RBT Exam Study Guide with Complete
Solutions
Requirements to be an rbt - ANS--18 years old
-HS graduate
-40 hours of training
-BG check
-Complete RBT competency assessment
RBT EXAM - ANS-85 multiple choice, 10 being pilot
90 minutes to complete
-measurement 10
-assessment 8
-skill acquisition 24
-behavior reduction 12
-documentation and reporting 10
applied behavior analysis by cooper
Measurement - ANS-continuous and discontinuous
Prepare for data collection - ANS-have all materials prepped, know target
behavior,review data, have reinforcer ready
Implement continuous measurement procedures - ANS-get every single behavior,
frequency,rate,duration,latency and inter response time
Frequency - ANS-counting every instance of behavior,obvious beginnign and end
rate - ANS-how much its occurring per time, session is twice as long so you have twice
as many behaviors
duration - ANS-how long a behavior occurs, between onset and offset
Latency - ANS-time between the onset of the stimulus to the initiation of the response
ex: used for recording the time a child is told to start and when they actually start there
assignment
interresponse time (IRT) - ANS-time between two successive responses
ex: sips of juice, bites of food
, Implement discontinuous measurement procedures - ANS-Partial interval,Whole
Interval, Momentary Time Sampling ..getting a sample of what has occurred during the
session
Intervals: sections of times, 6 10 minute intervals
Partial Interval Recording - ANS-a time sampling method in which the observer records
whether the target behavior occurred at any time during the interval
-engaged at some point during the interval
ex: talking they don't say anything for the first 10 minutes, no count
second interval they talked a bit so it counts, one check
*best for decreasing behavior*
Whole Interval Recording - ANS-the whole interval the behavior has to be occurring for
it to count Good for increasing behavior
ex: studying *looking at book with pencil in hand*
*best for increasing behavior*
Momentary time sampling - ANS-when you choose a specific time and check to see if
behavior occurred at that time
ex: best for large groups,
Implement permanent product procedures - ANS-anything you can see after the
behavior occurred
ex: completed assignment, hole in the wall after tantrum
caused by the behavior you are trying to measure
Enter data and update graphs - ANS-discrete trial training, taking data on discrete data
sheets. end of session put data into a summary sheet and then a summary graph.
summarized for the month
operational definition - ANS-define behavior in observable and measurable terms
-specific, clear, and concise
ex: upset..throwing themselves on the floor and crying
interobserver agreement - ANS-when two people measure the behavior and if you get
80 % over then the definition is good
immediacy - ANS-give reinforcer immediately after behavior occurs, the effectiveness
drops if there is a delay
conditioned reinforcement - ANS-is a stimulus that acquires its reinforcing value through
it's pairing with already established reinforcers
primary reinforcer - ANS-any reinforcer that is naturally reinforcing by meeting a basic
biological need, such as hunger, thirst, or touch
Solutions
Requirements to be an rbt - ANS--18 years old
-HS graduate
-40 hours of training
-BG check
-Complete RBT competency assessment
RBT EXAM - ANS-85 multiple choice, 10 being pilot
90 minutes to complete
-measurement 10
-assessment 8
-skill acquisition 24
-behavior reduction 12
-documentation and reporting 10
applied behavior analysis by cooper
Measurement - ANS-continuous and discontinuous
Prepare for data collection - ANS-have all materials prepped, know target
behavior,review data, have reinforcer ready
Implement continuous measurement procedures - ANS-get every single behavior,
frequency,rate,duration,latency and inter response time
Frequency - ANS-counting every instance of behavior,obvious beginnign and end
rate - ANS-how much its occurring per time, session is twice as long so you have twice
as many behaviors
duration - ANS-how long a behavior occurs, between onset and offset
Latency - ANS-time between the onset of the stimulus to the initiation of the response
ex: used for recording the time a child is told to start and when they actually start there
assignment
interresponse time (IRT) - ANS-time between two successive responses
ex: sips of juice, bites of food
, Implement discontinuous measurement procedures - ANS-Partial interval,Whole
Interval, Momentary Time Sampling ..getting a sample of what has occurred during the
session
Intervals: sections of times, 6 10 minute intervals
Partial Interval Recording - ANS-a time sampling method in which the observer records
whether the target behavior occurred at any time during the interval
-engaged at some point during the interval
ex: talking they don't say anything for the first 10 minutes, no count
second interval they talked a bit so it counts, one check
*best for decreasing behavior*
Whole Interval Recording - ANS-the whole interval the behavior has to be occurring for
it to count Good for increasing behavior
ex: studying *looking at book with pencil in hand*
*best for increasing behavior*
Momentary time sampling - ANS-when you choose a specific time and check to see if
behavior occurred at that time
ex: best for large groups,
Implement permanent product procedures - ANS-anything you can see after the
behavior occurred
ex: completed assignment, hole in the wall after tantrum
caused by the behavior you are trying to measure
Enter data and update graphs - ANS-discrete trial training, taking data on discrete data
sheets. end of session put data into a summary sheet and then a summary graph.
summarized for the month
operational definition - ANS-define behavior in observable and measurable terms
-specific, clear, and concise
ex: upset..throwing themselves on the floor and crying
interobserver agreement - ANS-when two people measure the behavior and if you get
80 % over then the definition is good
immediacy - ANS-give reinforcer immediately after behavior occurs, the effectiveness
drops if there is a delay
conditioned reinforcement - ANS-is a stimulus that acquires its reinforcing value through
it's pairing with already established reinforcers
primary reinforcer - ANS-any reinforcer that is naturally reinforcing by meeting a basic
biological need, such as hunger, thirst, or touch
