PEARSON RBT EXAM 2026/2027 | ACTUAL REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH STUDY GUIDE |
DETAILED AND VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS |
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Which recording method would you expect to use when a target
behavior is set to decrease? ......ANSWER......Partial-interval recording
true or false? Partial interval recording has the tendency to under-
estimate the frequency of a target behavior while whole interval
recording has the tendency to over-estimate the frequency of the target
behavior? ......ANSWER......False
Which of the following are examples of "permanent products" that can
be used to collect data using permanent product recording procedures.
......ANSWER......Number of broken windows and folded shirts
True/False: permanent product recording is one of the lease
cumbersome data recording methods ......ANSWER......True
Choose the best operational definition for a tantrum
......ANSWER......Any instance of the client crying and hitting himself in
the head with a closed fist which makes a sound that can be heard
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,within five feet. Instance must last longer than 30 seconds and are
separated by 30 seconds of non-occurrence.
Define behavior: ......ANSWER......The activity of living organisms;
human behavior includes everything that people do.
define environment: ......ANSWER......the conglomerate of real
circumstances in which the organism or references part of the
organism exists; behavior cannot occur in the absence of
environment.
List the four functions of behavior: ......ANSWER......Social positive
(attention/access), Social negative (escaping), Automatic Positive
(sensory stimulation), Automatic Negative (pain attenuation)
A client gets out of his seat every time a demand is placed. When he
gets out of his seat his teacher says, "Oh you need a break", and does
not follow through with her demand. This client's out of seat behavior
most likely serves what function? ......ANSWER......Social negative
(escape)
A client frequently spits. You notice that he spits during work times,
when he is on a break, when he is playing with his favorite toys, during
meal times, when you or someone else is directly engaged with him,
and even when he is by himself. One day mom brings the client back
from the dentist where he had to get 6 cavities filled. After this dentist
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, appointment the spitting stopped. What function does spitting most
likely serve? ......ANSWER......Automatic negative (pain attenuation)
Every time his mother removes items from him, a client engages in a
tantrum. Mom tries to ignore him but after around five minutes mom
gives him back the item she removed and the tantrum immediately
stops. What function is most likely maintaining the tantrums?
......ANSWER......Social Positive (attention/access)
A client hits other students in his class during work and break times.
Each time he hits another students the teacher immediately provides a
verbal reprimand. What function does his hitting most like serve?
......ANSWER......Social Positive (attention/access)
You work with a client who drops legos on the floor for hours if left
alone. The client does this even if others are playing with him, when no
demands are being placed, and when given free access to a number of
preferred toys. What is the function of the lego dropping behavior?
......ANSWER......Automatic Positive (sensory stimulation)
What is an antecedent? ......ANSWER......A stimulus that occurs before
the behavior
What is a consequence? ......ANSWER......A stimulus that occurs after
the behavior
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH STUDY GUIDE |
DETAILED AND VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS |
LATEST UPDATE
Which recording method would you expect to use when a target
behavior is set to decrease? ......ANSWER......Partial-interval recording
true or false? Partial interval recording has the tendency to under-
estimate the frequency of a target behavior while whole interval
recording has the tendency to over-estimate the frequency of the target
behavior? ......ANSWER......False
Which of the following are examples of "permanent products" that can
be used to collect data using permanent product recording procedures.
......ANSWER......Number of broken windows and folded shirts
True/False: permanent product recording is one of the lease
cumbersome data recording methods ......ANSWER......True
Choose the best operational definition for a tantrum
......ANSWER......Any instance of the client crying and hitting himself in
the head with a closed fist which makes a sound that can be heard
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,within five feet. Instance must last longer than 30 seconds and are
separated by 30 seconds of non-occurrence.
Define behavior: ......ANSWER......The activity of living organisms;
human behavior includes everything that people do.
define environment: ......ANSWER......the conglomerate of real
circumstances in which the organism or references part of the
organism exists; behavior cannot occur in the absence of
environment.
List the four functions of behavior: ......ANSWER......Social positive
(attention/access), Social negative (escaping), Automatic Positive
(sensory stimulation), Automatic Negative (pain attenuation)
A client gets out of his seat every time a demand is placed. When he
gets out of his seat his teacher says, "Oh you need a break", and does
not follow through with her demand. This client's out of seat behavior
most likely serves what function? ......ANSWER......Social negative
(escape)
A client frequently spits. You notice that he spits during work times,
when he is on a break, when he is playing with his favorite toys, during
meal times, when you or someone else is directly engaged with him,
and even when he is by himself. One day mom brings the client back
from the dentist where he had to get 6 cavities filled. After this dentist
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, appointment the spitting stopped. What function does spitting most
likely serve? ......ANSWER......Automatic negative (pain attenuation)
Every time his mother removes items from him, a client engages in a
tantrum. Mom tries to ignore him but after around five minutes mom
gives him back the item she removed and the tantrum immediately
stops. What function is most likely maintaining the tantrums?
......ANSWER......Social Positive (attention/access)
A client hits other students in his class during work and break times.
Each time he hits another students the teacher immediately provides a
verbal reprimand. What function does his hitting most like serve?
......ANSWER......Social Positive (attention/access)
You work with a client who drops legos on the floor for hours if left
alone. The client does this even if others are playing with him, when no
demands are being placed, and when given free access to a number of
preferred toys. What is the function of the lego dropping behavior?
......ANSWER......Automatic Positive (sensory stimulation)
What is an antecedent? ......ANSWER......A stimulus that occurs before
the behavior
What is a consequence? ......ANSWER......A stimulus that occurs after
the behavior
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