RBT Skill Acquisition Exam Timed 1 RBT Practice Test Section: Skill acquisition Time Remaining: 00:22:00 Question 1 of 20 Question 1: While driving past a farm, Emily looks out the window and says, "Cow." What type of verbal operant is Emily demonstrating? A. Manding B. Tacting C. Protesting D. Scripting Next Question 2: A therapist is working with a client who is learning to tie his shoes. He only has trouble with a few of the steps, and the BCBA has asked the therapist to teach each step in the chain using an across-topographies prompt hierarchy. Over a few weeks, the client begins to become increasingly independent until they have mastered the skill of tying their shoes. A. Forward Task Teaching B. Backward Task Teaching C. Complete Format Teaching Analysis D. Total Task Teaching Previous Next Question 3: Which reinforcement schedule is based on an unpredictable number of responses? A. Fixed ratio B. Variable ratio C. Fixed interval D. Variable interval Previous Next Question 4: Which best describes response maintenance? A. Old skill disappears B. Maintained skill continues after fading reinforcement C. Skill used only with RBT D. Skill taught but not demonstrated Previous Next Question 5: Mia gives her daughter a sticker when she uses the toilet independently. As a result, her daughter continues to increase her independence in using the toilet. What does this exemplify? A. Negative Reinforcement B. Positive Reinforcement C. Punishment D. Extinction Previous Next Question 6: What is "shaping" in behavior analysis? A. Punishing inappropriate behavior B. Reinforcing successive approximations of a desired behavior C. Using negative reinforcement to shape behavior D. Ignoring all behaviors to encourage independence Previous Next Question 7: When using a token economy, which of the following is necessary? A. Identify backup reinforcers B. Identify target behaviors C. Identify a ratio of exchange D. All of the above Previous Next Question 8: What is a continuous reinforcement schedule? A. Reinforce every correct response B. Randomly forget to reinforce C. Only after long intervals D. After every 10th attempt Previous Next Question 9: What type of chaining procedure involves prompting each step until the learner independently completes the final step? A. Backward B. Forward C. Total task D. Cross-sectional Previous Next Question 10: Olivia is teaching her client, Mason, to follow a visual schedule for getting dressed. She gives him a checklist with pictures showing each step: putting on a shirt, pants, socks, and shoes. What strategy is she using? A. Discrete Trial Training B. Verbal Prompting C. Task Analysis D. Differential Reinforcement Previous Next Question 11: The skills a learner already possesses are called: A. Acquisition targets B. Behavior chains C. Repertoire D. Task analysis Previous Next Question 12: Which of the following is an example of positive reinforcement? A. Taking away a toy to stop whining B. Giving candy after correct response C. Giving a break after aggression D. Ignoring tantrums Previous Next Question 13: Logan has been working on a manding program for several weeks, but his data shows no improvement in requesting items. What should the RBT do? A. Continue the program as written until more data is collected B. Modify the program to make it more effective C. Stop taking data and try a new approach D. Continue implementing the program as directed and inform BCBA Previous Next Question 14: A token economy is a system used to: A. Punish unwanted behavior B. Track inappropriate behavior C. Provide learners with tokens they can exchange for rewards D. Decrease a child's attention span Previous Next Question 15: Emily, an RBT, has a client named Jake who has met the mastery criteria for tying his shoes. This behavior continues to occur even after the intervention has been removed. What does this refer to? A. Maintenance B. Generalization C. Conditioning D. Baseline Previous Next Question 16: Whenever you say, "Put on your shoes," your daughter immediately repeats, "Put on your shoes." What type of verbal operant is she demonstrating? A. Tact B. Mand C. Echoic D. Intraverbal Previous Next Question 17: 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 Previous Next Question 18: Sarah, a BCBA, is teaching her clients to brush their teeth. She has broken down the task into smaller, manageable steps to help her client learn this new skill. What teaching procedure is Sarah using? A. Probing B. Task Analysis C. Generalization Procedure D. Natural environment teaching Previous Next Question 19: Which best supports “least-to-most” prompting? A. Start with gestural, then model, then partial, then full physical B. Always provide physical prompt first C. Provide reinforcement before prompting D. Fade prompts randomly Previous Next Question 20: “Teach a skill in small, manageable steps” describes: A. Shaping B. Task analysis C. Prompt fading D. Reinforcement Previous Submit Test RBT Skill Acquisition Exam 1 RBT Skill Acquisition Exam Timed 1 RBT Skill Acquisition Exam 2 RBT Skill Acquisition Exam Timed 2