RBT Flashcards - All Modules Questions And Answers 2022
1A: The main purpose of this RBT training is to? - Answer - Improve the lives of
individuals with autism
1B: The three branches of the science of behavior analysis are the - Answer -
Experimental analysis of behavior, behaviorism, and Applied Behavior Analysis
1B: Which of the following is a component of good teaching?
Technical
Fun
Subjective
Emotional - Answer - Fun
1B: Who is commonly attributed for discovering the Law of Effect?
Skinner
Watson
Thorndike
Baer - Answer - Thorndike
1B: Who is commonly considered the father of Behaviorism?
Watson
Wolf
Risley
Pavlov - Answer - Watson
1B: Which of the following is a dimension of ABA as outlined by Baer, Wolf, & Risley
(1968)?
Empirical
Generality
Evidenced
Scientific - Answer - Generality
1B: What percentage of participants reached recover in the Lovaas (1987) study?
23%
98%
6%
47% - Answer - 47%
1B: What was one of the primary lessons learned from Lovaas (1973)?
Parents should not be part of intervention
Need for parents to be trained
Children with autism cannot learn
Intervention can only be implemented to young children - Answer - Need for parents to
be trained
,1B: In the Lovaas (1987) study, what was the criteria for best outcome?
IQ, school placement, and diagnosis
IQ, school placement, and funding
School placement, diagnosis, and parents reporting
School placement, parent reporting, and sibling reporting - Answer - IQ, school
placement, and diagnosis
1C: What is one component of rigid ABA?
Unvarying adherence to protocols
Early intensive intervention
Parent education and training
Implementing comprehensive curriculum - Answer - Unvarying adherence to protocols
1C: What is a definition of a progressive approach to ABA?
Adherence to ABA protocols
Combining the science and art of ABA
The science of ABA
Combining various interventions - Answer - Combining the science and art of ABA
1C: What is the crux of progressive ABA?
Protocols
Training
Intensive treatment
Clinical judgment - Answer - Clinical judgment
1C: What is one aspect of the learner that is assessed when using clinical judgment?
Availability
Receptivity
Private events
Subjectivity - Answer - Receptivity
1D: What were one of the rights outlined by Van Houten et al. (1988)
Learners welfare
Best outcomes
Certified supervisors
Registered Behavior Technicians - Answer - Learners welfare
1D: Teaching children to label state capitals may be a violation of which of the rights
outlined by Van Houten et al. (1988)?
A therapeutic environment
A competent behavior analyst
Learning functional skills
Behavioral assessment - Answer - Learning functional skills
1D: What are the other two levels created by the BACB?
,BCBA & BCaBA
BCBA & BCAT
BCaBA & BCAT
BCBA & ABAI - Answer - BCBA & BCaBA
1D: Which of the following is one of the requirements to obtain the RBT credential?
Working with adults diagnosed with ASD
Working with children diagnosed with ASD
Having a bachelor's degree
Completing 40 hours of training - Answer - Completing 40 hours of training
1D: What is one problem with a sibling of an RBT being that RBTs supervisor?
Siblings have been documented to be ineffective supervisors
Potential for the development of a dual relationship
RBTs are not qualified to be supervisors
Training would result in ineffective interventionist - Answer - Potential for the
development of a dual relationship
1D: How many face-to-face meetings must occur per month between the RBT and the
supervisor?
2
1
3
4 - Answer - 2
1D: What percentage of your total hours of an RBT must be spent in supervision?
10%
5%
25%
50% - Answer - 5%
1D: What is one of your responsibilities as an RBT?
Advocacy
Supervision
Direct instruction
Program development - Answer - Direct instruction
2A: According to Autism Partnership Foundation, what are the RBT standards?
Minimal
Comprehensive
Adequate
Quality - Answer - Minimal
2A: Critical thinking important to intervention for individuals diagnosed with ASD to
ensure that:
The RBT is competent
, Best procedures are being implemented
Intervention is always effective
Intervention is always efficient - Answer - Best procedures are being implemented
2A: When receiving feedback which of the following should be avoided?
Talking to others about the feedback
Seeking clarification
Changing based on the feedback
Taking feedback personally - Answer - Taking feedback personally
2A: When receiving feedback which of the following should be done?
Talking to others about the feedback
Following through on making changes
Personalizing the feedback
Following through on some of the feedback - Answer - Following through on making
changes
2A: Which of the following is the best resource for keeping updated on the field of ABA?
Facebook pages
Parent testimonials
Television shows
Journal articles - Answer - Journal articles
2A: What is an example of a soft skill?
Compassion
Objectivity
Cynicism
Pragmatism - Answer - Compassion
2B: According to the Leaf and colleagues' study, what was the correlation between
mock exam scores and implementation of DTT?
No relationship
No relationship and moderate positive relationship
No relationship and strong positive relationship
No relationship and minimal positive relationship - Answer - No relationship and
moderate positive relationship
2B: One potential problem with the addition of assistant trainers in the RBT certification
process is the assistant trainer could be a(n)
BCaBA
BCBA
RBT
An expert in the field - Answer - RBT
3A: "The practice of objective observation of the phenomena of interest" best describes:
Determinism
1A: The main purpose of this RBT training is to? - Answer - Improve the lives of
individuals with autism
1B: The three branches of the science of behavior analysis are the - Answer -
Experimental analysis of behavior, behaviorism, and Applied Behavior Analysis
1B: Which of the following is a component of good teaching?
Technical
Fun
Subjective
Emotional - Answer - Fun
1B: Who is commonly attributed for discovering the Law of Effect?
Skinner
Watson
Thorndike
Baer - Answer - Thorndike
1B: Who is commonly considered the father of Behaviorism?
Watson
Wolf
Risley
Pavlov - Answer - Watson
1B: Which of the following is a dimension of ABA as outlined by Baer, Wolf, & Risley
(1968)?
Empirical
Generality
Evidenced
Scientific - Answer - Generality
1B: What percentage of participants reached recover in the Lovaas (1987) study?
23%
98%
6%
47% - Answer - 47%
1B: What was one of the primary lessons learned from Lovaas (1973)?
Parents should not be part of intervention
Need for parents to be trained
Children with autism cannot learn
Intervention can only be implemented to young children - Answer - Need for parents to
be trained
,1B: In the Lovaas (1987) study, what was the criteria for best outcome?
IQ, school placement, and diagnosis
IQ, school placement, and funding
School placement, diagnosis, and parents reporting
School placement, parent reporting, and sibling reporting - Answer - IQ, school
placement, and diagnosis
1C: What is one component of rigid ABA?
Unvarying adherence to protocols
Early intensive intervention
Parent education and training
Implementing comprehensive curriculum - Answer - Unvarying adherence to protocols
1C: What is a definition of a progressive approach to ABA?
Adherence to ABA protocols
Combining the science and art of ABA
The science of ABA
Combining various interventions - Answer - Combining the science and art of ABA
1C: What is the crux of progressive ABA?
Protocols
Training
Intensive treatment
Clinical judgment - Answer - Clinical judgment
1C: What is one aspect of the learner that is assessed when using clinical judgment?
Availability
Receptivity
Private events
Subjectivity - Answer - Receptivity
1D: What were one of the rights outlined by Van Houten et al. (1988)
Learners welfare
Best outcomes
Certified supervisors
Registered Behavior Technicians - Answer - Learners welfare
1D: Teaching children to label state capitals may be a violation of which of the rights
outlined by Van Houten et al. (1988)?
A therapeutic environment
A competent behavior analyst
Learning functional skills
Behavioral assessment - Answer - Learning functional skills
1D: What are the other two levels created by the BACB?
,BCBA & BCaBA
BCBA & BCAT
BCaBA & BCAT
BCBA & ABAI - Answer - BCBA & BCaBA
1D: Which of the following is one of the requirements to obtain the RBT credential?
Working with adults diagnosed with ASD
Working with children diagnosed with ASD
Having a bachelor's degree
Completing 40 hours of training - Answer - Completing 40 hours of training
1D: What is one problem with a sibling of an RBT being that RBTs supervisor?
Siblings have been documented to be ineffective supervisors
Potential for the development of a dual relationship
RBTs are not qualified to be supervisors
Training would result in ineffective interventionist - Answer - Potential for the
development of a dual relationship
1D: How many face-to-face meetings must occur per month between the RBT and the
supervisor?
2
1
3
4 - Answer - 2
1D: What percentage of your total hours of an RBT must be spent in supervision?
10%
5%
25%
50% - Answer - 5%
1D: What is one of your responsibilities as an RBT?
Advocacy
Supervision
Direct instruction
Program development - Answer - Direct instruction
2A: According to Autism Partnership Foundation, what are the RBT standards?
Minimal
Comprehensive
Adequate
Quality - Answer - Minimal
2A: Critical thinking important to intervention for individuals diagnosed with ASD to
ensure that:
The RBT is competent
, Best procedures are being implemented
Intervention is always effective
Intervention is always efficient - Answer - Best procedures are being implemented
2A: When receiving feedback which of the following should be avoided?
Talking to others about the feedback
Seeking clarification
Changing based on the feedback
Taking feedback personally - Answer - Taking feedback personally
2A: When receiving feedback which of the following should be done?
Talking to others about the feedback
Following through on making changes
Personalizing the feedback
Following through on some of the feedback - Answer - Following through on making
changes
2A: Which of the following is the best resource for keeping updated on the field of ABA?
Facebook pages
Parent testimonials
Television shows
Journal articles - Answer - Journal articles
2A: What is an example of a soft skill?
Compassion
Objectivity
Cynicism
Pragmatism - Answer - Compassion
2B: According to the Leaf and colleagues' study, what was the correlation between
mock exam scores and implementation of DTT?
No relationship
No relationship and moderate positive relationship
No relationship and strong positive relationship
No relationship and minimal positive relationship - Answer - No relationship and
moderate positive relationship
2B: One potential problem with the addition of assistant trainers in the RBT certification
process is the assistant trainer could be a(n)
BCaBA
BCBA
RBT
An expert in the field - Answer - RBT
3A: "The practice of objective observation of the phenomena of interest" best describes:
Determinism
