RBT Practice Test: Video 1 Answers (25 Questions) — Questions and Answers

Question 1: Counting each time a student raises a hand during a 30-minute class is which type of measurement?

Partial interval recording
Duration recording
Frequency (event) recording (Correct answer)
Latency recording

Correct answer: Frequency (event) recording

Frequency recording counts how many times a behavior occurs. Duration measures how long each occurrence lasts, so it does not fit a simple count.

Question 2: An RBT records the time between an instruction and the client starting to comply. This is:

Latency (Correct answer)
Duration
Frequency
Inter-response time

Correct answer: Latency

Latency is the time from a stimulus (such as an instruction) to the start of the response. Inter-response time is between two responses, not from a cue.

Question 3: In partial interval recording, an interval is scored if the behavior occurs:

At least three times
For the entire interval
At any point during the interval (Correct answer)
Only at the end of the interval

Correct answer: At any point during the interval

Partial interval scores the interval if the behavior occurs at any time in it. Whole interval requires it throughout, which is the main contrast.

Question 4: On a line graph, the horizontal (x) axis typically represents:

The data path
Phase change lines
The measure of behavior
Time, such as sessions or dates (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Time, such as sessions or dates

The x-axis usually shows time units like sessions or days. The y-axis shows the behavior measure, so confusing them reverses the graph.

Question 5: Which is the best way to find out what a client likes before choosing reinforcers?

Guess from your own preferences
Use the same reinforcer for every client
Use a stimulus preference assessment (Correct answer)
Wait for the client to request items

Correct answer: Use a stimulus preference assessment

Preference assessments identify items likely to function as reinforcers for that individual. Using your own preferences or one item for everyone ignores individual differences.

Question 6: Which is an operational definition of a behavior?

Joe acts out when upset
Joe hits his head with his open hand (Correct answer)
Joe has a bad attitude
Joe is angry

Correct answer: Joe hits his head with his open hand

An operational definition describes observable, measurable actions. Labels like angry or bad attitude are subjective and cannot be counted reliably.

Question 7: In ABC data collection, the "A" stands for:

Action
Antecedent (Correct answer)
Assessment
Acquisition

Correct answer: Antecedent

Antecedent is what happens immediately before the behavior. Consequence is what follows it, so A and C should not be swapped.

Question 8: A child screams when given a task and the task is removed. The likely function is:

Tangible
Escape (Correct answer)
Automatic reinforcement
Attention

Correct answer: Escape

Removal of the demand after the behavior suggests escape maintains it. Attention would require social attention following the behavior.

Question 9: The most-to-least prompting strategy begins by providing:

No prompt at all
A verbal reprimand
The most intrusive prompt needed, then fading (Correct answer)
The least intrusive prompt

Correct answer: The most intrusive prompt needed, then fading

Most-to-least starts with the highest level of assistance and fades it as the client succeeds. Least-to-most does the opposite.

Question 10: Reinforcing successive approximations toward a target behavior is called:

Discrimination
Extinction
Shaping (Correct answer)
Chaining

Correct answer: Shaping

Shaping reinforces responses that get progressively closer to the target. Chaining teaches a sequence of separate steps instead.

Question 11: Teaching hand washing by training each step in order, starting with the first, is:

Forward chaining (Correct answer)
Backward chaining
Total task presentation
Shaping

Correct answer: Forward chaining

Forward chaining teaches the first step to mastery, then adds subsequent steps. Backward chaining starts with the final step.

Question 12: Teaching in the natural environment, following the learner's motivation, is called:

Natural environment teaching (Correct answer)
Task analysis
Discrete trial teaching
Extinction training

Correct answer: Natural environment teaching

NET uses naturally occurring opportunities and the learner's interests. DTT is more structured with a clear beginning and end for each trial.

Question 13: To make reinforcement most effective, it should be delivered:

Immediately after the behavior (Correct answer)
Several hours later
Before the behavior occurs
Only on weekends

Correct answer: Immediately after the behavior

Immediate delivery strengthens the link between behavior and consequence. Delayed delivery may reinforce a different behavior that happened in between.

Question 14: Extinction for an attention-maintained behavior means:

No longer providing attention after the behavior (Correct answer)
Giving attention only after the behavior
Removing all reinforcers
Punishing the behavior

Correct answer: No longer providing attention after the behavior

Extinction withholds the reinforcer that maintained the behavior. Expect an extinction burst, a temporary increase, before the behavior decreases.

Question 15: Reinforcing an appropriate alternative that serves the same function as problem behavior is:

DRO
DRA (Correct answer)
Response cost
Time-out

Correct answer: DRA

DRA reinforces a specific alternative behavior. DRO reinforces the absence of the behavior during an interval, not a specific replacement.

Question 16: Which is an antecedent strategy to prevent problem behavior?

Delivering a consequence afterward
Giving choices before a task begins (Correct answer)
Removing a token
Ignoring the behavior

Correct answer: Giving choices before a task begins

Offering choices before a task is an antecedent adjustment that can reduce escape behavior. Ignoring or removing tokens are consequence strategies.

Question 17: During a crisis, an RBT should follow:

No plan; stay silent
Another client's plan
Their own judgment only
The client's written crisis/safety plan (Correct answer)

Correct answer: The client's written crisis/safety plan

The RBT follows the approved crisis plan and notifies the supervisor. Improvising outside the plan risks safety and exceeds scope.

Question 18: Which session note statement is objective?

Sam was in a terrible mood
Sam seemed spiteful
Sam threw his cup twice after the instruction (Correct answer)
Sam was rude all day

Correct answer: Sam threw his cup twice after the instruction

Objective notes describe observable actions and counts. Words like rude, spiteful or terrible mood are opinions that others cannot verify.

Question 19: When should session notes be completed?

Only if something unusual happens
At the end of the month
As soon as possible after the session (Correct answer)
Whenever convenient next year

Correct answer: As soon as possible after the session

Notes should be done promptly while details are fresh, per employer policy. Waiting reduces accuracy and may violate documentation requirements.

Question 20: If a client shows a new injury, the RBT should first:

Ignore it
Wait for the next supervision
Report it to the supervisor promptly (Correct answer)
Post online

Correct answer: Report it to the supervisor promptly

Significant events must be communicated promptly to the supervisor and documented. Waiting for routine supervision may delay needed action.

Question 21: Which is allowed regarding client information?

Sharing details on social media
Discussing it with the client's teammates as needed (Correct answer)
Telling friends without names
Texting photos to family

Correct answer: Discussing it with the client's teammates as needed

Information may be shared only with those involved in care who need it. Removing names does not make public sharing safe, and social media breaches confidentiality.

Question 22: An RBT may design assessment plans and change treatment goals on their own.

True, with experience
False, the supervisor does this (Correct answer)
True, if parents agree
True, in emergencies only

Correct answer: False, the supervisor does this

RBTs implement plans written by the supervisor and do not design assessments or change goals. Parent agreement does not change this scope.

Question 23: How often must an RBT receive ongoing supervision?

At least 5% of hours and 2 contacts per month (Correct answer)
Never after certification
Once a year
Only when asked

Correct answer: At least 5% of hours and 2 contacts per month

The RBT Requirements call for ongoing supervision of at least 5% of hours worked each month, with two contacts. A yearly check falls far short.

Question 24: A client's parent offers an expensive gift. The best response is to:

Accept it quietly
Hide it
Follow the employer policy and consult the supervisor (Correct answer)
Ask for a larger one

Correct answer: Follow the employer policy and consult the supervisor

Gifts can create conflicts or dual relationships, so check policy and talk with the supervisor. Concealing or soliciting gifts clearly violates ethics.

Question 25: A client's family asks the RBT to babysit on weekends for pay. This raises concern about:

Data graphing
Dual relationships (Correct answer)
Extinction bursts
Prompt fading

Correct answer: Dual relationships

Taking on a second paid role can impair objectivity and create a multiple relationship. Discuss it with the supervisor rather than agreeing.

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