RBT Practice Exam 1

You start a timer the moment the teacher finishes the SD and stop it when the learner begins complying. Which dimension are you recording?

A client completed 30 math problems in 15 min. What is the rate?

Recording whether scripting happened at any time during each 10-s interval is an example of…

Which graphic display is best for cumulative instances of hand mouthing over many sessions?

Inter-observer agreement is required whenever…

If the mean level is 5, the median is 2, and the data path shows large swings, variability is…

Dividing the session into 5-min bins and tallying each occurrence is called…

Which measurement system is best when every response produces a distinct, durable product?

What is the total duration if three tantrums last 30 s, 45 s, and 90 s?

Dividing “items put away correctly” by “opportunities” yields a…

Using video playback to count occurrences after the session is still considered…

A decreasing trend with no overlap across baseline points is best described as…

Asking caregivers to list favorite foods is a(n)…

Which FBA method cannot demonstrate causation?

A rapid alternating-treatment design is most useful to…

Delivering escape, attention, or tangibles contingently in a multi-element FA manipulates the…

Which task is outside an RBT’s role during assessment?

When graphing an FA, the y-axis is usually labeled…

“Touch your head” → learner touches head → token. This is…

Using a colored cue card that is gradually faded describes a…

A VR-3 schedule means reinforcement is delivered…

Teaching “circle” with a paper plate, Frisbee, and drawn circle targets…

In a forward chain of hand-washing, the first prompt you fade is for…

Tokens paired with many back-ups become…

Transferring control from a verbal cue to a visual schedule is called…

Momentary prompt checks at variable 2–5 min intervals exemplify…

Reinforcing successive approximations illustrates…

The MOST efficient way to teach a 15-step task to a learner with moderate independence is…

Delivering a reinforcer after the independent completion of each TA step is called…

Randomly alternating SDs during fluency practice combats…

“Say red” → prompt after 3 s if no response. This is which fading strategy?

A learner masters tacting “dog” with photos, toys, and real dogs. This shows…

Interspersing easy tasks between new targets is a form of…

To thin a token-economy schedule, you should…

“Echo me: banana.” The student echoes. What operant is this?

Teaching joint-attention gestures is crucial because they function as…

Error-correction in DTT usually involves a…

Using clicker sounds paired with treats relies on…

A behavior occurs more in the presence of a green card than a red card. Green has become an…

Presenting 80 % mastered trials in a session maintains…

A variable-ratio schedule is usually associated with…

Ignoring tantrums maintained by attention is an example of…

Which antecedent strategy is best for escape-maintained behavior?

DRL is MOST appropriate when the goal is to…

Over-correction combines restitution with…

Functional-communication training works because it provides…

A DRO interval that resets each time the behavior occurs is a _____ DRO.

Withholding tangibles unless the learner makes an appropriate request is…

Escape extinction may initially evoke…

According to matching law, when reinforcement for an alternative increases, the problem behavior should…

Requiring repeated practice of the correct response until calm is…

Which procedure withholds reinforcement for problem behavior and delivers it for an acceptable alternative?

Motivating operations momentarily alter…

Session notes should be signed…

If a client’s grandparent asks about another client’s program, refusal is based on…

Graphs should include a zero-value data marker because it shows…

When correcting a paper data sheet, you should strike through, write the correction, and…

The U.S. federal law that protects electronic health records is…

Abbreviations on progress notes should be…

If a supervisor tells you to record data you did not observe, you should…

“Observed on task for 10 min” belongs in which section of a SOAP note?

A serious incident must typically be reported to the BACB within how many days?

Emailing a data sheet securely is required because it contains…

An RBT’s legal authority to provide services comes from…

Accepting rides to work from a client’s parent most clearly creates a…

If you suspect child neglect, you should FIRST…

Who holds primary responsibility for obtaining continuing-education hours?

Asking a BCBA on another case to review your client’s data may violate…

RBTs may collect baseline data but must not…

A parent offers you front-row concert tickets. You should…

Self-reporting to the BACB is required when you…

Discussing client details with an unsupervised RBT trainee breaches…

Minimum supervision RBTs must receive each month is…

If your RBT certification expires, you must…

Giving the SD while the learner’s attention is elsewhere violates which DTT component?

A functional analysis shows equal high rates across all conditions, including control. The likely function is…

Which is not an advantage of permanent-product recording?

The three-term contingency consists of…

Giving a sticker every 5 min regardless of behavior is a…

In an MSW preference assessment, the item chosen first on most trials is considered…

If extinction + DRA suppresses behavior faster than extinction alone, the procedures are…

During most-to-least prompting, which prompt is faded first?

Randomly alternating SDs like “Touch car” / “Touch truck” primarily prevents…

Delivering reinforcement independently of responding and withholding it for the problem behavior is…