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RBT 40-Hour Training Exam Questions
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The three branches of the science of behavior analysis are the - Answers✔experimental analysis of
behavior, behaviorism, and Applied Behavior Analysis.
Which of the following is a component of good teaching?
Technical
Fun
Subjective
Emotional - Answers✔Fun
Who is commonly attributed for discovering the law of effect? - Answers✔Thorndike
Who is commonly considered the father of behaviorism? - Answers✔Watson
Which of the following is a dimension of ABA as outlined by Baer, Wolf, & Risley (1968)?
Empirical
Generality
Evidenced
Scientific - Answers✔Generality
What percentage of participants reached recovery in the Lovaas (1987) study? - Answers✔47%
What was one of the primary lessons learned from Lovaas (1973)? - Answers✔Need for parents to be
trained.
In the Lovaas (1987) study, what was the criteria for best outcome? - Answers✔IQ, school placement,
and diagnosis
What is one component of rigid ABA? - Answers✔Unvarying adherence to protocols
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What is a definition of a Progressive approach to ABA? - Answers✔Combining the science and art of ABA
What is the crux of progressive ABA? - Answers✔Clinical judgement
What is one aspect of the learner that is assessed when using clinical judgment? - Answers✔Receptivity
What were one of the rights outlined by Van Houten et al. (1988)?
Learners welfare
Best outcomes
Certified supervisors
Registered Behavior Technicians - Answers✔Learners welfare
Teaching children to label state capitals may be a violation of which of the rights outlined by Van Houten
et al. (1988)? - Answers✔Learning functional skills
What are the other two levels created by the BACB? - Answers✔BCBA & BCaBA
Which of the following is one of the requirements to obtain the RBT credential? - Answers✔Completing
40 hours of training
What is one problem with a sibling of an RBT being that RBTs supervisor? - Answers✔Potential for the
development of a dual relationship
How many face-to-face meetings must occur per month between the RBT and the supervisor? -
Answers✔2
What percentage of your total hours of an RBT must be spent in supervision? - Answers✔5%
What is one of your responsibilities as an RBT? - Answers✔Direct instruction
According to Autism Partnership Foundation what are the RBT standards? - Answers✔Minimal
Critical thinking important to intervention for individuals diagnosed with ASD to ensure that -
Answers✔best procedures are being implemented.
When receiving feedback which of the following should be avoided? - Answers✔Taking feedback
personally
When receiving feedback which of the following should be done? - Answers✔Following through on
making changes
Which of the following is the best resource for keeping updated on the field of ABA? - Answers✔Journal
articles
Which is an example of a soft skill? - Answers✔Compassion
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According to the Leaf and colleagues' study, what was the correlation between mock exam scores and
implementation of DTT? - Answers✔No relationship and moderate positive relationship
One potential problem with the addition of assistant trainers in the RBT certification process is the
assistant trainer could be a(n) - Answers✔RBT.
The practice of objective observation of the phenomena of interest" best describes -
Answers✔Empiricism
"A systematic approach to understanding behavior of social importance" best describes -
Answers✔Applied Behavioral Analysis
"A group of responses with the same function" best describes a - Answers✔response class
"Environmental conditions or stimulus changes that exist or occur prior to the behavior of interest" is
the definition of which of the following terms? - Answers✔antecedent
"A stimulus change that follows a behavior of interest" is the definition of which of the follow terms? -
Answers✔consequence
"The duration, rate, frequency, etc. of behavior absent of any restrictions" is the definition of which of
the following terms? - Answers✔free operant
"A type of verbal behavior with the response controlled primarily by an immediately prior nonverbal
stimulus" best describes which of the following? - Answers✔tact
"A stimulus that is auditory that evokes a response of speaking in a way that sounds similar to that
stimulus" best describes which of the following? - Answers✔echoic
"A type of verbal behavior in which the response form or topography controlled by a current unlearned
or learner establishing operation" best describes which of the following? - Answers✔mand
"Those events that take place within an organism's skin or are otherwise only accessible to the
organism" best describes which of the following? - Answers✔private events
"The rate, duration, latency, etc of the behavior of interest prior to manipulation of the environment"
best describes which of the following? - Answers✔baseline
"Uncontrolled variables known or suspected to exert an influence on the dependent variable" is the
definition of which of the following? - Answers✔confounding variables
"If a behavior is followed closely in time by a stimulus event and as a result the future frequency of that
type of behavior increases in similar conditions" best describes which of the following? -
Answers✔Reinforcement
Providing a learner with an iPad following a correct response that results in an increase in correct
responses best describes which of the following? - Answers✔Positive reinforcement
"When a response is followed by the presentation of a stimulus, and, as a result, similar responses occur
more frequently in the future" best describes which of the following? - Answers✔Positive reinforcement
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RBT 40-Hour Training Exam Questions
With Verified Answers
The three branches of the science of behavior analysis are the - Answers✔experimental analysis of
behavior, behaviorism, and Applied Behavior Analysis.
Which of the following is a component of good teaching?
Technical
Fun
Subjective
Emotional - Answers✔Fun
Who is commonly attributed for discovering the law of effect? - Answers✔Thorndike
Who is commonly considered the father of behaviorism? - Answers✔Watson
Which of the following is a dimension of ABA as outlined by Baer, Wolf, & Risley (1968)?
Empirical
Generality
Evidenced
Scientific - Answers✔Generality
What percentage of participants reached recovery in the Lovaas (1987) study? - Answers✔47%
What was one of the primary lessons learned from Lovaas (1973)? - Answers✔Need for parents to be
trained.
In the Lovaas (1987) study, what was the criteria for best outcome? - Answers✔IQ, school placement,
and diagnosis
What is one component of rigid ABA? - Answers✔Unvarying adherence to protocols
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What is a definition of a Progressive approach to ABA? - Answers✔Combining the science and art of ABA
What is the crux of progressive ABA? - Answers✔Clinical judgement
What is one aspect of the learner that is assessed when using clinical judgment? - Answers✔Receptivity
What were one of the rights outlined by Van Houten et al. (1988)?
Learners welfare
Best outcomes
Certified supervisors
Registered Behavior Technicians - Answers✔Learners welfare
Teaching children to label state capitals may be a violation of which of the rights outlined by Van Houten
et al. (1988)? - Answers✔Learning functional skills
What are the other two levels created by the BACB? - Answers✔BCBA & BCaBA
Which of the following is one of the requirements to obtain the RBT credential? - Answers✔Completing
40 hours of training
What is one problem with a sibling of an RBT being that RBTs supervisor? - Answers✔Potential for the
development of a dual relationship
How many face-to-face meetings must occur per month between the RBT and the supervisor? -
Answers✔2
What percentage of your total hours of an RBT must be spent in supervision? - Answers✔5%
What is one of your responsibilities as an RBT? - Answers✔Direct instruction
According to Autism Partnership Foundation what are the RBT standards? - Answers✔Minimal
Critical thinking important to intervention for individuals diagnosed with ASD to ensure that -
Answers✔best procedures are being implemented.
When receiving feedback which of the following should be avoided? - Answers✔Taking feedback
personally
When receiving feedback which of the following should be done? - Answers✔Following through on
making changes
Which of the following is the best resource for keeping updated on the field of ABA? - Answers✔Journal
articles
Which is an example of a soft skill? - Answers✔Compassion
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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
According to the Leaf and colleagues' study, what was the correlation between mock exam scores and
implementation of DTT? - Answers✔No relationship and moderate positive relationship
One potential problem with the addition of assistant trainers in the RBT certification process is the
assistant trainer could be a(n) - Answers✔RBT.
The practice of objective observation of the phenomena of interest" best describes -
Answers✔Empiricism
"A systematic approach to understanding behavior of social importance" best describes -
Answers✔Applied Behavioral Analysis
"A group of responses with the same function" best describes a - Answers✔response class
"Environmental conditions or stimulus changes that exist or occur prior to the behavior of interest" is
the definition of which of the following terms? - Answers✔antecedent
"A stimulus change that follows a behavior of interest" is the definition of which of the follow terms? -
Answers✔consequence
"The duration, rate, frequency, etc. of behavior absent of any restrictions" is the definition of which of
the following terms? - Answers✔free operant
"A type of verbal behavior with the response controlled primarily by an immediately prior nonverbal
stimulus" best describes which of the following? - Answers✔tact
"A stimulus that is auditory that evokes a response of speaking in a way that sounds similar to that
stimulus" best describes which of the following? - Answers✔echoic
"A type of verbal behavior in which the response form or topography controlled by a current unlearned
or learner establishing operation" best describes which of the following? - Answers✔mand
"Those events that take place within an organism's skin or are otherwise only accessible to the
organism" best describes which of the following? - Answers✔private events
"The rate, duration, latency, etc of the behavior of interest prior to manipulation of the environment"
best describes which of the following? - Answers✔baseline
"Uncontrolled variables known or suspected to exert an influence on the dependent variable" is the
definition of which of the following? - Answers✔confounding variables
"If a behavior is followed closely in time by a stimulus event and as a result the future frequency of that
type of behavior increases in similar conditions" best describes which of the following? -
Answers✔Reinforcement
Providing a learner with an iPad following a correct response that results in an increase in correct
responses best describes which of the following? - Answers✔Positive reinforcement
"When a response is followed by the presentation of a stimulus, and, as a result, similar responses occur
more frequently in the future" best describes which of the following? - Answers✔Positive reinforcement
