RBT Practice Exam #2 Questions And Answers
With Complete Test Graded A
If you are working with a client that is very physically active, moves quickly, and is aggressive
towards himself and others, you should prepare for the session by wearing ____.
a. You name badge and lanyard
b. Baggy clothing
c. Sneakers/tennis shoes
d. Jewelry Correct Answers: c. Sneakers/ tennis shoes
Which of the following is an example of a stimulus fading procedure?
a. Gradually reducing the size of a picture attached to the word, "shoe," in order to teach the learner
to say, "shoe," when shown the word.
b. Fading reinforcement for accurately reading the word, "shoe" from continuous 1:1 reinforcement to
intermittent reinforcement
c. Matching the word "shoe" to an identical word, "shoe," repeatedly
d. Having the learner randomly choose shoe from a variety of other objects Correct Answers: a.
Gradually reducing the size of a picture attached to the word, "shoe," in order to teach the learner to
say, "shoe," when shown the word.
A stimulus control transfer procedure refers to ____.
a. A procedure where reinforcement is gradually thinned and faded away
b. A procedure where target responses are taught in their natural environment with naturally
occurring reinforcement
c. A procedure where one stimulus which controls a certain behavior is paired with another stimulus
until the new stimulus gains control over the behavior
d. A procedure where learned responses are generalized across different people and places Correct
Answers: c. A procedure where one stimulus which controls a certain behavior is paired with another
stimulus until the new stimulus gains control over the behavior
It is important to share pertinent information with the supervisor about your client, and sometimes
necessary to contact your supervisor between scheduled visits if important issues arise. Which of the
following should you share with the BCBA immediately?
a. The client did not eat his broccoli at lunch
b. The client has a slight cough
c. The caregiver is consistently forgetting to give the client her medication in the mornings
d. The client learned to identify a new body part Correct Answers: c. The caregiver is consistently
forgetting to give the client her medication in the mornings
Naturalistic teaching strategies typically include ____.
a. Using stimuli/teaching materials often found in the natural environment
b. Using naturally occurring reinforcement
c. Teaching skills in the location/environment where the behaviors typically take place
d. All of the above Correct Answers: d. All of the above
You are working at a school with one of your clients, and you are collecting data on skill acquisition
targets and challenging behaviors. Who are you allowed to share the data with?
a. The parents of the other students in the classroom
, b. The other students in the classroom
c. Your program supervisor, the parents of the client, anyone the parents have given written consent
to share the information with
d. Any of the school staff since the school is paying for your services Correct Answers: c. Your
program supervisor, the parents of the client, anyone the parents have given written consent to share
the information with
You are an RBT working with Marco, one of the clients you assist during community outings. Your
BCBA instructs you to take data on Marco staying with his parent during grocery shopping (without
wandering away) using a whole interval recording procedure with 1-minute intervals. How would you
record the data?
a. Record the behavior if Marco stayed with his parent at any time during the time interval
b. Record the behavior if Marco stayed with his parent for the entire time interval
c. Record the behavior if Marco was with his parent at the end of the interval
d. Record the number of times Marco wandered off from his parent that occurred during each interval
Correct Answers: b. Record the behavior if Marco stayed with his parent for the entire time interval
Robert is implementing a 5-minute DRO (Differential Reinforcement of Other Behaviors) procedure
with his client to reduce his pinching behavior. In order to implement DRO correctly, after every 5
minutes that his client does not engage in pinching, Robert should _____.
a. Give his client a reinforcer
b. Reset the time interval for the next 5 minutes
c. Record that no pinching occurred during the interval onto the data sheet
d. All of the above Correct Answers: d. All of the above
Continuous reinforcement should be used for _____.
a. Items that have been mastered and are being generalized to the natural environment
b. Items that are mastered and are being maintained
c. Teaching new behaviors that are on acquisition
d. Items on acquisition and that are mastered Correct Answers: c. Teaching new behaviors that are
on acquisition
Which of the following is an example of a stimulus control transfer procedure?
a. Pairing the instructions, "Make a sandwich," with a video model, then fading the video model until
the client can make a sandwich when given the instructions only
b. Offering choices of a sandwich or salad for lunch
c. Giving praise for making a sandwich within a 5 minute interval
d. Having the client discriminate between making a sandwich and making popcorn when given the
specific instructions Correct Answers: a. Pairing the instructions, "Make a sandwich," with a video
model, then fading the video model until the client can make a sandwich when given the instructions
only
11.) The repeated presentation of the same discriminative stimulus is called _____.
a. Error correction procedure
b. Discrimination training
c. Mass trial/ in isolation
d. Random rotation Correct Answers: c. Mass trial/ in isolation
You recently attended a meeting with the BCBA to discuss your therapy techniques with a client. The
BCBA offered several suggestions on how to better and more accurately take data. He instructs you
With Complete Test Graded A
If you are working with a client that is very physically active, moves quickly, and is aggressive
towards himself and others, you should prepare for the session by wearing ____.
a. You name badge and lanyard
b. Baggy clothing
c. Sneakers/tennis shoes
d. Jewelry Correct Answers: c. Sneakers/ tennis shoes
Which of the following is an example of a stimulus fading procedure?
a. Gradually reducing the size of a picture attached to the word, "shoe," in order to teach the learner
to say, "shoe," when shown the word.
b. Fading reinforcement for accurately reading the word, "shoe" from continuous 1:1 reinforcement to
intermittent reinforcement
c. Matching the word "shoe" to an identical word, "shoe," repeatedly
d. Having the learner randomly choose shoe from a variety of other objects Correct Answers: a.
Gradually reducing the size of a picture attached to the word, "shoe," in order to teach the learner to
say, "shoe," when shown the word.
A stimulus control transfer procedure refers to ____.
a. A procedure where reinforcement is gradually thinned and faded away
b. A procedure where target responses are taught in their natural environment with naturally
occurring reinforcement
c. A procedure where one stimulus which controls a certain behavior is paired with another stimulus
until the new stimulus gains control over the behavior
d. A procedure where learned responses are generalized across different people and places Correct
Answers: c. A procedure where one stimulus which controls a certain behavior is paired with another
stimulus until the new stimulus gains control over the behavior
It is important to share pertinent information with the supervisor about your client, and sometimes
necessary to contact your supervisor between scheduled visits if important issues arise. Which of the
following should you share with the BCBA immediately?
a. The client did not eat his broccoli at lunch
b. The client has a slight cough
c. The caregiver is consistently forgetting to give the client her medication in the mornings
d. The client learned to identify a new body part Correct Answers: c. The caregiver is consistently
forgetting to give the client her medication in the mornings
Naturalistic teaching strategies typically include ____.
a. Using stimuli/teaching materials often found in the natural environment
b. Using naturally occurring reinforcement
c. Teaching skills in the location/environment where the behaviors typically take place
d. All of the above Correct Answers: d. All of the above
You are working at a school with one of your clients, and you are collecting data on skill acquisition
targets and challenging behaviors. Who are you allowed to share the data with?
a. The parents of the other students in the classroom
, b. The other students in the classroom
c. Your program supervisor, the parents of the client, anyone the parents have given written consent
to share the information with
d. Any of the school staff since the school is paying for your services Correct Answers: c. Your
program supervisor, the parents of the client, anyone the parents have given written consent to share
the information with
You are an RBT working with Marco, one of the clients you assist during community outings. Your
BCBA instructs you to take data on Marco staying with his parent during grocery shopping (without
wandering away) using a whole interval recording procedure with 1-minute intervals. How would you
record the data?
a. Record the behavior if Marco stayed with his parent at any time during the time interval
b. Record the behavior if Marco stayed with his parent for the entire time interval
c. Record the behavior if Marco was with his parent at the end of the interval
d. Record the number of times Marco wandered off from his parent that occurred during each interval
Correct Answers: b. Record the behavior if Marco stayed with his parent for the entire time interval
Robert is implementing a 5-minute DRO (Differential Reinforcement of Other Behaviors) procedure
with his client to reduce his pinching behavior. In order to implement DRO correctly, after every 5
minutes that his client does not engage in pinching, Robert should _____.
a. Give his client a reinforcer
b. Reset the time interval for the next 5 minutes
c. Record that no pinching occurred during the interval onto the data sheet
d. All of the above Correct Answers: d. All of the above
Continuous reinforcement should be used for _____.
a. Items that have been mastered and are being generalized to the natural environment
b. Items that are mastered and are being maintained
c. Teaching new behaviors that are on acquisition
d. Items on acquisition and that are mastered Correct Answers: c. Teaching new behaviors that are
on acquisition
Which of the following is an example of a stimulus control transfer procedure?
a. Pairing the instructions, "Make a sandwich," with a video model, then fading the video model until
the client can make a sandwich when given the instructions only
b. Offering choices of a sandwich or salad for lunch
c. Giving praise for making a sandwich within a 5 minute interval
d. Having the client discriminate between making a sandwich and making popcorn when given the
specific instructions Correct Answers: a. Pairing the instructions, "Make a sandwich," with a video
model, then fading the video model until the client can make a sandwich when given the instructions
only
11.) The repeated presentation of the same discriminative stimulus is called _____.
a. Error correction procedure
b. Discrimination training
c. Mass trial/ in isolation
d. Random rotation Correct Answers: c. Mass trial/ in isolation
You recently attended a meeting with the BCBA to discuss your therapy techniques with a client. The
BCBA offered several suggestions on how to better and more accurately take data. He instructs you
