RBT PRACTICE EXAM Q&A
You send your client to go back to school shopping. You ask him to buy paper, pencils,
notebooks, and glue. After he returns you go through the complete check list and check
to make sure each item is present. you are using?
a. permanent product recording
b. whole interval recording
c. partial interval recording
d. ABC recording - Answer-a. permanent product recording
your supervising BCBA is discussing a client's case with you. she asks the you use a
continuous measurement procedure. which of the following would be considered a
continuous measurement procedure?
a. partial interval recording
b. whole interval recording
c. momentary time sampling
d. ABC recording - Answer-d. ABC recording
bob was taught to fold a shirt with a very strict task analysis and he has folded shirts the
same way for years. Bob moves into a group home and is responsible for folding
laundry for the whole house. the way he was taught to fold a shirt is time-consuming, so
bob tries just folding the shirts in half, wadding them up in a ball, or laying them flat in
the drawer. what is bob demonstrating?
a.response generalization
b. stimulus generalization
c. stimulus discrimination
d. time delay - Answer-a. response generalization
behavior analysts use the high-probability request sequence to increase compliance by
first presenting.
a. 2 to 5 novel tasks
b. 2 to 5 tasks in the learner's repertoire
c. 2 to 5 low p requests
d. 2 to 5 math problems - Answer-b. 2 to 5 taks in learner's repertoire
Jana wants to know how long it takes from the time she delivers the SD "gets dressed"
to the time the client picks up her dress and starts putting it on. How should Jana track
this?
a. latency
b. time sampling
c. duration
d. Inter-response Time (IRT) - Answer-a. latency
, functional communication training is an application of
a. DRI
b. DRO
c. DRA
d. DRL - Answer-c. DRA
when using functional training, practitioners must first
a. identify potential reinforcers
b. identify the function of the behavior
c. identify potential punishers
d. identify the replacement behavior - Answer-b. identify the function of the behavior
your supervising BCBA asks you to take data on your clients spitting behavior. after
working together to create an operational definition, she asks you to take data using
partial interval recording w/ 60 second intervals. she explains you will need to set a
reoccurring timer for 60 seconds. you mark the behavior as having occurred if:
a. it occurs at the ends of a 60 second interval
b. it occurs for the entire 60 seconds
c. it occurs even once during the 60 seconds
d. it occurs after 60 seconds timer goes off - Answer-c. it occurs even once during the
60 seconds
you are working with Cody, a 3 year old boy w/ autism. he is having difficulty manding
for items and activities. you want to make sure you are using items he prefers and items
that are reinforcing. you can do this all in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
a. conduct preference assessments/reinforcer assessments
b. create opportunities for Cody to engage with a variety of materials
c. complete a functional analysis with Cody
d. observe cody in the natural environment (at school and his after school program) -
Answer-c. complete a functional analysis with cody
Julia has eczema that worsens during the winter. she puts lotion on her eczema sores
whenever she experiences discomfort and the discomfort goes away. she is more likely
to put lotion on in the future. this is an example of:
a. positive reinforcement
b. negative reinforcement
c. negative punishment
d. positive punishment - Answer-b. negative reinforcement
a mother sings, " you are my sunshine, my only sunshine" to her children as she drops
them off at school. They finish the song with " You make me happy when skies are
grey". which verbal operant does this demonstrate?
a. mand
You send your client to go back to school shopping. You ask him to buy paper, pencils,
notebooks, and glue. After he returns you go through the complete check list and check
to make sure each item is present. you are using?
a. permanent product recording
b. whole interval recording
c. partial interval recording
d. ABC recording - Answer-a. permanent product recording
your supervising BCBA is discussing a client's case with you. she asks the you use a
continuous measurement procedure. which of the following would be considered a
continuous measurement procedure?
a. partial interval recording
b. whole interval recording
c. momentary time sampling
d. ABC recording - Answer-d. ABC recording
bob was taught to fold a shirt with a very strict task analysis and he has folded shirts the
same way for years. Bob moves into a group home and is responsible for folding
laundry for the whole house. the way he was taught to fold a shirt is time-consuming, so
bob tries just folding the shirts in half, wadding them up in a ball, or laying them flat in
the drawer. what is bob demonstrating?
a.response generalization
b. stimulus generalization
c. stimulus discrimination
d. time delay - Answer-a. response generalization
behavior analysts use the high-probability request sequence to increase compliance by
first presenting.
a. 2 to 5 novel tasks
b. 2 to 5 tasks in the learner's repertoire
c. 2 to 5 low p requests
d. 2 to 5 math problems - Answer-b. 2 to 5 taks in learner's repertoire
Jana wants to know how long it takes from the time she delivers the SD "gets dressed"
to the time the client picks up her dress and starts putting it on. How should Jana track
this?
a. latency
b. time sampling
c. duration
d. Inter-response Time (IRT) - Answer-a. latency
, functional communication training is an application of
a. DRI
b. DRO
c. DRA
d. DRL - Answer-c. DRA
when using functional training, practitioners must first
a. identify potential reinforcers
b. identify the function of the behavior
c. identify potential punishers
d. identify the replacement behavior - Answer-b. identify the function of the behavior
your supervising BCBA asks you to take data on your clients spitting behavior. after
working together to create an operational definition, she asks you to take data using
partial interval recording w/ 60 second intervals. she explains you will need to set a
reoccurring timer for 60 seconds. you mark the behavior as having occurred if:
a. it occurs at the ends of a 60 second interval
b. it occurs for the entire 60 seconds
c. it occurs even once during the 60 seconds
d. it occurs after 60 seconds timer goes off - Answer-c. it occurs even once during the
60 seconds
you are working with Cody, a 3 year old boy w/ autism. he is having difficulty manding
for items and activities. you want to make sure you are using items he prefers and items
that are reinforcing. you can do this all in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
a. conduct preference assessments/reinforcer assessments
b. create opportunities for Cody to engage with a variety of materials
c. complete a functional analysis with Cody
d. observe cody in the natural environment (at school and his after school program) -
Answer-c. complete a functional analysis with cody
Julia has eczema that worsens during the winter. she puts lotion on her eczema sores
whenever she experiences discomfort and the discomfort goes away. she is more likely
to put lotion on in the future. this is an example of:
a. positive reinforcement
b. negative reinforcement
c. negative punishment
d. positive punishment - Answer-b. negative reinforcement
a mother sings, " you are my sunshine, my only sunshine" to her children as she drops
them off at school. They finish the song with " You make me happy when skies are
grey". which verbal operant does this demonstrate?
a. mand
