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Pearson RBT Exam Questions and Correct
Answers
The roles and responsibilities of the RBT include which of the
following? Ans: — 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 Ans: —
False
Rate is... Ans: — the total count per a unit of time
Duration is... Ans: — the time from when the behavior begins to
when it ends.
Latency is... Ans: — the time between the presentation of a
stimulus and the occurrence of a behavior
Which of the following is a continuous recording method? Ans: —
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 Ans: — 60 per hour,
1 per minute
partial-interval recording is... Ans: — When the behavior must
occur at least once during the interval to be recorded
Whole-interval recording is.... Ans: — when the behavior must
occur for the entire interval to be recorded.
Momentary time sampling is.... Ans: — when the behavior must be
occurring at the end of the interval to be recorded.
Inter-response time is... Ans: — The time between the end of one
instance of the behavior and the beginning of the next occurrence
of behavior.
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which recording method would you expect to use when a target
behavior is set to increase? Ans: — whole-interval recording
Which recording method would you expect to use when a target
behavior is set to decrease? Ans: — 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? Ans: — False
Which of the following are examples of "permanent products" that
can be used to collect data using permanent product recording
procedures. Ans: — Number of broken windows and folded shirts
True/False: permanent product recording is one of the lease
cumbersome data recording methods Ans: — True
Choose the best operational definition for a tantrum Ans: — 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: Ans: — The activity of living organisms; human
behavior includes everything that people do.
define environment: Ans: — 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: Ans: — 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? Ans: — Social negative
(escape)
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Pearson RBT Exam Questions and Correct
Answers
The roles and responsibilities of the RBT include which of the
following? Ans: — 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 Ans: —
False
Rate is... Ans: — the total count per a unit of time
Duration is... Ans: — the time from when the behavior begins to
when it ends.
Latency is... Ans: — the time between the presentation of a
stimulus and the occurrence of a behavior
Which of the following is a continuous recording method? Ans: —
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 Ans: — 60 per hour,
1 per minute
partial-interval recording is... Ans: — When the behavior must
occur at least once during the interval to be recorded
Whole-interval recording is.... Ans: — when the behavior must
occur for the entire interval to be recorded.
Momentary time sampling is.... Ans: — when the behavior must be
occurring at the end of the interval to be recorded.
Inter-response time is... Ans: — The time between the end of one
instance of the behavior and the beginning of the next occurrence
of behavior.
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which recording method would you expect to use when a target
behavior is set to increase? Ans: — whole-interval recording
Which recording method would you expect to use when a target
behavior is set to decrease? Ans: — 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? Ans: — False
Which of the following are examples of "permanent products" that
can be used to collect data using permanent product recording
procedures. Ans: — Number of broken windows and folded shirts
True/False: permanent product recording is one of the lease
cumbersome data recording methods Ans: — True
Choose the best operational definition for a tantrum Ans: — 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: Ans: — The activity of living organisms; human
behavior includes everything that people do.
define environment: Ans: — 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: Ans: — 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? Ans: — Social negative
(escape)
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