RBT - Registered Behavior Technician Behavior Reduction Test #4 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A behavior that was previously reinforced begins to decrease when reinforcement is withheld. This process is called:
- Punishment
- Extinction (Correct answer)
- Satiation
- Habituation
Correct answer: Extinction
Extinction is the procedure of withholding reinforcement for a previously reinforced behavior, which causes the behavior to decrease over time.
Question 2: An RBT is implementing a DRO schedule for a client who hits peers. Under DRO, reinforcement is delivered when:
- The client hits peers at a reduced rate
- The client engages in an alternative behavior instead of hitting
- The target behavior does not occur during a specified interval (Correct answer)
- The client requests attention appropriately
Correct answer: The target behavior does not occur during a specified interval
Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior (DRO) delivers reinforcement contingent on the absence of the target behavior during a set time interval, regardless of what other behavior occurs.
Question 3: Which behavior reduction procedure involves adding an aversive stimulus contingent on the occurrence of a problem behavior?
- Negative reinforcement
- Positive punishment (Correct answer)
- Response cost
- Negative punishment
Correct answer: Positive punishment
Positive punishment involves presenting (adding) an aversive stimulus following a behavior, which decreases the future likelihood of that behavior.
Question 4: A client frequently screams during transitions between activities. The FIRST step an RBT should take when addressing this behavior is to:
- Implement an extinction procedure immediately
- Consult the behavior intervention plan developed by the BCBA (Correct answer)
- Provide a preferred item to calm the client
- Ignore the behavior entirely
Correct answer: Consult the behavior intervention plan developed by the BCBA
RBTs must follow the behavior intervention plan (BIP) designed by the supervising BCBA. Implementing unsanctioned procedures or making independent clinical decisions falls outside the RBT's scope of practice.
Question 5: During extinction, a sudden temporary increase in the frequency, intensity, or duration of the target behavior is called:
- Behavioral contrast
- Spontaneous recovery
- An extinction burst (Correct answer)
- Negative practice
Correct answer: An extinction burst
An extinction burst is the temporary worsening of a target behavior when extinction is first implemented. It is a normal and expected part of the extinction process.
Question 6: A client earns stickers throughout the day and loses two stickers each time they engage in aggression. This intervention is an example of:
- Overcorrection
- Response cost (Correct answer)
- Time-out from positive reinforcement
- Extinction
Correct answer: Response cost
Response cost is a negative punishment procedure in which a specified amount of a conditioned reinforcer (such as tokens or stickers) is removed contingent on the occurrence of a problem behavior.
RBT - Registered Behavior Technician Behavior Reduction Test #4 1
A behavior that was previously reinforced begins to decrease when reinforcement is withheld.
This process is called: