Pearson RBT Exam
The roles and responsibilities of the RBT include which of the following? correct answerAll of the above
(deliver discrete trial instruction and incidental teaching, record data, and implement behavior
interventions plans as written as a BCBA)
True/False: An RBT can practice independently of a BCBA correct answerFalse
Rate is... correct answerthe total count per a unit of time
Duration is... correct answerthe time from when the behavior begins to when it ends.
Latency is... correct answerthe time between the presentation of a stimulus and the occurrence of a
behavior
Which of the following is a continuous recording method? correct answerAll of the above
(duration, rate/frequency, and latency)
calculate frequency/rate per hour and minute for a behavior that occurred 120 times over a 2 hour
observation correct answer60 per hour, 1 per minute
partial-interval recording is... correct answerWhen the behavior must occur at least once during the
interval to be recorded
Whole-interval recording is.... correct answerwhen the behavior must occur for the entire interval to be
recorded.
,Momentary time sampling is.... correct answerwhen the behavior must be occurring at the end of the
interval to be recorded.
Inter-response time is... correct answerThe time between the end of one instance of the behavior and
the beginning of the next occurrence of behavior.
which recording method would you expect to use when a target behavior is set to increase? correct
answerwhole-interval recording
Which recording method would you expect to use when a target behavior is set to decrease? correct
answerPartial-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? correct answerFalse
Which of the following are examples of "permanent products" that can be used to collect data using
permanent product recording procedures. correct answerNumber of broken windows and folded shirts
True/False: permanent product recording is one of the lease cumbersome data recording methods
correct answerTrue
Choose the best operational definition for a tantrum correct answerAny 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: correct answerThe activity of living organisms; human behavior includes everything
that people do.
, define environment: correct answerthe 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: correct answerSocial 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? correct answerSocial 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? correct answerAutomatic 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? correct answerSocial 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?
correct answerSocial 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 placed, and when given free access to a
number of preferred toys. What is the function of the lego dropping behavior? correct answerAutomatic
Positive (sensory stimulation)
What is an antecedent? correct answerA stimulus that occurs before the behavior
The roles and responsibilities of the RBT include which of the following? correct answerAll of the above
(deliver discrete trial instruction and incidental teaching, record data, and implement behavior
interventions plans as written as a BCBA)
True/False: An RBT can practice independently of a BCBA correct answerFalse
Rate is... correct answerthe total count per a unit of time
Duration is... correct answerthe time from when the behavior begins to when it ends.
Latency is... correct answerthe time between the presentation of a stimulus and the occurrence of a
behavior
Which of the following is a continuous recording method? correct answerAll of the above
(duration, rate/frequency, and latency)
calculate frequency/rate per hour and minute for a behavior that occurred 120 times over a 2 hour
observation correct answer60 per hour, 1 per minute
partial-interval recording is... correct answerWhen the behavior must occur at least once during the
interval to be recorded
Whole-interval recording is.... correct answerwhen the behavior must occur for the entire interval to be
recorded.
,Momentary time sampling is.... correct answerwhen the behavior must be occurring at the end of the
interval to be recorded.
Inter-response time is... correct answerThe time between the end of one instance of the behavior and
the beginning of the next occurrence of behavior.
which recording method would you expect to use when a target behavior is set to increase? correct
answerwhole-interval recording
Which recording method would you expect to use when a target behavior is set to decrease? correct
answerPartial-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? correct answerFalse
Which of the following are examples of "permanent products" that can be used to collect data using
permanent product recording procedures. correct answerNumber of broken windows and folded shirts
True/False: permanent product recording is one of the lease cumbersome data recording methods
correct answerTrue
Choose the best operational definition for a tantrum correct answerAny 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: correct answerThe activity of living organisms; human behavior includes everything
that people do.
, define environment: correct answerthe 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: correct answerSocial 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? correct answerSocial 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? correct answerAutomatic 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? correct answerSocial 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?
correct answerSocial 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 placed, and when given free access to a
number of preferred toys. What is the function of the lego dropping behavior? correct answerAutomatic
Positive (sensory stimulation)
What is an antecedent? correct answerA stimulus that occurs before the behavior
