shattered,
and glass went everywhere. You ask your roommate to help you clean it up, which they do.
D) You went out with your friends last night, and woke up with a massive headache. You
take Tylenol and your headache goes away. - ANSWER--D) You went out with your friends last
night, and woke up with a massive headache. You take Tylenol and your headache goes away.
12. You are assigned a client in-home. The client has multiple siblings, but they all share one
Xbox. Your BCBA requests that you spend your first two sessions building rapport, and
observing behavior. You notice that each time your client's brother is on the Xbox, your
client will run over and unplug the Xbox. This results in the brother getting off of the Xbox
and your client playing the Xbox. What would you hypothesize is the function of
unplugging the Xbox?
A) tangible
B) attention
C) automatic
D) escape - ANSWER--A) tangible
13. Your client is learning how to prepare dinner for his family. He recently learned to cook
spaghetti and meatballs independently except for boiling the water and adding seasoning.
What method would be best to teach your client these steps?
A) Backwards chaining
B) Total task chaining
C) DTT
D) Forward chaining - ANSWER--B) Total task chaining
14. This differential reinforcement relies on the absence of a behavior
A) DRO
Questions & Verified Answers | 100% Pass Solutions
1. Your role in a functional assessment as an RBT is?
a) To criticize the assessment
b) To assist with the assessment
c) To conduct the assessment
d) To standy by and do nothing - ANSWER--TO ASSIST WITH THE ASSESSMENT
2. Which of the following is NOT a conditioned reinforcer
A) sleep
B) money
C) tokens
D) verbal praise - ANSWER--A) sleep
3. What is your primary role as an RBT?
a) Treatment planning
b) Preference assessment
c) Parent training
d) Implementation - ANSWER--IMPLEMENTATION
4. Tim is working in a clinic setting. Every day, 4 clients eat lunch at 11am and 4 eat lunch at
12pm. Tim is responsible for taking data on his client's eating behavior, but must also
make sure the other clients are eating. Every 3 minutes Tim will look at his client and
record whether or not his client is eating. What kind of measurement is this?
A) Partial interval recording
B) Continuous measurement
C) Momentary time sampling
D) Frequency - ANSWER--C) Momentary time sampling
,5. Which of the following is NOT an example of an antecedent intervention?
A) Your son brings home a great report card so you take him out for ice cream
B) Your client sometimes scratches you so you wear long sleeves to session
C) You withhold all kit kat candy bars from your cilent until session starts
D) You're painting your bedroom today, so you spread a bunch of newspaper on
the ground to catch the paint drippings - ANSWER--A) Your son brings home a great
report card so you take him out for ice cream
6. Which of the following is an example of stimulus generalization?
A) You call your dog multiple nick names throughout the day
B) You like to take afternoon naps. Sometimes you nap on the bed, sometimes on
the couch, and sometimes on the chair.
C) You see someone hold up their hand. This sometimes means "stop", "hello", or
"give me a high five."
D) When you see your boss in the morning sometimes you say "hello", sometimes
you say "good morning", and sometimes you just smile. - ANSWER--B) You like to
take afternoon naps. Sometimes you nap on the bed, sometimes on the couch, and
sometimes on the chair.
7. You have been working at a private practice ABA clinic. There is one BCBA who does
supervision and runs the business. You are made aware that the BCBA is billing hours
they did not actually work. What is your responsibility as an RBT?
A) Nothing. Billing is not part of your job description.
B) You can choose whether or not you report your BCBA to the board, but you are
not obligated
C) You should report your BCBA to the BACB board
D) Quit your job immediately - ANSWER--C) You should report your BCBA to the
BACB board
,8. When producing a line graph the behavior you are tracking goes where?
A) the x-axis
B) on the horizontal
C) The y-axis
D) on the bottom of the graph - ANSWER--C) The y-axis
9. You are working in a classroom providing assistance as an RBT. Your client's target
behavior is participating in class. Each time your client participates, you give them a check
mark. Once the client receives 6 check marks, the client exchange them for either a
handful of Skittles or a two minute break. What are you implementing?
A) Naturalistic teaching
B) Forced choice
C) negative reinforcement
D) Token economy - ANSWER--D) Token economy
10. When is the best time for you to use an intermittent schedule of reinforcement?
A) You taught your client a behavior, and now what to maintain that behavior
B) Your client is struggling to acquire new skills
C) You are trying to teach your client a new behavior
D) You are struggling to gain momentum with a client - ANSWER--A) You taught your
client a behavior, and now what to maintain that behavior
11. Which of the following is an example of automatic negative reinforcement?
A) You are driving in your brand new car on a perfect Spring time day. Your favorite song
comes on the radio, so you turn it up louder.
, B) Your client is constantly receiving detention at school. During an observation you
notice that every time your client disrupts the class, his friends laugh.
C) You were making coffee when you accidentally dropped the pot. The pot shattered,
and glass went everywhere. You ask your roommate to help you clean it up, which they do.
D) You went out with your friends last night, and woke up with a massive headache. You
take Tylenol and your headache goes away. - ANSWER--D) You went out with your friends last
night, and woke up with a massive headache. You take Tylenol and your headache goes away.
12. You are assigned a client in-home. The client has multiple siblings, but they all share one
Xbox. Your BCBA requests that you spend your first two sessions building rapport, and
observing behavior. You notice that each time your client's brother is on the Xbox, your
client will run over and unplug the Xbox. This results in the brother getting off of the Xbox
and your client playing the Xbox. What would you hypothesize is the function of
unplugging the Xbox?
A) tangible
B) attention
C) automatic
D) escape - ANSWER--A) tangible
13. Your client is learning how to prepare dinner for his family. He recently learned to cook
spaghetti and meatballs independently except for boiling the water and adding seasoning.
What method would be best to teach your client these steps?
A) Backwards chaining
B) Total task chaining
C) DTT
D) Forward chaining - ANSWER--B) Total task chaining
14. This differential reinforcement relies on the absence of a behavior
A) DRO
