RBT PRACTICE
RBT PRACTICE EXAM |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
GRADED A+ | 2023-2024
2) Janelle, a BCBA, asks her client to go to the store and buy one loaf of
bread, a stick of butter, and a quart of milk. When he returns she
checks his shopping bag to make sure he purchased every item on
the list. Janelle is using_________.
A. Momentary Time Sampling
B. ABC recording
C. Permanent Product recording (Correct Answer)
D. Whole Interval recording
Feedback: Permanent Product recording is an assessment
used after the behavior has occurred to assess the outcome
of a behavior. Other examples include number
of items correct on a test, number of products assembled,
number of
shirts without food stains. A-04
3) The following is an example of a cumulative graph. Characteristics of a
cumulative graph include:
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A. data is recorded only once per day; downward slopes indicate
decreasing behavior
B. data never decreases; flat lines indicate periods of no performance of
the target behavior; steeper slope means more incidence of the target
behavior (Correct Answer)
C. unstable data patterns; can have both increasing or decreasing trends
D. decreasing data, flat lines indicate periods of no performance of the
target behavior; steeper slope means a greater decrease of the target
behavior
Feedback:
Cumulative records display behaviors that have occurred over time
(CUMULATIVE
RECORDS AND GRAPHS NEVER DECREASE). Flat line indicates period of no
performance of the behavior, steep slope indicates more incidents
of
target behavior. A-05
4) All of the following are ways to collect data EXCEPT______.
A. computer program
B. tally marks
C. graphs (Correct Answer)
D. Xs and Os for occurrence and nonoccurrence of behavior
Feedback:
There are many different ways to collect data. Most common
data collection methods involve hand-marking (tally marks, Xs
and Os for occurrence and nonoccurrence of behavior, etc.) and
digital tracking via computer or phone apps. It is important to
differentiate between recording data and updating graphs.
BCBAs and RBTs 1) select the data they want to track, 2) collect
data, 3) update graphs, and 4) interpret data using visual
analysis. A-01
5) Continuous measurement procedures include: frequency (how many
times a behavior occurs), rate (how many times a behavior occurs
per period of time i.e.
tantrums per hour), and_________.
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A. Whole Interval recording (recording when the behavior occurs throughout an entire
interval)
B. MST (Momentary Time Sampling, behavior occurring at the end of an
interval)
C. permanent product (recording of durable products of a behavior after the
behavior occurs)
D. duration (how long a behavior lasts) (Correct Answer)
Feedback:
Permanent product, MST, and Whole Interval recording are all
discontinuous
measurement procedures. Discontinuous measurement does not
record
every instance of a behavior. A-02
6) Sarah, an RBT, is tracking to see how long it takes from when she
says, "Put your shoes on," to when her developmentally
disabled adult client actually begins the process of putting on
his shoes. Sarah is tracking__________.
A. Inter-Response Time (IRT)
B. Latency (Correct Answer)
C. Duration
D. Frequency
Feedback:
Latency measures the time between an antecedent stimuli (the prompt,
can also be a cue or signal) and the response. IRT measures the
time between the end of one response and the beginning of another.
Duration is the time from the beginning of a response until it ends.
Frequency is the number of times a behavior occurs. A-02
7) In order for RBTs to track data, they must have an operational
definition of the behavior they are observing and knowledge of the
dimension of the behavior they are recording (rate, frequency,
latency, IRT, duration etc.). An operational definition should be all of
the following EXCEPT__________.
A. clear and complete (gives examples and non-examples of what the
behavior
looks
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like)
B. a board-approved behavioral definition (Correct Answer)
C. objective
D. concise
Feedback:
An operational definition in ABA is clear, concise, complete, and
objective.
Examples and non-examples help clarify what exactly the behavior
looks like
(topography). Operational definitions help ensure everyone is tracking the
same
behavior. Example: Operational Definition of Nail Biting: Bringing
a finger to touch the lip or teeth. Removal of the finger from
contact terminates one behavior/response. The operation
definition is client and behavior specific,
therefore the board would not provide a generic definition. A-01
8) Your supervising BCBA asks you to take data on a preschooler's
hair-twirling behavior. She operationally defines the behavior for
you, and asks you to use partial interval recording with 30-second
intervals. You mark the behavior as having occurred if__________.
A. the child twirls hair for any part of the 30 seconds
(Correct Answer)
B. the child twirls hair the entire 30 seconds
C. the child is twirling hair at the end of a 30 second interval
D.there is 30 seconds between one instance of hair twirling
and the next
Feedback:
The first option is an example of partial interval recording (the
behavior occurs for any part of the 30 second interval). The next
option describes whole interval recording; the third describes
momentary time sampling (MST); and the last describes inter-
response time. A-03
9) A written skills acquisition plan should include all of the
following, and____________.
A. definition of the skill to be acquired
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RBT PRACTICE EXAM |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
GRADED A+ | 2023-2024
2) Janelle, a BCBA, asks her client to go to the store and buy one loaf of
bread, a stick of butter, and a quart of milk. When he returns she
checks his shopping bag to make sure he purchased every item on
the list. Janelle is using_________.
A. Momentary Time Sampling
B. ABC recording
C. Permanent Product recording (Correct Answer)
D. Whole Interval recording
Feedback: Permanent Product recording is an assessment
used after the behavior has occurred to assess the outcome
of a behavior. Other examples include number
of items correct on a test, number of products assembled,
number of
shirts without food stains. A-04
3) The following is an example of a cumulative graph. Characteristics of a
cumulative graph include:
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A. data is recorded only once per day; downward slopes indicate
decreasing behavior
B. data never decreases; flat lines indicate periods of no performance of
the target behavior; steeper slope means more incidence of the target
behavior (Correct Answer)
C. unstable data patterns; can have both increasing or decreasing trends
D. decreasing data, flat lines indicate periods of no performance of the
target behavior; steeper slope means a greater decrease of the target
behavior
Feedback:
Cumulative records display behaviors that have occurred over time
(CUMULATIVE
RECORDS AND GRAPHS NEVER DECREASE). Flat line indicates period of no
performance of the behavior, steep slope indicates more incidents
of
target behavior. A-05
4) All of the following are ways to collect data EXCEPT______.
A. computer program
B. tally marks
C. graphs (Correct Answer)
D. Xs and Os for occurrence and nonoccurrence of behavior
Feedback:
There are many different ways to collect data. Most common
data collection methods involve hand-marking (tally marks, Xs
and Os for occurrence and nonoccurrence of behavior, etc.) and
digital tracking via computer or phone apps. It is important to
differentiate between recording data and updating graphs.
BCBAs and RBTs 1) select the data they want to track, 2) collect
data, 3) update graphs, and 4) interpret data using visual
analysis. A-01
5) Continuous measurement procedures include: frequency (how many
times a behavior occurs), rate (how many times a behavior occurs
per period of time i.e.
tantrums per hour), and_________.
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A. Whole Interval recording (recording when the behavior occurs throughout an entire
interval)
B. MST (Momentary Time Sampling, behavior occurring at the end of an
interval)
C. permanent product (recording of durable products of a behavior after the
behavior occurs)
D. duration (how long a behavior lasts) (Correct Answer)
Feedback:
Permanent product, MST, and Whole Interval recording are all
discontinuous
measurement procedures. Discontinuous measurement does not
record
every instance of a behavior. A-02
6) Sarah, an RBT, is tracking to see how long it takes from when she
says, "Put your shoes on," to when her developmentally
disabled adult client actually begins the process of putting on
his shoes. Sarah is tracking__________.
A. Inter-Response Time (IRT)
B. Latency (Correct Answer)
C. Duration
D. Frequency
Feedback:
Latency measures the time between an antecedent stimuli (the prompt,
can also be a cue or signal) and the response. IRT measures the
time between the end of one response and the beginning of another.
Duration is the time from the beginning of a response until it ends.
Frequency is the number of times a behavior occurs. A-02
7) In order for RBTs to track data, they must have an operational
definition of the behavior they are observing and knowledge of the
dimension of the behavior they are recording (rate, frequency,
latency, IRT, duration etc.). An operational definition should be all of
the following EXCEPT__________.
A. clear and complete (gives examples and non-examples of what the
behavior
looks
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like)
B. a board-approved behavioral definition (Correct Answer)
C. objective
D. concise
Feedback:
An operational definition in ABA is clear, concise, complete, and
objective.
Examples and non-examples help clarify what exactly the behavior
looks like
(topography). Operational definitions help ensure everyone is tracking the
same
behavior. Example: Operational Definition of Nail Biting: Bringing
a finger to touch the lip or teeth. Removal of the finger from
contact terminates one behavior/response. The operation
definition is client and behavior specific,
therefore the board would not provide a generic definition. A-01
8) Your supervising BCBA asks you to take data on a preschooler's
hair-twirling behavior. She operationally defines the behavior for
you, and asks you to use partial interval recording with 30-second
intervals. You mark the behavior as having occurred if__________.
A. the child twirls hair for any part of the 30 seconds
(Correct Answer)
B. the child twirls hair the entire 30 seconds
C. the child is twirling hair at the end of a 30 second interval
D.there is 30 seconds between one instance of hair twirling
and the next
Feedback:
The first option is an example of partial interval recording (the
behavior occurs for any part of the 30 second interval). The next
option describes whole interval recording; the third describes
momentary time sampling (MST); and the last describes inter-
response time. A-03
9) A written skills acquisition plan should include all of the
following, and____________.
A. definition of the skill to be acquired
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