RBT Practice Questions | Registered Behavior Technician Exam

1. A local juice shop is hosting its grand opening. They’ve hired someone to stand by the door and count how many customers enter the store and order a drink. Which measurement system would be the most appropriate for collecting this data?

2. Andrew has a goal to independently request (mand) for preferred items. Which of the following would be the most precise mastery criteria for this goal?

3. Jessica is playing dress-up with her dolls. Her RBT asks her questions like “Where do her pants go?” and “Where do her glasses go?” What type of procedure is Jessica most likely using?

4. When is duration recording the most appropriate method for tracking behavior?

5. According to the RBT ethical code, what are RBTs responsible for?

6. Joy engages in hitting behavior 5 times within a 30-minute period. How would this be reported using continuous measurement terms?

7. Jessica wants to measure how many of her students are working independently without prompts. Every 5 minutes, she looks up and counts how many students actively engage with their work. What type of measurement is she using?

8. What is the primary role of a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) in the service delivery system?

9. Which continuous measurement method would be most appropriate for recording hand flapping behavior?

10. An RBT recorded 14 instances of a learner’s self-hitting behavior during a 2-hour session. The RBT documented the behavior as 7 hits per hour. Which measurement method did the RBT use?

11. Joy mows the lawn every Sunday using a lawnmower that requires pulling a cord to start. Sometimes, the mower starts on the first pull, sometimes on the second, and sometimes on the third, but it never takes more than three pulls. Which reinforcement schedule best describes this scenario?

12. Which of the following is NOT an essential component of a written skill acquisition plan?

13. A therapist provides a “star” token on average for every 5 correct responses. For example, the learner earns a token after 7, 4, 6, and 3 correct responses, averaging out to 5 responses per token. What type of reinforcement schedule is this?

14. Which of the following is typically included as an essential component in a skill acquisition plan?

15. A child learned to tie their shoes months ago and can still do it independently without recent practice sessions. What does this demonstrate?

16. John knows that his two kids love Hershey’s Kisses. However, he doesn’t want to use chocolate as a reward due to concerns about cavities. Instead, he decides to provide a token each time he would have given them chocolate. What is John attempting to do?

17. Joy is working with her client, Olivia, on tying her shoelaces. Since Olivia is struggling, Joy breaks the skill down into a task-analyzed format. She teaches all the steps in the task analysis, providing prompting and reinforcement for the steps Olivia finds difficult. For steps Olivia can already perform, Joy provides variable praise. What type of task analysis teaching method is Joy using?

18. During a session, a client becomes angry and throws materials off the desk onto the floor. As a consequence, the RBT requires the client to pick up the materials and put them back on the desk. What type of strategy is the RBT using?

19. You need to collect both frequency and duration data during your upcoming session. What would be the best items to bring?

20. Nathan is teaching a client to wash her hands using a systematic approach. He initially completes all the steps using hand-over-hand prompting, except for the final step, which he prompts and reinforces until the client can complete it independently. Once the final step is mastered, he begins teaching the second-to-last step, continuing this process in reverse order until the client can complete the entire task independently. What teaching procedure is Nathan using?

21. Anna used to receive attention every time she screamed. However, her caregivers decide to stop providing attention when she screams in an effort to decrease the behavior. What procedure are they using?

22. A group of students is usually very motivated to answer their teacher’s questions throughout the class. The teacher, trying to be fair, calls on each student as equally as possible. On average, each of the five children who typically raises their hands gets called on once every 5 to 7 questions (on average) when the teacher asks a question to the class. What type of reinforcement schedule does this scenario most closely resemble?

23. Which of the following consequences increases the future likelihood of a behavior occurring?

24. Stimulus transfer is the process of transferring stimulus _ _ _ _ from one set of antecedent variables to another, typically using prompting and prompt fading.

25. An RBT recorded 18 instances of a child throwing items in the classroom. What type of continuous measurement procedure is the RBT using?

26. A BCBA instructs you to measure the time between the end of one response and the beginning of the next occurrence of the same response. What type of continuous measurement procedure is being used?

27. Which of the following is considered a response prompt in behavior intervention?

28. This type of teaching procedure consists of short, quick intervals where learning occurs through structured trials that include a discriminative stimulus (SD), prompts, responses, and immediate feedback. Typically, multiple trials are conducted at a table in rapid succession. Which teaching procedure does this describe?

29. When designing a client’s training plan to ensure they generalize a skill across different people, places, or settings, which strategy should an analyst prioritize?

30. Transfer of stimulus control occurs when a behavior initially evoked by an SD comes under the control of another _ _ _ _.

31. Your BCBA instructs you to measure how long each of your client’s tantrums lasts. Which data collection method is most appropriate?

32. Which of the following is NOT typically included as an essential component in a skill acquisition plan?

33. In Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), which type of graph is most commonly used to display data?

34. Which of the following are common environmental variables (antecedents) that may impact a client’s learning during a session?

35. A learner is participating in a program where they earn tokens for appropriate behavior but also lose two tokens for inappropriate behavior. What is this procedure called?

36. Joya, an RBT at a behavioral health clinic, was assigned to send notices about upcoming special events. This week, she sent a mass email to all clients about an Autism awareness event happening on Friday. What mistake did Samantha make?

37. When an RBT receives feedback from their supervisor, what is the appropriate way to respond?

38. What is the safest way to store data collected during a therapy session that may contain PHI (Protected Health Information)?

39. James, an RBT, sees a client at the supermarket and excitedly greets them while discussing their most recent therapy session. Later, he realizes he made a mistake. What did James do wrong?

40. Your client’s mom informs you that the client may choose any dessert after finishing dinner. The client eats their entire meal and requests cake. However, you tell them they cannot have cake because it is unhealthy and suggest fruit instead. What have you failed to do?

41. Ashley frequently elopes. During an observation, you notice that this behavior typically occurs immediately after she is asked to complete a worksheet at school. In response, the teacher tells Ashley, “It’s okay; you don’t have to work on it today.” Based on this pattern, what appears to be the function of Ashley’s elopement?

42. Brian’s boss assigns him the task of scanning papers, stapling them, and then filing them. The boss walks Brian through all the steps and informs him that he can ask for help if needed at any point. Which type of chaining best describes this scenario?

43. Emma provides her client with learning opportunities using different stimuli, at various times of the day, with new people, and in different settings. What is she promoting?

44. Elizabeth is working with a child who has been making great progress. With the client’s birthday approaching, she decides to buy him a used iPad. While it could be a fun gift, she also intends to use it as a teaching tool during therapy sessions. What ethical consideration(s) are relevant in this situation?

45. What term describes what happens immediately before a behavior?

46. A client with dental issues and chronic health concerns related to being overweight consults with a BCBA. During an informal preference assessment, the BCBA identifies that candy, ice cream, donuts, and other sugary snacks are highly preferred stimuli. What ethical considerations should the BCBA take into account when selecting reinforcers for this client?

47. A _ _ _ _ _ is a type of assessment where stimuli are systematically presented to an individual to determine which, if any, are preferred. These preferred stimuli may then be used as reinforcers.

48. Samantha yells loudly to get her mother’s attention. To encourage more appropriate behavior, her mother reinforces close approximations to lower speaking volumes and tapping her for attention while ignoring loud screaming. What is this process an example of?

49. Your client frequently gets out of their seat in the classroom. To reduce this behavior, the teacher reinforces the child for remaining seated during class time, as sitting is an incompatible behavior with roaming around. What differential reinforcement procedure is being used?

50. The Dallas Cowboys aim to run a play every 10 seconds, but their statistician reports that they ran a play every 13 seconds in the last game. To achieve their goal, what aspect of running plays must they reduce?

51. When working with a client who engages in hair pulling, what is an antecedent strategy you could implement to reduce the likelihood of the behavior occurring?

52. Food, sex, water, breathable air, and other stimuli necessary for life (homeostasis) are what type of reinforcement?

53. Which of the following is an objective, concise, clear, and complete response definition?

54. In which of the following scenarios is it appropriate for an RBT to implement a restraint/safety care procedure with a client?

55. An RBT observes that a client’s aggressive behavior temporarily increases when an extinction procedure is first implemented. What is this phenomenon called?

56. Which of the following interventions is designed to help clients distinguish between two stimuli?

57. Which of the following best describes a Multiple Stimulus Without Replacement (MSWO) preference assessment?

58. While working with your client, the client’s father informs you that he does not want you to implement Natural Environment Teaching (NET), even though it is written in the Skill Acquisition Plan. Instead, he requests that you only use Discrete Trial Training (DTT) at the table. What is the best course of action in this scenario?

59. As an RBT, you receive Facebook friend requests from both your client and the client’s mother. What is the best course of action in this situation?

60. Which of the following preference assessments systematically exposes an individual to many stimuli in sets of two, ensuring that each item is presented an equal number of times to create a preference hierarchy?

61. Which of the following is an objective, concise, clear, and complete response definition?

62. At a minimum, how many years must client data and records remain secured at an organization?

63. Which of the following is an objective, concise, clear, and complete response definition?

64. When arriving for a session, your client’s neighbor asks why you are at their house every day at 12 PM. How should you respond?

65. As an RBT, you can do all of the following, except:

66. A _ _ _ _ is a type of assessment that allows analysts to determine the “why” (or reinforcers) for a specific behavior by arranging test conditions that manipulate antecedents & consequences in an alternating design to evoke (and reinforce) problem behavior. After the assessment, the test conditions are compared to determine which condition evoked the most problem behavior, helping identify the functional reinforcer.

67. Which of the following is considered a conditioned reinforcer?

68. The process of gradually removing prompts until the learner can perform the behavior independently is called:

69. Jessica has been out in the sun all day and feels extremely thirsty. She walks into her kitchen, grabs a glass of cold water, and drinks it. Afterward, she feels much better and no longer thirsty. In this scenario, the cold water serves as:

70. In a token economy system, what are the items or activities that the learner exchanges their earned tokens for called?

71. John is allowed to visit the treasure box at school every Friday, regardless of how many behaviors he engages in. Which type of reinforcement schedule is this an example of?

72. What type of experimental design is employed by a functional analysis to verify the maintaining variables of a given behavior?

73. Which of the following actions illustrates maintaining client dignity?

74. Which of the following illustrates an example of a dual relationship?

75. In Behavior Analysis, the terms “count” and “rate” mean the same thing.