PEARSON RBT EXAM WITH VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED
The role of the RBT is to - Provide direct support and education with individuals
receiving ABA services
When teaching Bob to discriminate boys and girls, his teacher used pictures of
exaggerated versions of genders (girls had long hair and dresses, boys wore pants, had
short hair). Over time, she used less exaggerated features. This an example of what? -
Stimulus Fading
The three steps of discrimination training are... - Teach in isolation, add distracters, mix
in mastered items
What are two things you can do to organize and prepare for each day ahead of time? -
Use a "to-do" list and keep a calendar to review what is up ahead
Which type of chaining results in the learner being reinforced after they perform the final
step in the chain? - Backwards chaining
When Keenan and his mother go to the zoo, Keenan always whines to ride the train.
Most of the time his mother says "no," but when she is really tired she might say "yes."
Why is this behavior not likely to be easily extinguished? - She has reinforced his
whining on a very thin variable ratio schedule
Which of the following would be transfer trial: The teacher presents the discriminative
stimulus with an echoic prompt, the student responds correctly so next the teacher will
_________. - Present the discriminative stimulus but this time fade or omit the echoic
prompt
Once pairing has taken place, the teacher can become a ___________reinforcer. -
Conditioned
A crisis plan includes which sections? - Antecedent Interventions, Escalation, Crisis,
Post Crisis
, Something you can do to prevent the student from losing motivation in Naturalistic
Teaching is... - Change activities at a pace that is just slightly faster than the learner is
losing interest in them in following teaching sessions
If a practitioner finds that, due to unforeseen factors, a potentially harmful multiple
relationship has arisen, what is recommended? - Attempt to resolve with the best
interests of the affected person and maximal compliance with the Guidelines Instructors
can help facilitate generalization by ___________. - Varying the therapy setting, SDs,
and stimuli
A ______________ is an employee who is required by the state to inform a designated
investigator of any suspected, witnessed, or alleged abuse or neglect. - Mandatory
reporter
It is okay to work for a close family member as long as _____________ - There is no
time where it is appropriate to work for a close family member
Tamara is behind on her work as an analyst and decides she needs to do some work at
home tonight. She copies the files she has been working on (which contain PHI) to a
flash drive and drops the flash drive in her purse for later use. When Tamara gets
home, the flash drive is missing. Is this a security breach? - Yes. It is a security breach.
The data on the flash drive was not encrypted or otherwise protected and there is no
way to undo the potential damage because the flash drive is lost.
Behavioral definitions must be both... - Observable
Measurable
Find the best definition for hitting - Forceful contact between the learner's hand and
another person
Data should be graphed: - Before a treatment is introduced
During treatment
After treatment is introduced
In the Discrete Trial cycle, the prompt should occur when? - Simultaneously with the
instruction, or just after it
The following is an example of which transfer procedure? SD: Point to the cat? R: child
points to cat SD: What is it? (holding cat card) R: child says "cat." - Listener response to
tact transfer
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED
The role of the RBT is to - Provide direct support and education with individuals
receiving ABA services
When teaching Bob to discriminate boys and girls, his teacher used pictures of
exaggerated versions of genders (girls had long hair and dresses, boys wore pants, had
short hair). Over time, she used less exaggerated features. This an example of what? -
Stimulus Fading
The three steps of discrimination training are... - Teach in isolation, add distracters, mix
in mastered items
What are two things you can do to organize and prepare for each day ahead of time? -
Use a "to-do" list and keep a calendar to review what is up ahead
Which type of chaining results in the learner being reinforced after they perform the final
step in the chain? - Backwards chaining
When Keenan and his mother go to the zoo, Keenan always whines to ride the train.
Most of the time his mother says "no," but when she is really tired she might say "yes."
Why is this behavior not likely to be easily extinguished? - She has reinforced his
whining on a very thin variable ratio schedule
Which of the following would be transfer trial: The teacher presents the discriminative
stimulus with an echoic prompt, the student responds correctly so next the teacher will
_________. - Present the discriminative stimulus but this time fade or omit the echoic
prompt
Once pairing has taken place, the teacher can become a ___________reinforcer. -
Conditioned
A crisis plan includes which sections? - Antecedent Interventions, Escalation, Crisis,
Post Crisis
, Something you can do to prevent the student from losing motivation in Naturalistic
Teaching is... - Change activities at a pace that is just slightly faster than the learner is
losing interest in them in following teaching sessions
If a practitioner finds that, due to unforeseen factors, a potentially harmful multiple
relationship has arisen, what is recommended? - Attempt to resolve with the best
interests of the affected person and maximal compliance with the Guidelines Instructors
can help facilitate generalization by ___________. - Varying the therapy setting, SDs,
and stimuli
A ______________ is an employee who is required by the state to inform a designated
investigator of any suspected, witnessed, or alleged abuse or neglect. - Mandatory
reporter
It is okay to work for a close family member as long as _____________ - There is no
time where it is appropriate to work for a close family member
Tamara is behind on her work as an analyst and decides she needs to do some work at
home tonight. She copies the files she has been working on (which contain PHI) to a
flash drive and drops the flash drive in her purse for later use. When Tamara gets
home, the flash drive is missing. Is this a security breach? - Yes. It is a security breach.
The data on the flash drive was not encrypted or otherwise protected and there is no
way to undo the potential damage because the flash drive is lost.
Behavioral definitions must be both... - Observable
Measurable
Find the best definition for hitting - Forceful contact between the learner's hand and
another person
Data should be graphed: - Before a treatment is introduced
During treatment
After treatment is introduced
In the Discrete Trial cycle, the prompt should occur when? - Simultaneously with the
instruction, or just after it
The following is an example of which transfer procedure? SD: Point to the cat? R: child
points to cat SD: What is it? (holding cat card) R: child says "cat." - Listener response to
tact transfer
