Registered Behavior Technician Practice Exam RBT Practice Test Time Remaining: 01:20:00 Question 1 of 75 Question 1: You are starting with a new client who engages in several dangerous behaviors. Where can you locate the procedures for preventing and responding to these behaviors? A. Client's behavior intervention plan (BIP) B. Skill acquisition plan C. Parent handbook D. Client's medical records Next Question 2: During a session, an RBT conducts a preference assessment using a set of toys with a child. All the toys are presented at once, and the child is allowed to pick one. After the child selects a toy, it is removed from the available options and not returned in subsequent rounds. Which assessment method is the RBT using? A. Forced choice B. Paired choice C. Free operant D. MSWO Previous Next Question 3: Which teaching method involves starting with the least intrusive prompt and increasing assistance only as needed? A. Forward chaining B. Backward chaining C. Least to most prompting D. Most to least prompting Previous Next Question 4: During a session, Jake's mom reported that Jake had tried five new foods since the last session. What type of measurement is this? A. Inter-response Time (IRT) B. Latency C. Frequency D. Rate Previous Next Question 5: You conduct a multiple-stimulus without replacement (MSWO) preference assessment. What happens after a choice is made? A. All items are removed B. Reinforcement is given C. The chosen item is removed and the rest are presented again D. Nothing is done Previous Next Question 6: Which graph summarizes data based on time intervals? A. Bar graph B. Pie chart C. Line graph D. Scatterplot Previous Next Question 7: Stuart is using Discrimination Training to teach Joshua to discriminate against the color green. Every time Joshua uses his index finger to touch the green card, Stuart marks that trial as successful. During the last session, Joshua touched the green card 6 times but contacted the red card the other 4 instead. Calculate the percentage of correct color green discrimination during this session. A. 40% B. 60% C. 25% D. 64% Previous Next Question 8: An RBT should seek clarification from the supervisor if: A. Unsure about charting method B. Session is on time C. Client is happy D. Parent is present Previous Next Question 9: While scrolling through a social media platform, you notice that Ethan’s parent, a client you work with, has sent you a friend request. How should you respond to maintain professional boundaries? A. Accept the request, as it’s just a friendly gesture B. Politely decline and explain the importance of maintaining professional boundaries C. Ignore the request without providing any explanation D. Report Ethan’s parent for attempting to cross professional boundaries Previous Next Question 10: Which of the following is an objective and measurable description of behavior? A. Sarah was mean to her friend. B. Sarah was aggressive toward her friend. C. Sarah punched her friend's face with a closed fist. D. All of the above Previous Next Question 11: Why is it important for an RBT to stay within their scope of practice? A. To maintain a good relationship with clients' families B. To limit the amount of work required C. To save time during sessions D. To avoid legal and ethical consequences Previous Next Question 12: Which of the following can be used to teach new skills and has the advantage of delivering feedback and reinforcement quickly and easily? A. Shaping B. DTT C. Prompting D. Chaining Previous Next Question 13: What is one of the core responsibilities of an RBT? A. Creating individualized behavior plans B. Monitoring and reporting client progress C. Administering psychological tests D. Setting client treatment goals Previous Next Question 14: An extinction burst refers to: A. Sudden skill mastery B. Decrease in behavior when extinction begins C. Temporary increase in behavior when extinction starts D. Generalization Previous Next Question 15: Your client has been manding "Open door" when wanting to leave the classroom, as he cannot reach the door handle. Later at lunch, your client needs help opening his chip bag and says, "Open door." Again, you observe your client manding "open door" when needing help opening his water bottle. This is an example of: A. Overgeneralization B. Maintenance C. Stimulus generalization D. Probing Previous Next Question 16: Milana wants to measure the amount of time that passes between occurrences of her client asking for a break. What type of data should she collect? A. Duration B. Response Latency C. Inter-response Time (IRT) D. Rate Previous Next Question 17: Mark hits his peers at preschool to get their attention. His team implements a procedure where everyone limits attention toward Mark when he hits his peers. Instead, he receives verbal praise when engaging in behaviors that keep his hands busy. Clapping, playing with legos, etc. What type of procedure does this entail? A. Differential reinforcement of alternative behaviors B. Differential reinforcement of other behaviors. C. Differential reinforcement of incompatible behaviors D. Differential reinforcement of low levels of behaviors Previous Next Question 18: Your BCBA instructs you to use a continuous schedule of reinforcement for a new goal. What does this mean? A. Reinforce the behavior intermittently B. You reinforce every occurrence of the behavior C. Reinforce the behavior after a fixed number of responses D. Reinforce the behavior at the end of each session Previous Next Question 19: Mike is a 12-year-old boy who lives at home with his dad. Mike often interrupts his dad's work calls at inappropriate times. It was determined that the function of this behavior was attention from Mike's dad. Your BCBA instructs you to give Mike attention every 3 minutes continuously while Mike's dad is on a work call. What type of intervention does this most likely represent? A. Non-contingent Reinforcement (NCR) B. Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior (DRO) C. Punishment D. FR3 Previous Next Question 20: Sophia is an RBT, and she is recording data on a line graph. On which axis should she put the date? A. Y-axis B. X-axis C. D-axis D. No need to record date Previous Next Question 21: Which of the following is a continuous measurement procedure? A. ABC recording B. IRT C. Frequency D. Scatterplot Previous Next Question 22: If you reinforce a tantrum by mistake, what should you do? A. Ignore it B. Tell the BCBA C. Punish the next instance D. Tell the parent only Previous Next Question 23: During a 20-minute session, Ethan, an RBT, records whether his client, Lucas, stays seated for the entirety of each 1-minute interval. What type of measurement is Ethan using? A. Frequency recording B. Latency recording C. Partial interval recording D. Whole interval recording Previous Next Question 24: The BCBA instructs you to measure the time between the end of one response and the beginning of the same response. What continuous measurement procedure is being implemented? A. Whole Interval B. IRT C. Latency D. Duration Previous Next Question 25: Which of the following is an example of maintaining client dignity? A. Sharing client information to assist another team member without consent B. Avoiding conversations with the client's family C. Ensuring client confidentiality is protected D. Using the client's first name when posting on social media Previous Next Question 26: What is the purpose of a preference assessment? A. To identify items and activities that are reinforcing to an individual. B. To identify why the individual engages in a particular behavior. C. To identify which stimuli a person prefers D. To assess skill deficits Previous Next Question 27: A BCBA asks you to implement a behavior intervention that includes data collection. What should you do first? A. Ignore the data collection part of the plan B. Alter the plan to fit the situation C. Create your own behavior plan D. Implement the plan as directed by the BCBA Previous Next Question 28: Sofia is an RBT of Hazel. From the last three sessions, Hazel's dad reported that she's going to bed at midnight and waking up at 4 AM. What course of action should Sofia take as the RBT? A. Sofia should offer advice to the dad on sleeping techniques. B. Sofia should report this to her BCBA and make a note in her session notes. C. Sofia should ignore it and continue with session. D. Sofia should allow Hazel to take a nap if she request to do so during the session. Previous Next Question 29: As an RBT, what is the best course of action if you receive a friend request on Facebook from your client and your client's mother? A. Accept the client's friend request on social media B. Accept both friend requests C. Accept the client's mother's request but decline the client's request D. Politely decline both friend requests and discuss professional boundaries Previous Next Question 30: A child learned to tie their shoes months ago and can still do it independently without recent practice sessions. What does this demonstrate? A. Prompt Dependency B. Maintenance C. Generalization D. Chaining Previous Next Question 31: You disagree with your supervising BCBA's feedback. How should you respond? A. Tell your BCBA that you do not agree with their feedback and will not implement it B. Ask your BCBA for clarification on their feedback C. Ask the client's parents if they agree with the feedback D. Do not say anything to your BCBA and continue what you were doing Previous Next Question 32: You are asked to graph the frequency of a client's aggressive behaviors. Which axis of the line graph should you put the frequency of the behavior on? A. The x-axis B. The y-axis C. The z-axis D. None of the above Previous Next Question 33: Olivia's RBT is trying to determine which toy she likes best. The RBT presents two toys at a time and asks Olivia to pick one. The RBT repeats this process with different pairs of toys and records which one she chooses the most. What type of preference assessment is this? A. Multiple Stimulus Without Replacement B. Free Operant Preference Assessment C. Single-Stimulus Preference Assessment D. Paired-Stimulus Preference Assessment Previous Next Question 34: Amelia is working with a 3-year-old boy who loves playing with toy dinosaurs. She brings a bag full of toy dinosaurs to her session and allows him to play with them when he earns 5 tokens for following his rules. What would the toy dinosaurs be considered? A. Generalized conditioned reinforcer B. Primary reinforcer C. Conditioned reinforcer D. Negative reinforcer Previous Next Question 35: A "motivating operation" in ABA refers to: A. Any behavior that leads to reinforcement B. Something that changes the value of a reinforcer or punishment C. A system for tracking behavior data D. A punishment designed to reduce behavior Previous Next Question 36: Your client refuses to transition, the BIP recommends visual schedules. You should: A. Skip transitions B. Follow the BIP and use visuals C. Use your own ideas D. Reinforce refusals Previous Next Question 37: A differential reinforcement procedure where the inter-trial interval has decreased, resulting in an increased rate of behavior, is referred to as ___? A. DRL - differential reinforcement of lower rates of behavior B. DRO - differential reinforcement of other behavior C. DRH - differential reinforcement of higher rates of behavior D. DRA - differential reinforcement of alternative behavior Previous Next Question 38: Amelia is working with a client who engages in hair-pulling. What is an antecedent strategy she could implement? A. Carrying a hair tie with you B. Wearing your hair up C. Use verbal prompts to discourage the behavior D. Both A and B Previous Next Question 39: Victoria is working with her client when her father informs her that he does not want her to implement natural environment teaching (NET), even though it is written in the skill acquisition plan. The father wants her only to use discrete trial training at the table. What should Victoria do in this scenario? A. Since you are in their home, follow whatever the parent requests regardless of what your BCBA has written in the skill acquisition plan and go on with the session. B. Tell the parent you will not grant this request and that he should do his research on "best teaching procedures". C. Inform the father that you will immediately notify their child's BCBA and the BCBA will be in contact with them. D. None of the above Previous Next Question 40: An RBT observes that a client consistently engages in stimming (e.g., hand-flapping) only during solo worksheet activities. This pattern most directly provides information about: A. The function of the behavior B. Antecedents that evoke the behavior C. The effectiveness of current interventions D. How to collect data on the behavior Previous Next Question 41: Liam hit his sister three times while the family ate dinner at a restaurant. His mom recorded three tally marks on a tracking sheet. What type of data collection method did Liam's mom use? A. Duration B. Frequency C. Percent of occurrence D. Rate Previous Next Question 42: Which of the following is an example of a response prompt? A. Giving a verbal cue B. Changing the environment C. Removing distractions D. Making a task easier Previous Next Question 43: A BCBA requests “interval by interval” data - what do you record? A. If behavior occurred during each interval B. If reinforcer was delivered C. If prompts were given D. If consequences were given Previous Next Question 44: Sarah is running DTT with her client. She provides the SD, waits for the learner's response, gives a prompt, provides feedback, and then pauses briefly before delivering the next SD. What did Sarah do wrong? A. Provided the prompt after the response B. Waited for a response from the learner C. Provided feedback after the response D. Paused before the next SD Previous Next Question 45: What is an important component of a behavior intervention plan (BIP)? A. Anecdotal client history B. Clearly defined target behaviors and replacement strategies C. Supervisor's personal notes D. Client's favorite activities Previous Next Question 46: Alex is teaching a client to wash their hands. Alex completes all the steps of handwashing for the client using hand-over-hand prompting, but on the final step, Alex uses prompting and reinforcement until the client independently completes that step. Once the final step is mastered, Alex begins teaching the second-to-last step, continuing to collect data on the final step as "maintenance." This backward progression continues until the client can independently complete the entire task. A. Reverse Chain B. Backwards Chain C. Future Chaining D. Past Chain Previous Next Question 47: Which axis on a line graph does the Abscissa refer to? A. X-axis B. Y-axis C. Ordinate D. Coordinate Previous Next Question 48: You are recording the time it takes from the presentation of the demand (Sd) to the first instance of behavior. What are you measuring? A. Duration B. Frequency C. Latency D. Inter-Response Time (IRT) Previous Next Question 49: As an RBT, you can perform all of the following actions except: A. Qualified to change the skill acquisition plan when you notice a program is not effective. B. Assist with training of stakeholders only under close supervision with a BCBA. C. Implement programming with a client when the supervisor is not present during session. D. You can do all of the above as an RBT. Previous Next Question 50: What is the best way to describe an operational definition? A. Objective and measurable B. Based on feelings C. Subjective D. Variable Previous Next Question 51: What is a “maintenance” check? A. Test if a skill persists after teaching ends B. Provide continuous reinforcement C. Introduce new skills D. Conduct an FBA Previous Next Question 52: You post a picture of you and your client on social media. Which of the following client's rights are you violating? A. Confidentiality B. Right to effective treatment C. Right to choose their own services D. Right to refuse treatment Previous Next Question 53: Which of the following is NOT a function of behavior? A. Attention B. Escape C. Sensory stimulation D. Spontaneity Previous Next Question 54: In a token economy, the exchange rate refers to: A. Number of tokens for backup reinforcer B. Number of hours per session C. How often data is shared D. How many times RBT can prompt Previous Next Question 55: You are recording the duration data of your client. What tool do you use? A. Counter B. Stopwatch C. Tally sheet D. Graph Previous Next Question 56: Clickers and Tally Marks are tools mostly used while measuring A. Duration B. Frequency C. Average D. Replacements Previous Next Question 57: Which of the following is true about a free operant preference assessment? A. You present your learner with one item at a time and record their response to it. B. You observe your learner in a natural setting and record what they choose to play with. C. You present your learner with two items and allow them to choose one, then record which one they chose. D. None of these describe a free operant preference assessment. Previous Next Question 58: What is the differential reinforcement procedure called where all behaviors except one specific behavior are reinforced? A. Differential Reinforcement of Low Rates (DRL) B. Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible Behavior (DRI) C. Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior (DRO) D. Differential Reinforcement of Alternative Behavior (DRA) Previous Next Question 59: Mia is working with a client, and the client's family refers their cousin to her, who is working towards similar goals. Which of the following is considered best practice? A. Continue working with their client, and refer the cousin. B. Stop working with their client and transition to their cousin. C. Accept the referral without consulting anyone. D. Start working with the cousin immediately based on the family's request. Previous Next Question 60: Which schedule of reinforcement is used when reinforcement is provided after an average amount of time has passed? A. Fixed Ratio B. Fixed Interval C. Variable Ratio D. Variable Interval Previous Next Question 61: To ensure our data collection is reliable and valid, what are the key indicators of good (believable) data? A. Accuracy, consistency, and completeness. B. Subjectivity, variability, and complexity C. Volume, speed, and ease of collection D. Simplicity, brevity, and randomness Previous Next Question 62: Your client refuses to transition to the next activity. The BIP recommends using a timer. What should you do? A. Skip the activity B. Ignore the refusal C. Use the timer as suggested D. Physically move the child Previous Next Question 63: In a token economy, what are the items or activities that the learner can exchange their tokens for called? A. Primary Reinforcers B. Extra Reinforcers C. Tokens D. Backup Reinforcer Previous Next Question 64: DTT stands for: A. Differential Token Technique B. Discrete Trial Teaching C. Direct Teaching Therapy D. Discrete Time Technique Previous Next Question 65: Which of the following choices best represents discrimination training? A. You provide your client with Dr. Pepper only when they answer five questions in a row without protest. B. When your client screams, you ignore the behavior, and focus your attention on something else. C. Your client wants to go on a diet. You work with them on identifying and ordering healthy and unhealthy foods at a restaurant. D. During your client's break, you will leave out water and snacks in an attempt to evoke spontaneous communication from your client. Previous Next Question 66: Olivia is counting how many times their client pinches themselves. What type of measurement is Olivia using? A. Duration B. Latency C. Rate D. Frequency Previous Next Question 67: What type of measurement is the duration from the end of one behavior until another instance of that same behavior? A. Interval Schedule B. Instantiated Response Tracking C. Inter-response time D. Inter-trial Interval Previous Next Question 68: This morning, Alex attempted to carry his coffee cup, his water cup, and his bowl of oatmeal up the stairs. Halfway up the stairs, everything spilled all over Alex. He now carries one thing at a time. Why did Alex's behavior change? A. Alex was burned B. Positive punishment C. Negative reinforcement D. Alex learned a better way to carry things Previous Next Question 69: Two supervisors are conducting supervision together. How many RBTs can they supervise in one group? A. 5 B. 10 C. 20 D. 40 Previous Next Question 70: During a session, a client was presented with multiple Math exercises. The client was reinforced with a chocolate chip cookie every 5 minutes regardless of the behavior he engaged in. This is an example of ___ A. Fixed Interval 5 min. B. Variable Interval 5 min C. Non-Contingent Reinforcement D. Consequence Manipulation Previous Next Question 71: You are an RBT working with a client in a clinic setting. The client's parents ask you to send them a summary of their child's session notes via email. How should you respond? A. Email the notes to the parents as soon as possible. B. Tell the parents that you are not allowed to email them the notes, but you can print them out for them. C. Tell the parents that you will need to check with your supervising BCBA to see if this is allowed. D. Tell the parents that this is not allowed and that they will have to speak with the clinic director if they have questions. Previous Next Question 72: Reinforcement is delivered on average every 2 minutes in which the behavior occurs. What reinforcement schedule is this? A. FR-2 B. FI-2 C. VR-2 D. VI-2 Previous Next Question 73: Which of the following best describes an extinction burst? A. A temporary increase in behavior when extinction is first implemented B. The reappearance of a behavior that was previously extinguished C. A decrease in behavior when extinction is first implemented D. The immediate disappearance of a behavior when extinction is implemented Previous Next Question 74: Which of the following is an example of negative reinforcement? A. Giving a child candy for completing homework B. Taking away chores when a child finishes homework C. Giving a timeout for bad behavior D. Taking away a favorite toy as a punishment Previous Next Question 75: What is the definition of latency in behavior measurement? A. The time from the end of one behavior to the start of the next behavior B. The time it takes for a behavior to occur after a given stimulus C. The total time a behavior occurs D. The number of times a behavior occurs Previous Submit Test