RBT Practice Exam 75 Questions Free [2024]

Jen's husband golfs every Sunday morning with his buddies. Whenever he comes home he leaves his muddy shoes in the middle of the floor and Jen scolds him. Jen decides she will now give verbal attention to her husband when he puts his shoes in the closet, and will ignore him when he puts his shoes in the middle of the floor. What procedure is she using?

Jennifer has four children. She cooks them all breakfast each morning. Jennifer's 5-year-old son, who you work with in the morning, will throw his food at the other siblings while at the breakfast table. After an assessment, your BCBA determined that the food throwing was maintained by attention. Your BCBA instructed you to praise your client, and provide him with attention, every 2 minutes that he doesn't throw food. What type of intervention are you implementing?

Micah is generally well-behaved, but prefers staying up late with his family. Whenever Micah's mom says "time to get ready for bed," Micah will start to cry, and beg to stay up late. What function most likely describes Micah's response to mom saying "time to get ready for bed?"

Escape/Avoidance
Attention
Access to a tangible
Automatic

Every 6 months Miranda receives her favorite bottle of wine from her boss as a thank you gift for her hard work throughout the year. The last two times Miranda received this gift, her siblings drank the entire bottle when they visited for the weekend. The next time her siblings visited her, Miranda hid the bottle and served other wine. What type of intervention did Miranda implement?

Antecedent
Consequence
Avoidance
Differential reinforcement

Bobby works with a 19-year-old client who wants to learn to shop for his own groceries. The client is able to make a list and locate the items, but struggles using the self-checkout machines at the grocery store. The client is able to scan the items, place them in the bag, and run his credit card, but sometimes forgets what button to push before running the credit card, and how to complete the transaction. When Bobby works on this with his client, Bobby lets the client do the check-out process independently, and only teaches the steps the client doesn't know. What type of task chain teaching is this?

Forward chaining
Backwards chaining
Total task chaining
Behavior chain interruption strategy

A new BCBA is assigned to a case that you have worked on for almost a year now. During the first supervision meeting, the new BCBA suggests you change how you are delivering reinforcement, and corrects the way you provide corrective feedback to your client. As an RBT, what is the most appropriate way you should respond in this situation?

Report the BCBA to your director or boss. Your BCBA should not be providing you feedback after only the first session.
Tell the BCBA you understand, but continue doing it your way when they leave
Accept the feedback, and attempt to implement the changes. If you have questions about the changes, communicate immediately with the supervisor.
Explain to the BCBA that you respect their opinion, but the way you're doing it has worked in the past, so you should continue doing it that way.

RBTs have several roles in service delivery. Which of the following is NOT the role of an RBT.

Implement behavior plans
Conduct indirect assessments
Assist with parent training
Design reinforcement systems

You are watching the Olympics and keeping track of how many medals the USA has won. Counting the medals is an example of what type of measurement?

Duration
Frequency
Partial interval recording
IRT

A skill acquisition plan is created to tech a client to use an ATM. The client is taught using a chaining procedure and is able to use their card at fake ATM machine at their house. What should the next step be in the plan?

Teach the client to budget their earnings
Teach the client how to apply for jobs
Have the client use an ATM at a bank
Have the client write out a reminder checklist for using the ATM

If you were to demonstrate a shaping procedure to a new RBT who asked for your help, what would the procedure look like?

Present a cookie to your client. Give them the cookie only when they say "cookie."
Provide your client with tokens for target behaviors. When your client reaches 6 tokens, have them exchange the tokens for a cookie
Put a box of cookies where your client can see them. Hold out a note card that has "cookie, please" written on it. Gradually fade out the words, and the note card.
Give your client a cookie whenever they make the "c" sound. As you progress, only give the cookie when the client's verbal attempts come closer to saying "cookie."

Use the graph below. What is the average frequency of elopement for Chad per session?

You work with a client four times a week for two hours each session. During your session, you take frequency data on your client's screaming behavior. Last week, your client screamed 4 times during session 1, 8 times during session 2, 6 times during session 3, and 10 times during session 4. What was the rate of screaming per hour for session 3?

6 times per hour
3 times per hour
2 times per hour
4 times per hour

Functional communication training is commonly used in ABA to teach clients how to communicate with those around them. During FCT you will reinforce successive approximations of desired communication. What is this called?

Probing
Task analysis
Shaping
Receptive instruction

You are teaching your client how to boil noodles for spaghetti. You prompt then to take out the pot, fill it with water, put it on the stove, turn the stove on, wait for the water to boil, put the noodles in, check the noodles to see if they are ready, and then you provide them praise as reinforcement for draining the noodles when done. What type of task chaining are you implementing?

Forward
Backward
Total task
Interruption strategy

Your BCBA designs a token economy to use during discrete trial training. Your BCBA wants to target sitting in a chair, responding in a timely manner, and working promptly. Your BCBA instructs you to provide tokens every 3-5 correct responses. What answer choice accurately describes the reinforcement schedule you will be using?

Jen works with a 6-year-old client three times a week. Whenever she is at the client's house, she will talk about the Las Vegas Golden Knights with her client's parents. Her client's parents know how much Jen likes the Knights, so they buy her a jersey the next time they go to the game. If Jen accepts the jersey, this would most likely represent a _____?

Conflict of interest
Lack of communication
Acceptable scenario
Illegal activity

You and your friends have a tradition where you set off hundreds of dollars of fireworks on the Fourth of July. Since you are preparing for your RBT exam, you want to measure one aspect of the fireworks. You are most interested in the length of time it takes to set off one firework after the last one went off. What would be the most appropriate measurement to use to track this?

Frequency
Rate
IRT
Latency

Devin struggles starting and finishing games with peers. Your BCBA asked you to record data on peer play. It took Devin 6 minutes to start walking to the table when his peers asked him to play a game with them. Devin sat for 10 minutes, took 2 minutes in between turns, and then asked if he could be all done with the game 3 times. Which of the following answer choices represents the latency of Devin walking to the table?

6 minutes
11 minutes
5 minutes
2 minutes

AJ is a non-verbal 5-year-old who receives services in a clinical setting. AJ's team uses errorless teaching with him when working on receptive color identification, and matching. AJ will now wait for a physical prompt before selecting a color when given an SD. What best describes AJ he relates to prompting?

AJ is resistant to prompts
AJ is prompt dependent
AJ is manipulating the RBTs
AJ is too old to receive physical prompts

There are advantages to permanent product recording. Which of the following answer choices best describes permanent product recording?

Dianne instructs her children to go clean their rooms before they leave for the day. 10 minutes later Dianne walks in the rooms to check and see if they are cleaning.
John set up cameras around the office so he could monitor work progress even when he was out of town or at his own home.
Mary was out sick on the day she was supposed to give a quiz. She asked the substitute to distribute the quiz anyway. The next day, Mary graded and scored the student's performance.
Glen tells his children to go upstairs and brush their teeth. When they come downstairs, Glen asks them if they are done brushing teeth.

Fill in the blanks. Negative reinforcement involves ______ a stimulus which ______ behavior. Positive punishment involves _______ a stimulus which ______ behavior.

adding; decreases; adding; increases
removing; decreases; removing; increases
removing; decreases; adding; increases
removing; increases; adding; decreases

Your client will occasionally scream at the top of their lungs. There are no clear antecedents or consequences. Your BCBA is attempting to figure out what the function of the behavior might be. Which of the following would NOT be the function of this behavior?

Attention
Tangible
Control
Sensory

Chris is allowed to stay at home by himself during summer vacation while his mom is at work. When his mom leaves in the morning, she gives Chris a list of items that she needs him to complete. What would be the best way for Chris' mom to measure whether or not Chris completed the entire list?

Direct assessment
Event recording
Permanent product recording
Ask Chris when she got home

Which of the following answer choices best represents discrimination training?

Your client wants to go on a diet. You work with them on identifying and ordering healthy and unhealthy foods at a restaurant.
You provide your client with Dr. Pepper only when they answer five questions in a row without protest
When your client screams, you ignore the behavior, and focus your attention on something else
During your client's break, you will leave out water and snacks in an attempt to evoke spontaneous communication from your client

RBTs are expected to stay in good standing with the BACB. This includes renewing their RBT license as required. Part of the renewal process is retaking the competency assessment. How often do RBTs need to retake the competency assessment?

Every 6 months
Every year
Every 5 years
As needed

Jim recorded the following description in his session notes: "I presented the workbook to the client. The client rolled out of his chair, and onto the floor. He put both of his hands over his ears, and screamed "no" What is Jim describing?

The function of the behavior
The topography of the behavior
The frequency of the behavior
The magnitude of the behavior

Your BCBA designs a new behavior plan to target your client's aggression. You implement it for two weeks, and then start to think that the plan isn't effective. What should you do?

Change the plan immediately. You shouldn't implement an ineffective plan.
Communicate with your BCBA immediately and share your thoughts with them.
Wait for further guidance from your BCBA before you do or say anything.
Start to train the parents on the plan. Part of the problem is the plan isn't being implemented at home.

Ben is asked to assist his BCBA with a new client assessment. The two arrive at the client's house and start to set-up. As they are setting up, the BCBA is asking the client "what's your name?", "what's 2+2?", "Can you spell dog?" What most likely explains what your BCBA is doing?

Probing
Shaping
Reinforcing
Communication training

You are observing your client in a social setting on the weekends. Your BCBA asked you to record duration data for time spent talking to peers. For the first hour you recorded the following data: 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 8 minutes, 12 minutes. What percentage of the first hour did your client spend talking to peers?

Your BCBA has an assessment scheduled for next Tuesday. She asks you to assist her with part of the assessment. She wants you to conduct the initial indirect assessment. Which of the following answer choices would be most appropriate as an indirect assessment?

Event recording
Functional analysis
Narrative recording
Interview

Tommy will make noises with his mouth while sitting in math class. When Tommy makes noises, his teacher will tell him to quiet down. Tommy continues making noises. This week, the teacher decides she is no longer going to say anything to Tommy when he makes noises. Now, Tommy is making the noises louder and more frequently. Which of the following answer choices best describes this change in behavior?

Extinction
Resistance to Extinction
Extinction failure
Extinction burst

You are given a bag of items to bring to your client's home on your first day of service. The bag contains a variety of stimuli that is age appropriate for your client. If you wanted to conduct a preference assessment using all the stimuli at once, what method would be most appropriate?

Single stimulus assessment
Forced choice assessment
Multiple stimulus assessment
Reinforcer assessment

Your BCBA requested that you film a portion of your session for her to see. You comply, and film 10 minutes of session using your iPhone. Later on, while at dinner with your friends, you are showing your friends pictures on your iPhone and the video starts to play. Your client is clearly visible in the video. Have you maintained client dignity in this scenario?

Yes, you didn't give out any personal information about the client. Your friends do not know anything about the client.
Yes, your BCBA gave you permission to film the client.
No, you violated the client's privacy.
No, you should never film a client even when instructed to by a supervisor

Dave is using a token economy to reinforce his client as his client completes math problems. Dave delivers a token every couple of problems that his client completes independently. What best describes this type of reinforcement?

Continuous
Intermittent
Natural
Non-contingent

Brynn is working on functional communication with her daughter. She wants her daughter to make requests appropriately. Brynn will play a song that she knows her daughter does not like. Only when Brynn's daughter says "please stop playing this song" will Brynna stop playing the song. Stopping the song is ____________?

Positive Reinforcement
Negative Reinforcement
Positive Punishment
Negative Punishment

As an RBT, you are required to be prepared for a session as described by the skill acquisition plan. Which of the following is NOT one way you should prepare for your session?

Before you arrive for session, make sure you have all the materials you may need to implement the treatment plan
Discuss any changes with the other RBTs and supervisors on the team after each of your sessions
Communicate with your supervisor immediately when you are unsure of how to implement an intervention
Once you arrive at your session, review all notes from prior sessions, and plan out your day

What measurement system in applied behavior analysis captures every instance that a behavior occurs?

Continuous measurement
Discontinuous measurement
Interval recording
Permanent product recording

Punishment can be either socially mediated or automatic. Which of the following is the best example of automatic punishment?

You typically order the salmon roll from your local sushi place, but they are out of salmon. You order tuna instead
Your little brothers are constantly fighting. Now, when they fight you take away their Xbox. They no longer fight when you are around.
You buy a brand new sweatshirt from a popular online store. When it arrives, you wear it for a day, but it is too tight and itchy. You no longer wear the sweatshirt.
It usually takes you 45 minutes to get to work. Today, you try a new route and turn down a different street. You get to work 20 minutes faster, and now always take that route

How would you explain shaping to a parent who does not know anything about applied behavior analysis?

"Each time your child gets closer to the final behavior, we will reward them"
"For each successive approximation , your child will receive a reward"
"Positive reinforcement will be used every time your child gets closer to the terminal behavior"
"We picked a terminal behavior and will be reinforcing successive approximations towards that behavior"

You spent the last month recording frequency data on how often your client insults their siblings. Your frequency data is broken down by the number of insults per session. You took data for a total of 10 sessions. If your BCBA asked you to graph this data, where would you record the frequency of insults data?

X-axis
Y-axis
Condition change line
Graph legend

Your best friend is an RBT. She works at the same company as you, and works under the supervision of the same BCBA. You like your BCBA, but your friend doesn't agree with the feedback that the BCBA gives. When the BCBA gives her feedback, she ignores it, and doesn't implement it or improve her services. What has your friend failed to do?

Actively seek clinical direction from a supervisor in a timely manner
Respond appropriately to feedback
Communicate with stakeholders
Maintain professional boundaries to avoid dual relationships

You spent the first month with your client managing behaviors and identifying reinforcers. This week, your BCBA wants you to identify what your client can and can't do in terms of skills. What procedure are you most likely going to implement?

Task analysis procedures
Probing procedures
Generalization procedures
Maintenance procedures

Bill and his mother in law do not get along. Bill's wife notices that whenever her mother plans a visit, Bill immediately books a golf outing with his friends. What would you hypothesize is the function of Bill's planning a golf trip behavior?

Attention
Tangible
Escape/Avoidance
Automatic

If a functional behavior assessment indicates that the learner's behavior is occuring to access a tangible, how would you likely put the behavior on extinction?

Anytime the learner asks for the item, ignore the request
Whenever the learner attempts to obtain the item, withhold access
Prevent the sensory sensation of the behavior from occurring
Follow through when a task demand is placed on the learner

Your client engages in a repetitive behavior that looks like pinching his own arm. This has started to cause minor irritation to your client's skin. Your BCBA asks you to take partial interval data on your client's pinching. You are taking data across 6 30-second intervals. The following data was recorded for each interval: 1 instance, 8 instances, 0 instances, 5 instances, 9 instances, 11 instances. Using partial interval recording, how many responses would you record?

RBTs are a major part of the service delivery team in ABA. What is the RBTs primary role in service delivery?

Parent Training
Behavior Management
Implementation
Functional Communication Training

If you are working with a client, and accidentally reinforce a behavior, what is the best course of action for you to take as an RBT?

Let the parents know immediately
Let your supervisor know as soon as possible
Don't report it, but make sure you correct your mistake
Overcorrect your mistake by punishing the reinforced behavior

Which of the following best represents an example of discontinuous measurement?

During recess, you record how many times your client engages with other student
While at home, you record how long it takes for your son to complete his homework each night
During a 2-hour movie you take data for 15 minutes on your client's attending.
You record how many times your client elopes during your 3 hour sessions

Registered behavior technician should be prepared to collect data. Which of the following answer choices is not part of preparing for data collection?

Gather materials for programs
Plan your programs after you arrive at the client's session
Read data from last session
Determine what programs you will run

Santa is making his list, and checking it twice. Once he checks it twice, he gives it to his Elves who prepare his sleigh with all the toys. Santa then checks to make sure all the toys are there. Santa is using what type of measurement?

PLACHECK
Permanent Product
Frequency
Whole Interval

In which of the following scenarios would duration be the most appropriate measurement?

Your client has an eating disorder. You want to track the length of time in between meals to determine how often they are eating.
You are driving to the beach. You make a bet with a friend that your route is faster than theirs.
A teacher is tracking the number of attempts it takes for each group to solve 10 math problems correctly
Your clients mom wants to reduce the amount of time it takes for your client to respond after she calls their name

Which of the following answer choices best describes behavior in observable and measurable terms?

Ryen kicked several students today at school. The kicking usually occurred as Ryen was changing classes. Ryen failed a test earlier in the day which led to the kicking.
Sydney pulled her sister's hair during her session today. In response, her sibling pinched Sydney on the arm. Mom came upstairs and told both of them they could not have dessert.
Jimmy has been stressed out lately. He didn't eat lunch, and when offered a snack he declined.
Susy had an episode today due to her bipolar diagnosis. In response, Susy's mom scheduled a doctor's appointment to up her medication.

Jim's family goes out to eat quite often, but Jim is unable to order off the menu for himself. Viviana works with Jim at home on picking items on a menu, looking at prices, and communicating his selection to a waiter. The next time Jim goes to the restaurant, Jim orders a hamburger for himself. What did Jim exhibit at the restaurant?

Naturalistic Teaching
Generalization
Maintenance
Differential reinforcement

Yesterday, you were reviewing session notes from the past week. You start to notice that you and the other RBT on the team are running many of the skill acquisition programs differently. What is the most appropriate action to take in this scenario?

Call your BCBA and report the other RBT on the team for incorrectly running programs
Ask your client's parents how the other RBT does things and compare that to what you do
Ignore it because it was only one week of data and notes
Tell your BCBA and ask for clarification for yourself and the other RBT

John's parents really want him to enroll in school next year, but they are also considering homeschooling him for the first year or two. During your session, John's mom starts to ask you several questions about schooling and what you think they should do. What is the best response to John's mom's questions?

Give her your honest opinion on schooling
Ignore her requests, and change the subject
Recommend that she consults with your supervisor, and decline to give your opinion
Ask to come off the case. This is a conflict of interest.

Tina is a 4th grader in a general education classroom. Two months ago, Tina would get up from her seat several times during class for attention. A behavior plan that utilized extinction was put in place, and the behavior went away. Last week, Tina got up from her seat 10 times in one class. What is the most likely explanation for the behavior occurring again?

Extinction burst
Spontaneous Recovery
Tina is automatically reinforced
Tina is bored in class

A skill acquisition plan contains several essential components. First, a skill must be identified. Then a goal is created to address the skill. Next, a measurement procedure is identified to use to record data. What is the next step in a skill acquisition plan?

Implement the procedures
Collect and review intervention data
Gather baseline data
Modify the plan if necessary

Your client is overweight and is seemingly only motivated by food. Your client requested that you no longer use food as a reinforcer. After talking with your BCBA, what might be the best course of action?

Continue using food reinforcers. It's the only thing that works
Pair the food with other unconditioned reinforcers to establish new reinforcers
Refer the client to a dietician. ABA is not the right fit.
Immediately discontinue food reinforcers, and try new items until something works as a reinforcer

Differential reinforcement is used to reduce behavior and teach skills in applied behavior analysis. Differential reinforcement can lead to ________?

Discrimination
Differentiation
Alternative behaviors
All the above

Understanding the function of a behavior is the first step to properly treating the behavior. Why is it crucial to understand the function of each behavior?

Function tells us what measurement system to use when tracking behavior
Function tells us why the behavior is occurring
Function tells us how often we should reinforce or punish a behavior
Function tells us what the behavior looks like

Reinforcement and punishment are both acceptable interventions, but reinforcement should always be used whenever possible instead of punishment. Which of the following answer choices describes a potential problem with punishment?

Punishment is not permanent. If you stop punishment, the behavior will come back
Punishment does not reach a replacement behavior
Clients can resist punishment, leading to harsher forms of punishment
All the above

Mary's session notes included the following passage: "When I arrived at session the client was eating breakfast. Mom asked him 3 times to pick up his trash and received no response. The fourth time she asked he screamed. The client was visibly frustrated at this point. I prompted the client to pick up his trash, and provided reinforcement upon completion." What should not be included in her session notes?

"When I arrived at session the client was eating breakfast"
"Mom asked him 3 times to pick up his trash and received no response"
"The client was visibly frustrated at this point"
"I prompted the client to pick up his trash, and provided reinforcement upon completion"

Grace provides her client a break when she earns 5 tokens. Grace also provides her client with two bonus tokens before DTT starts. The bonus tokens represent extra minutes on break. Grace utilizes a FR3 schedule and a response cost. What type of procedure is a response cost?

Positive punishment
Negative punishment
Time-out
Reprimand

You are assisting your supervisor with parent training. During the training meeting, the parent mentions that getting ready for school is a constant struggle. Your BCBA recommends that the parent implement an intervention that allows the client to watch TV for 20 minutes in the morning if they get dressed and ready for school in a timely manner. Implementing this intervention establishes a __________?

Contingency
Punisher
Preference
Function

Extinction, along with reinforcement and punishment, is a behavior change principle. Of the following answer choices, what does not accurately represent extinction?

Extinction works to reduce behavior
Extinction works as a punishment procedure
Extinction can involve planned ignoring
Extinction should be implemented 100% of opportunities

Blaine is sitting across from Tony. Blaine looks at Tony, says, "what is 2+4?" Tony says, "7." If Blaine is using discrete trial teaching, and wants to use a visual prompt, how should he respond?

Give corrective feedback and reintroduce the SD
Give corrective feedback, give the visual prompt, and reintroduce the SD
Give corrective feedback, reintroduce the SD, and give the visual prompt.

Ben wanted to learn how to order his own meal at the local sushi restaurant. You worked with Ben on ordering a California roll from the menu on his own. Once Ben learned how to order the California roll, Ben started ordering chicken teriyaki, salmon rolls, and spicy tuna rolls from the menu. Ben's ordering is an example of __________?

Stimulus Generalization
Response Generalization
Maintenance
Tacting

While conducting forced-choice preference assessments, you start to notice that your client always chooses the item on the right-hand side. If you wanted to avoid this, which of the following answer choices would be most appropriate?

Continue running the forced-choice assessment, but prompt the client to occasionally choose from the left side
Switch to a single-stimulus preference assessment
Conduct a multiple-stimulus preference assessment instead
Select reinforcers for your client without running a preference assessment

Our clients are protected by privacy laws and ethical codes. In order to remain within the ethical standards laid out by the BACB, who should you talk to about specific details of your cases?

RBTs and BCBAs involved with the case
Only RBTs involved with the case, and outside BCBAs not involved with the case
RBTs that you work with that aren't on the case, but know the client, and BCBAs involved with the case
Only BCBAs involved with the case

Dan is working in a group home for adults. One of the residents of the group home wants to quit smoking. Dan gets together with his BCBA and they design a couple of different treatment options. One treatment option does not utilize punishment, while one does. The client wants to use the treatment option that uses punishment because they believe it will be more effective. What is the best course of action to take?

Use the punishment procedure, but be sure to include a reinforcement component as well
Use the punishment procedure by itself without any reinforcement component
Deny the client's request. You should not use punishment when other options are available
Deny the client's request. They do not have a say in treatment decisions.

Jake is a 12-year-old boy who lives at home with his dad. Jake will often interrupt his dad's work calls at inappropriate times. It was determined that the function of this behavior was attention from Jake's dad. Your BCBA instructs you to give Jake attention every 3 minutes continuously while Jake's dad is on a work call. What type of intervention does this most likely represent?

Non-contingent Reinforcement (NCR)
Punishment
VI3
FR3

Susie loves to draw with her sister after school. However, Susie's sister will sometimes try to draw on Susie's paper. Whenever Susie's sister tries to draw on Susie's paper, Susie will get up from the table and tell her "I am done drawing with you." Susie's sister is now drawing on Susie's paper less than before. Susie getting up the table and telling her sister she isn't going to draw with her is an example of _____________?

Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Positive punishment
Negative punishment

Bonnie will always grab a cookie right before dinner. This leads to her refusing to eat her dinner, and engaging in escape-maintained behavior to get away from the table. Your BCBA creates an intervention that involves Bonnie's parents giving Bonnie two cookies after dinner if Bonnie does not eat a cookie before dinner. What type of intervention is this?

Differential reinforcement of alternative behaviors
Differential reinforcement of other behaviors
Generalization training
Punishment

Trash collection comes every Saturday in Sarah's neighborhood. When Sarah's husband leaves to play golf, he asks Sarah to put out the trash. Four hours later, Sarah hears the garbage truck coming down her street, so she rushes downstairs to put out the trash can. The sound of the garbage truck in relation to Sarah putting out the trash is a _______?

Motivating Operation
Discriminative Stimuli
Prompt
Reinforcer

Glen is running DTT with his client. Glen provides the SD, waits for a response from the learner, provides a prompt to the learner, provides feedback, and then pauses briefly before providing the next SD. What did Glen do wrong?

Paused before the next SD
Provided feedback after the response
Waited for a response from the learner
Provided the prompt after the response

The last three sessions your client's dad reported to you that the client is going to bed at midnight and waking up at 4am. What course of action should you take as the RBT?

Report this to your BCBA, and make a note in your session notes
Offer advice to the dad on sleeping techniques
Modify your treatment on the days that your client did not sleep well
Allow your client to take a nap if they request to do so during session

You just passed your RBT exam and are assigned your first case. Your client is a 13-year-old girl who engages in severe aggression towards others. Before you start the case, which of the following answer choices should be established?

DRO intervention
Parent training
Crisis/emergency plan
Extinction procedures

RBTs are required to receive monthly supervision from a supervisor that is an approved provider of supervision. If you work 100 hours in April, what is the minimum amount of supervision hours you would need to meet requirements?

1 hour
20 hours
10 hours
5 hours

Last week, you decided to start a diet. You aren't allowed to eat donuts at all during the week. On Saturdays, you allow yourself two hot and fresh Krispy Kreme donuts. Saturday morning you wake up and drive to Krispy Kreme. The "hot and fresh" sign is on, so you walk in and buy yourself two donuts. What is the SD for hot and fresh donuts in this scenario?

The diet
It is Saturday morning
The donut shop
The hot and fresh sign

You share a room with another RBT at the clinic where you work. The RBT asks you to discreetly take data on their client for 10 minutes to reduce reactivity. Every 60 seconds, you look up and check to see if the client is engaging in the target behavior. If the client is engaging in the target behavior, you mark it down as a response. What type of measurement are you implementing?

Frequency
Momentary time sampling
Partial interval recording
Continuous measurement

Another name for the y-axis on a line graph is the _________?

Abscissa
Ordinate
Baseline
Trend Line

As an RBT, you will be involved in task analysis and behavior chains. What is the distinction between the two?

There is no distinction
Task analysis are forward chains, and behavior chains are backward chains
Task analysis breaks down complex behavior. You teach the behavior chain.
The two are unrelated

Which of the following is true about stimulus preference assessments?

Stimulus preference assessments identify reinforcers for a client
Stimulus preference assessments should be conducted indirectly
Certain stimulus preference assessments can establish a hierarchy
You should not run a stimulus preference assessment more than once a month

John is working on functions, features, and categories with his client. John taught his client that an apple fit into the fruit category. John's client now says "fruit" when he sees an apple. John's client also says "fruit" when he sees grapes, bananas, and pears. What is John's client demonstrating?

Response generalization
Stimulus generalization
Maintenance
Overgeneralization

Money, tokens, and praise are all examples of what type of reinforcement?

Positive
Primary
Secondary
Unconditioned

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