Pearson RBT Exam 2026–2027 | Latest Verified Actual Exam Questions & Correct Answers | Guaranteed Pass A+ | New Updated Version Study Guide & Practice Prep

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Pearson RBT Exam (NEW UPDATED VERSION) LATEST ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) |
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The roles and responsibilities of the RBT include which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER All of
the above

(deliver discrete trial instruction and incidental teaching, record data, and implement behavior interventions
plans as written as a BCBA)




QUESTION :True/False: An RBT can practice independently of a BCBA - CORRECT ANSWER False




QUESTION :Rate is... - CORRECT ANSWER the total count per a unit of time




QUESTION :Duration is... - CORRECT ANSWER the time from when the behavior begins to when it
ends.




QUESTION :Latency is... - CORRECT ANSWER the time between the presentation of a stimulus and
the occurrence of a behavior




QUESTION :Which of the following is a continuous recording method? - CORRECT ANSWER All of
the above

(duration, rate/frequency, and latency)




QUESTION :calculate frequency/rate per hour and minute for a behavior that occurred 120 times over a 2
hour observation - CORRECT ANSWER 60 per hour, 1 per minute




QUESTION :partial-interval recording is... - CORRECT ANSWER When the behavior must occur at
least once during the interval to be recorded




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QUESTION :Whole-interval recording is.... - CORRECT ANSWER when the behavior must occur for
the entire interval to be recorded.




QUESTION :Momentary time sampling is.... - CORRECT ANSWER when the behavior must be
occurring at the end of the interval to be recorded.




QUESTION :Inter-response time is... - CORRECT ANSWER The time between the end of one instance
of the behavior and the beginning of the next occurrence of behavior.




QUESTION :which recording method would you expect to use when a target behavior is set to increase? -
CORRECT ANSWER whole-interval recording




QUESTION :Which recording method would you expect to use when a target behavior is set to decrease? -
CORRECT ANSWER Partial-interval recording




QUESTION :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? - CORRECT ANSWER False




QUESTION :Which of the following are examples of "permanent products" that can be used to collect data
using permanent product recording procedures. - CORRECT ANSWER Number of broken windows
and folded shirts




QUESTION :True/False: permanent product recording is one of the lease cumbersome data recording
methods - CORRECT ANSWER True




QUESTION :Choose the best operational definition for a tantrum - CORRECT 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.




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QUESTION :Define behavior: - CORRECT ANSWER The activity of living organisms; human
behavior includes everything that people do.




QUESTION :define environment: - CORRECT 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.




QUESTION :List the four functions of behavior: - CORRECT ANSWER Social positive
(attention/access), Social negative (escaping), Automatic Positive (sensory stimulation), Automatic Negative
(pain attenuation)




QUESTION :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? - CORRECT ANSWER Social negative (escape)




QUESTION :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? - CORRECT ANSWER Automatic negative (pain attenuation)




QUESTION :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? - CORRECT ANSWER
Social Positive (attention/access)




QUESTION :A client hits other students in his class during work and break times. Each time he hits another
students the teacher immediately provides a verbal reprimand. What function does his hitting most like
serve? - CORRECT ANSWER Social Positive (attention/access)




QUESTION :You work with a client who drops legos on the floor for hours if left alone. The client does this
even if others are playing with him, when no demands are being placed, and when given free access to a
number of preferred toys. What is the function of the lego dropping behavior? - CORRECT ANSWER
Automatic Positive (sensory stimulation)




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