Measurement
A client begins a tantrum at 1:05 PM and stops at 1:17 PM.
What was the duration?
A. 10 minutes
B. 11 minutes
C. 12 minutes
D. 13 minutes
C. 12 minutes
Why is a preference assessment NOT enough to prove that an item is a reinforcer?
A. Preferred items are always punishers
B. Preference assessments only measure escape
C. A reinforcer must actually increase future responding
D. Preference assessments can only be used with food
C. A reinforcer must actually increase future responding
A learner is reinforced first for saying “b,” then “ba,” and finally “ball.”
This is an example of:
A. Chaining
B. Discrimination
C. Shaping
D. Extinction
C. Shaping
A client receives attention every 10 minutes regardless of behavior.
Which procedure is being used?
A. DRA
B. DRO
C. DRI
D. NCR
D. NCR
Which is the BEST example of protecting client dignity?
A. Discussing toileting accidents in front of peers
B. Posting anonymized stories online
C. Handling sensitive situations privately and respectfully
D. Joking about difficult behaviors with coworkers
C. Handling sensitive situations privately and respectfully
A client engages in 36 vocalizations during a 3-hour observation.
What is the rate per hour?
A. 6 per hour
B. 9 per hour
C. 10 per hour
D. 12 per hour
D. 12 per hour
Which assessment includes broad areas such as language, imitation, social skills, academics, and self-help?
A. Scatterplot
B. AFLS
C. MSWO
D. ABLLS-R
D. ABLLS-R
A client still independently ties their shoes months after direct teaching ended.
This demonstrates:
A. Prompt dependence
B. Stimulus control
C. Maintenance
D. Extinction
A. Prompt dependence
A client hums continuously even when alone, and no social consequence follows.
The function may be:
A. Attention
B. Automatic reinforcement
C. Escape
D. Tangible
B. Automatic reinforcement
An RBT is offered an expensive gift by a client's family.
What is the BEST response?
A. Accept it immediately
B. Sell it later
C. Hide it from the supervisor
D. Follow professional and workplace rules regarding gifts
D. Follow professional and workplace rules regarding gifts
An RBT divides a session into 10-second intervals and records the behavior only if it occurs throughout the entire interval.
Which method is being used?
A. Partial interval
B. Momentary time sampling
C. Whole interval
D. Frequency
C. Whole interval
Which assessment would be MOST appropriate for evaluating daily living and independence skills?
A. AFLS
B. Paired stimulus
C. ABLLS-R
D. ABC recording
A. AFLS
A learner only responds correctly when the RBT points toward the correct answer.
This may indicate:
A. Maintenance
B. Prompt dependency
C. Generalization
D. Automatic reinforcement
B. Prompt dependency
A client asks repetitive questions 40 times per hour. The goal is to reduce this to 10 times per hour rather than eliminate it.
Which procedure is most appropriate conceptually?
A. DRA
B. DRL
C. DRI
D. Extinction
B. DRL
An RBT forgets to collect data for part of a session.
What is the MOST ethical action?
A. Estimate the missing values
B. Enter "data missing" and continue with session
C. Report the missing data accurately according to procedure
D. Copy data from the previous session
C. Report the missing data accurately according to procedure
Which measurement system is MOST likely to overestimate the occurrence of behavior?
A. Whole-interval recording
B. Partial-interval recording
C. Duration recording
D. Frequency recording
B. Partial-interval recording
What is one key feature of a functional analysis?
A. It relies only on parent interviews
B. Environmental conditions are systematically manipulated
C. It identifies preferred toys only
D. It measures skill deficits only
B. Environmental conditions are systematically manipulated
A client sees a dog and says “dog.”
This is:
A. Tact
B. Mand
C. Intraverbal
D. Echoic
A. Tact
After reinforcement is discontinued for a previously reinforced problem behavior, the behavior briefly increases in intensity.
This is called:
A. Extinction burst
B. Spontaneous recovery
C. Behavioral momentum
D. Generalization
A. Extinction burst
A coworker asks for details about a client who is not on their caseload.
What should the RBT do?
A. Share everything because they work at the same agency
B. Share only if the coworker has a legitimate authorized need to know
C. Share only behavior data
D. Share without using the client's last name
B. Share only if the coworker has a legitimate authorized need to know
Two observers agree on 21 of 24 intervals.
What is interval-by-interval IOA?
A. 82.5%
B. 84%
C. 87.5%
D. 91%
C. 87.5%
A behavior occurs most often from 2–3 PM across several days. Which tool would be especially useful for identifying this pattern?
A. Task analysis
B. Reinforcer assessment
C. Scatterplot
D. Duration recording
C. Scatterplot
The RBT says, “What do you drink from?” The client answers, “Cup.”
This is most likely:
A. Mand
B. Tact
C. Echoic
D. Intraverbal
D. Intraverbal
Why should replacement behaviors ideally produce the same functional outcome as problem behavior?
A. So the replacement behavior can compete effectively with the problem behavior
B. So reinforcement can be eliminated
C. So the client becomes dependent on prompts
D. So punishment can be avoided completely
A. So the replacement behavior can compete effectively with the problem behavior
A parent asks an RBT to diagnose their child's anxiety.
What should the RBT do?
A. Provide a likely diagnosis
B. Stay within their scope and refer the concern appropriately
C. Search symptoms online
D. Ask another RBT to diagnose it
B. Stay within their scope and refer the concern appropriately