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Question 1:

What should you do if client data is lost?

A. Ignore it B. Inform supervisor C. Make up data D. Tell the parent

Question 2:

Which of the following best describes "modeling" in behavior analysis?

A. Reinforcing the learner for independent behavior B. Punishing incorrect responses C. Demonstrating the desired behavior for the learner to imitate D. Ignoring all behaviors until improvement is seen

Question 3:

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

Question 4:

Noah used to cry at the store to get his parents to buy candy. Recently, his parents have stopped giving him candy when he cries. Over the past few weeks, Noah has cried more intensely, but his parents continue to ignore the behavior. What is this increase in crying called?

A. Reinforcement B. Spontaneous recovery C. Negative reinforcement D. Extinction burst

Question 5:

Escape, attention, tangible, sensory describe what?

A. Teaching strategies B. Functions of behavior C. Types of prompts D. Dimensions of ABA

Question 6:

A client is reinforced every other time she selects a card from the PECS board. Ten seconds of attention is provided to the client regardless of the card she selects. Which schedule of reinforcement was used in this scenario?

A. FR4 B. FR2 C. FI2 D. VR2

Question 7:

With ____ if the problem behavior did not occur during a predetermined time interval, a reinforcer is delivered; any instance of the problem behavior during that interval resets the interval and postpones reinforcement.

A. Differential Reinforcement of Other Behaviors B. Differential Reinforcement of Alternative Behaviors C. Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible Behaviors D. Differential Reinforcement of High Rates

Question 8:

A parent requests session data. You should:

A. Share only the raw data B. Refer to your supervisor/BCBA C. Post it on social media D. Decline and don’t explain

Question 9:

After teaching a new mand, what should the RBT do?

A. Graph data and notify the BCBA B. Add more mands C. Ignore data D. Ask a peer

Question 10:

Emma's supervisor asks her to take duration data on her learner's behavior. What does this mean?

A. Recording the total amount of time Emma's learner engages in a behavior. B. Recording the time from the onset of the SD to the start of your learner engaging in a behavior. C. Recording the number of times your learner engages in a behavior during a specified duration of time. D. Recording the number of times your learner engages in a behavior.

Question 11:

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

Question 12:

Your client engages in hand-flapping behavior. Your supervising BCBA instructs you to provide your client with reinforcement any time they are not flapping their hands. Which type of differential reinforcement are you implementing?

A. Differential reinforcement of alternative behaviors (DRA) B. Differential reinforcement of other behaviors (DRO) C. Differential reinforcement of incompatible behaviors (DRI) D. None of the above

Question 13:

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

Question 14:

Which of the following actions best illustrates maintaining client dignity?

A. Respecting the client's privacy and confidentiality B. Respecting cultural differences C. Only sharing client information with stakeholders and your supervisors D. All of the above

Question 15:

What should you do if a client engages in a new behavior not documented in the treatment plan?

A. Add it to the plan yourself B. Ignore the behavior C. Punish the behavior D. Immediately report it to the supervising BCBA

Question 16:

Jessica works with a 6-year-old client three times a week. Whenever she is at the client's house, she talks about the Las Vegas Golden Knights with the client's parents. Knowing Jessica's enthusiasm, the parents buy her a Knights jersey. If Jessica accepts the jersey, what would this most likely represent?

A. Ethical behavior B. Lack of communication C. Conflict of interest D. Illegal activity

Question 17:

Laura is working with her client on two-syllable choices, specifically "Say: Mommy." She reinforces her client for saying "Ma." A few days later, the client echoes, "Mama." Laura then withholds reinforcement when the client says "ma" and only reinforces "mama." What teaching procedure is being illustrated in this example?

A. Chaining B. Shaping C. Indirect verbal prompting D. Response maintenance

Question 18:

What is the function of “probe” data?

A. Establish new goals B. Baseline measurement for untrained skills C. End program D. Show parent progress only

Question 19:

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

Question 20:

Your BCBA provides your client's caregiver with a questionnaire to fill out about the child's behavior to get more information about what they're seeing outside of therapy sessions. This type of tool falls under which category of assessments?

A. Indirect assessment B. Skill assessment C. Descriptive assessment D. Preference assessment

Question 21:

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

Question 22:

What type of chaining procedure consists of prompting each step until the final step, which the learner then completes independently?

A. Forward B. Backward C. Total Task D. None of these

Question 23:

Which of the following is an example of a response prompt?

A. Giving a verbal instruction B. Demonstrating the correct action C. Physically guiding the learner D. All of the above

Question 24:

Which type of measurement is both discontinuous and more likely to overestimate the frequency of a behavior?

A. Latency B. IRT C. Whole Interval D. Partial Interval

Question 25:

During a session, a client becomes aggressive (e.g., hitting). The behavior plan requires redirecting aggression, but you accidentally provide attention (e.g., consoling the client), unintentionally reinforcing the behavior. What is the immediate ethical action?

A. Ignore the plan and continue your approach B. Report the error to your supervising BCBA C. Hide the incident to avoid consequences D. Modify the plan independently to prevent future mistakes

Question 26:

Julie is a BCBA using a token economy system and a schedule for transitions. She systematically withdraws and reintroduces interventions to determine which combination is most effective. What procedure is Julie using?

A. Component analysis B. Parametric analysis C. Withdrawal design D. Functional analysis

Question 27:

Which is considered objective documentation?

A. “The client seemed upset” B. “The client cried for 2 minutes” C. “The client was tired” D. “It was a bad session”

Question 28:

The primary purpose of probing in skill acquisition is to:

A. Teach a new skill B. Measure skill maintenance C. Determine if a learner can perform unprompted D. Assess preference

Question 29:

A child is learning to identify the letter "A." At first, the letter is in large, bold red font, but over time, the font size and color gradually fade to a standard black letter. What is this an example of?

A. Response prompting B. Most-to-least prompting C. Stimulus fading D. Task analysis

Question 30:

Sophia collects frequency data on her client's hand-raising behavior. She needs to enter the data on a graph. What type of graph is most commonly used in ABA to display behavior data over time?

A. Bar graph B. Line graph C. Scatter plot D. Pie chart

Question 31:

Kevin helps a 19-year-old client learn to shop for groceries. The client can make a list, find items, and scan them but forgets some steps at the self-checkout. Kevin lets the client do the checkout alone and only helps with the steps the client doesn't know. What type of teaching is Kevin using?

A. Forward chaining B. Backwards chaining C. Behavior chain interruption strategy D. Total task chaining

Question 32:

A sibling tries to participate in the session and interrupts the client. What should you do?

A. Include the sibling B. End the session C. Ask the sibling to sit quietly D. Politely redirect and inform the parent

Question 33:

Which type of measurement is discontinuous and more likely to overestimate the frequency of a behavior?

A. Partial Interval Recording B. Whole Interval Recording C. Momentary time sampling D. Latency

Question 34:

After you are seated at a restaurant, you order a drink. You finish that drink and order another one 10 minutes later. The time between ordering your first and second drink is called?

A. Duration B. IRT C. Frequency D. Latency

Question 35:

Calculate IOA if RBT A records 12 behaviors and RBT B records 10, what is IOA?

A. 75% B. 80% C. 90% D. 100%

Question 36:

During a Naturalistic Observation, a client was presented with an array of stimuli. The client was free to interact with them. As the client interacted with the potential reinforcers, the therapist was collecting the time and number of interactions. The therapist used ___.

A. Single Stimulus B. Multiple Stimulus with Replacement C. Free Operant D. Multiple Stimulus without Replacement

Question 37:

DTT stands for:

A. Differential Token Technique B. Discrete Trial Teaching C. Direct Teaching Therapy D. Discrete Time Technique

Question 38:

During a session, a client was presented with a math exercise. The client read the question, answered it, and received 3 points for answering correctly. Identify the discriminative stimulus in this example.

A. Receiving 3 points B. The question C. Answering correctly D. No SD could be identified in this example

Question 39:

Which type of reinforcement involves adding something undesirable to decrease behavior?

A. Positive reinforcement B. Negative reinforcement C. Positive punishment D. Negative punishment

Question 40:

Olivia, an RBT, is evaluating her relationships with clients and coworkers. Which of the following illustrates an example of a dual relationship?

A. Olivia provides therapy to a client. B. Olivia supervises a coworker at her clinic. C. Olivia is friends with her client's family outside of work. D. Olivia attends professional training sessions.

Question 41:

The RBT worked 6 days during the previous week. At the end of the week, the RBT had to calculate the average of Task Refusals. The collected data are: Monday: 6, Tuesday: 6, Wednesday: 6, Thursday: 10, Friday: 8, Saturday: 8... What is the average of Task Refusals for this week?

A. 38 B. 44 C. 7 D. 6

Question 42:

What type of differential reinforcement procedure involves strengthening a response that is physically impossible to perform simultaneously with some other, non-preferred response?

A. DRL B. DRI C. DRH D. DRO

Question 43:

You are recording how long it takes your client to get dressed in the morning. What type of data are you taking?

A. Frequency B. Duration C. Latency D. Inter-response Time

Question 44:

What is the best course of action if a family offers you money as a thank you?

A. Accept B. Politely decline and explain boundaries C. Accept and give receipt D. Ask supervisor for permission

Question 45:

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

Question 46:

Emma is learning to write her name. Her RBT, Sophia, first reinforces her for scribbling on paper, then for forming the first letter, then for writing her full name. What strategy is being used?

A. Shaping B. Differential Reinforcement C. Prompt Fading D. Generalization

Question 47:

When should an RBT seek guidance from their supervisor?

A. Only when a major incident occurs B. When unsure of how to handle an unfamiliar behavior C. After making a decision independently D. When there is free time in their schedule

Question 48:

During a session, a child starts screaming when denied access to a toy. What should the RBT do first?

A. Give the toy to stop the screaming B. Ignore the behavior and continue C. Document and report to the supervisor D. Implement the behavior intervention plan

Question 49:

Which is an example of maintenance?

A. Skill fades over time B. Skill persists after intervention C. Client uses skill in school only D. All answers

Question 50:

Sheila is working with a 3-year-old boy. He enjoys playing with toy dinosaurs, so 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. Toy dinosaurs would be a:

A. Generalized conditioned reinforcer B. Primary reinforcer C. Unconditioned reinforcer D. Conditioned reinforcer

Question 51:

Jhon is counting how many times their client pinches themselves. What type of measurement is Jhon using?

A. Latency B. Rate C. Frequency D. Duration

Question 52:

Which schedule promotes the strongest resistance to extinction?

A. FR-1 B. VI C. VR D. FI

Question 53:

Which of the following is NOT an example of an unconditioned reinforcer?

A. Food B. Water C. Sleep D. Money

Question 54:

What should an RBT do to maintain professional boundaries with clients and their families?

A. Attend family events to build rapport B. Accept personal gifts from clients C. Share personal contact information for emergencies D. Keep interactions limited to service-related matters

Question 55:

What occurs before a behavior?

A. Response B. Behavior C. Antecedent D. Consequence

Question 56:

During a Naturalistic Observation, a client was presented with an array of stimuli. As the client selected stimuli, these were removed from the environment. No other stimuli were added to the array. Which Preference Assessment did the RBT implement?

A. Single Stimulus B. Multiple Stimulus without Replacement C. Free Operant D. Paired Choice

Question 57:

If an RBT observes another team member violating ethical guidelines, what should they do?

A. Discuss it directly with the client's family B. Report it to their supervisor C. Ignore it to maintain team harmony D. Address the behavior privately with the team member

Question 58:

Liam loses a bet and jumps into his friend’s pool in below-freezing temperatures. The moment he hits the freezing water, he feels the intense cold and quickly runs to take a hot shower. Liam never jumps into freezing water again. The freezing cold water is an example of a:

A. Unconditioned reinforcer B. Conditioned punisher C. Conditioned reinforcer D. Unconditioned punisher

Question 59:

An RBT was conducting a preference assessment. The client was presented with 2 stimuli at a time. The location of these was interchanged, and all potential pairings were presented to the client. Which Preference Assessment did the RBT implement?

A. Single Stimulus B. Multiple Stimulus without Replacement C. Free Operant D. Paired Choice

Question 60:

How would you explain shaping to a parent who knows nothing about applied behavior analysis?

A. Each time your child gets closer to the final behavior, we will reward them. B. Positive reinforcement will be used every time your child gets closer to the terminal behavior. C. For each successive approximation, your child will receive a reward. D. We picked a terminal behavior and will be reinforcing successive approximations towards that behavior.

Question 61:

Your BCBA creates a new behavior plan to target your client's aggression. After implementing it for two weeks, you feel it's not working. What should you do?

A. Communicate with your BCBA immediately and share your thoughts with them. B. Change the plan immediately. You shouldn't implement an ineffective plan. C. Wait for further guidance from your BCBA before you do or say anything. D. Start to train the parents on the plan. Part of the problem is the plan isn't being implemented at home.

Question 62:

In a behavior reduction plan, which of the following is NOT typically included?

A. Function of the behavior B. Antecedent modifications C. Reinforcement for problem behavior D. Consequence strategies

Question 63:

Which schedule of reinforcement do the rainbow tokens most closely align with?

A. Fixed ratio B. Variable interval C. Conjugate D. Variable ratio

Question 64:

Mia, an RBT, is working with a client whose mother asked her for advice about their child's diet and supplements. The client's parent worries that it affects the behavior analytic services provided. What course of action should Mia take?

A. Offer her own advice based on personal experience. B. Research diet and supplement information online. C. Inform the client's mother that she will consult with the supervising BCBA and get back to her. D. Provide the parent with a research article.

Question 65:

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

Question 66:

When collecting partial interval data, which is true?

A. Mark yes if behavior occurs any time in interval B. Mark yes only if entire interval C. Record only last interval D. Skip short intervals

Question 67:

Sarah has spent the last month recording frequency data on how often her client, Alex, insults his siblings. The data is broken down by the number of insults per session across ten sessions. If Sarah's BCBA asked her to graph this data, where should she record the frequency of insults?

A. On the X-axis B. On the Y-axis C. Condition change line D. Graph legend

Question 68:

Which of the following is NOT a type of data collection method?

A. Duration B. Guessing C. Frequency D. Latency

Question 69:

You taught your client to label a refrigerator on a 2D picture card. The next day, your client's mother informs you that he has been pointing to the refrigerator in their kitchen and saying, "Refrigerator!" What does this demonstrate?

A. Discrimination B. Generalization C. Behavior modification D. Shaping

Question 70:

How would you record the number of times a student raises their hand in a classroom?

A. Duration B. Latency C. Inter-response time (IRT) D. Frequency

Question 71:

Ava's client engages in aggressive behavior to escape non-preferred tasks. Instead of allowing him to escape, Ava modifies his work schedule to include frequent breaks so he doesn't feel overwhelmed. What type of antecedent strategy is she using?

A. Task Modification B. Positive Punishment C. Escape Extinction D. Functional Communication Training

Question 72:

The three-term contingency refers to the following:

A. MO, consequence, response B. Antecedent, response, consequence C. SD, antecedent, consequence D. Antecedent, response, reinforcement

Question 73:

RBTs are required to receive monthly supervision from an approved supervision provider. If you work 100 hours in July, what minimum supervision hours would you need to meet the requirements?

A. 1 hour B. 5 hour C. 10 hour D. 20 hour

Question 74:

When should an RBT report an incident to their supervisor?

A. Only if it is a major incident B. Any time there is an unexpected or significant event C. Only if the incident involves aggressive behavior D. Only if the client requests it

Question 75:

Your daughter struggles in reading class, so you are referred to a specialist. The specialist informs you that they want your daughter to complete a 5-day assessment before the intervention starts to gather data. What type of data is the specialist gathering?

A. Frequency B. Maintenance C. Baseline D. Intervention

Question 76:

Emma is running discrete-trial teaching to teach her learner, Jake, to identify emotions on 2D picture cards. She holds up a picture card of a girl smiling and asks, "How does she feel?" At what point should Emma prompt the correct response?

A. Immediately after asking the question B. Before the learner responds C. Only if Jake asks for help. D. None of the above

Question 77:

You are taking data continuously on a client's multiplication problem-solving behavior. Which option below is a type of CONTINUOUS data collection?

A. Mand, Tact, Intraverbal, Echoic B. Free Operant, Multiple Stimulus, Paired Stimulus, and Questionnaires C. Frequency, Latency, Rate, Duration D. Partial Interval, Whole Interval, and Momentary Time Sampling

Question 78:

Which behavior would violate the RBT's code of ethics?

A. Accepting a personal loan from a client's family B. Attend client's family party C. Both A and B D. None of the above

Question 79:

Which of the following is not part of the preparation process before collecting data?

A. Gather clickers B. Review paper data sheets and grab pen C. Record the data from yesterday session D. Locate and reset timers

Question 80:

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

Question 81:

Victoria is teaching her client, Sarah, to identify body parts on herself. She gives the instruction, "Touch your head." When Sarah touches her head, she gives verbal praise and a high-five. When Sarah touches her nose, she does not praise or give her a high-five. What procedure is Victoria conducting?

A. Negative Reinforcement B. Positive Reinforcement C. Differential Reinforcement D. Extinction

Question 82:

A learner previously screamed to escape demanding tasks. Now, they receive breaks only when asking politely for a break, while screaming is ignored (no longer ends the task). Which two procedures are combined in this intervention?

A. DRA and Extinction B. DRI and Shaping C. DRO and Modeling D. Reinforcement only

Question 83:

Money, tokens, and praise are all examples of what type of reinforcement?

A. Primary B. Secondary C. Positive D. Unconditioned

Question 84:

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

Question 85:

Your supervisor is not responding and the client is unsafe. What's your next step?

A. Leave the site B. Do nothing C. Create a plan yourself D. Follow emergency protocol and document