PEARSON RBT EXAM 2026-2027 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
which recording method would you expect to use when a target behavior is set to
increase?
whole-interval recording
Which recording method would you expect to use when a target behavior is set to
decrease?
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?
False
Which of the following are examples of "permanent products" that can be used to
collect data using permanent product recording procedures.
Number of broken windows and folded shirts
,True/False: permanent product recording is one of the lease cumbersome data
recording methods
True
Choose the best operational definition for a tantrum
Any instance of the client crying and hitting himself in the head with a closed fist
which makes a sound that can be heard within five feet. Instance must last longer
than 30 seconds and are separated by 30 seconds of non-occurrence.
Define behavior:
The activity of living organisms; human behavior includes everything that people
do.
define environment:
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:
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?
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 appointment the spitting stopped. What function does
spitting most likely serve?
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?
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?
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
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
which recording method would you expect to use when a target behavior is set to
increase?
whole-interval recording
Which recording method would you expect to use when a target behavior is set to
decrease?
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?
False
Which of the following are examples of "permanent products" that can be used to
collect data using permanent product recording procedures.
Number of broken windows and folded shirts
,True/False: permanent product recording is one of the lease cumbersome data
recording methods
True
Choose the best operational definition for a tantrum
Any instance of the client crying and hitting himself in the head with a closed fist
which makes a sound that can be heard within five feet. Instance must last longer
than 30 seconds and are separated by 30 seconds of non-occurrence.
Define behavior:
The activity of living organisms; human behavior includes everything that people
do.
define environment:
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:
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?
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 appointment the spitting stopped. What function does
spitting most likely serve?
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?
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?
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
