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True/False: As an RBT if you feel your BCBA's interventions are not effective you should share
your opinions with the parents and suggest a different plan. - CORRECT ANSWER False
A mother comes to your during your home session and starts to gossip about how poorly another
therapist is doing on her child's case. How should you react? - CORRECT ANSWER Politely
tell the mother that if she has concerns, she needs to address those concerns with the BCBA, then
continue working.
What should you do if a client's mother invites you out to the bar after your session? -
CORRECT ANSWER Politely decline
True/False: It is okay to babysit for your clients as a side job. - CORRECT ANSWER False
True/False: If a client is engaging in dangerous behaviors, an RBT can use whatever means that
are at their disposal to control the behavior. - CORRECT ANSWER False
Leonard gives Sheldon a token about every 5th time Sheldon responds correctly. After Sheldon
earns 5 tokens, he can exchange them for 10 minutes of video games time. Sheldon is earning
tokens on what schedule of reinforcement? - CORRECT ANSWER Variable ratio
Food, sex, water, breathable air, and any other stimuli that are necessary for life are what types
of reinforcement? - CORRECT ANSWER unconditioned
How many face-to-face supervision contacts are required every month? - CORRECT ANSWER
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How many face-to-face supervision contacts are required every month? - CORRECT ANSWER
Pairing the instructions, "Make a sandwich" with a video model, then fading the video model
until the patient can make a sandwich when given the instruction only.
Which of the following is likely a conditioned reinforcer? - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the
following is likely a conditioned reinforcer?
April has recently been assigned on Ron's case. She is preparing for her first session with him by
reading through his targets and behavior support plans, and ensuring she is familiar with them
both before she starts. At the beginning of her session, she greets him and brings out a few toys.
After conducting a preference assessment with the toys, she begins running targets. Ron engages
in maladaptive behaviors and does not comply with demands. What is most likely the problem? -
CORRECT ANSWER April did not take enough time to build rapport with Ron before placing
demands
When teaching a patient to brush their teeth, you demonstrate with your own toothbrush and
teeth. What type of prompt is used? - CORRECT ANSWER modeling
A therapist is working with a client with limited vocal language. This child is stacking blocks on
a table. As he interacts with the blocks, the therapist periodically asks the client what color,
shape, and comparative size the blocks are as the child plays. What type of teaching strategy is
this? - CORRECT ANSWER Incidental/ Natural environment training (NET)
A therapist provides a 'star' token every 3 times the learner responds correctly. After 5 tokens,
the learner can exchange the tokens for a reinforcer from the reinforcer menu. What type of
schedule of reinforcement is this? - CORRECT ANSWER fixed ratio
Cars, money, movies, stories, etc. - things whose reinforcing value is established through learned
relations are what type of reinforcement? - CORRECT ANSWER conditioned
Identify the correct reinforcement schedule for the following example: Chandler gives Joey
skittles after an average of 5 completed tasks without challenging behaviors. - CORRECT
ANSWER VR 5
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Winston placed his client's spitting on extinction. When he did this, he was worried he chose the
wrong function because the client's spitting initially increased. This is known as: - CORRECT
ANSWER Extinction burst
The teacher placed Mark's screaming on extinction. After several days, his screaming went away.
However, it returned a week later. This is known as: - CORRECT ANSWER Spontaneous
recovery
Acquisition programs can teach with of the following skills - CORRECT ANSWER all of the
above
(daily living skills, communication skills, recreational/leisure skills)
True/False: Another name for conditioned reinforcement is primary reinforcement. - CORRECT
ANSWER False
Examples of unconditioned reinforcers include which of the following? Circle all that apply. -
CORRECT ANSWER Skittles, Juice, sleeping
List three examples of conditioned reinforcers. - CORRECT ANSWER Tokens, social praise,
toys.
What is a reinforcement schedule? - CORRECT ANSWER A protocol that states the frequency
of which reinforcement will be delivered.
When would you provide reinforcement if a client was on a continuous schedule of
reinforcement? - CORRECT ANSWER Reinforcement is delivered for each occurrence of the
target behavior.
True/False: Intermittent reinforcement is most often used for maintaining previously learned
behaviors. - CORRECT ANSWER True
What are the four schedules of intermittent reinforcement? - CORRECT ANSWER Fixed-ratio,
fixed interval, variable-ratio, variable-interval
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When using a ratio schedule of reinforcement, reinforcement is delivered when? - CORRECT
ANSWER Reinforcement is delivered after a certain number of responses.
When using an interval schedule of reinforcement, reinforcement is delivered when? -
CORRECT ANSWER Reinforcement is delivered for the first response after a certain amount of
time since the last response.
True/False: Discrete Trial Training (DTT) is a method of teaching in simplified and structured
steps - CORRECT ANSWER True
When teaching with DTT how quickly should you deliver reinforcement after a correct
response? - CORRECT ANSWER Within 1-2 seconds.
True/False: Discrete Trial Training is a method of teaching in the natural environment, following
what the client naturally gravitates toward. - CORRECT ANSWER False
True/False: Discrete Trial Training is an effective way to teach certain skills to some learners
with ASD. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Which of the following will you want to do when delivering reinforcement during DTT? -
CORRECT ANSWER All of the above
(deliver a variety of reinforcers, ensure that the effort to obtain reinforcement is reasonable, use
an appropriate rate of reinforcement, use an appropriate magnitude of reinforcement, and
minimize the time between the correct response and delivering reinforcement.
When using backward chaining the RBT does which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER
Will prompt the client through the steps and then expect the client to do the last step
independently. Each time a step is mastered the client is expected to complete the acquisition
step and all mastered steps.
When using forward chaining the RBT does with of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER
Will ask the client to complete the first step independently then prompt him/her through the
remainder of the steps. Once a step is mastered the client is expected to complete all mastered
and the one acquisition step independently.
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True/False: As an RBT if you feel your BCBA's interventions are not effective you should share
your opinions with the parents and suggest a different plan. - CORRECT ANSWER False
A mother comes to your during your home session and starts to gossip about how poorly another
therapist is doing on her child's case. How should you react? - CORRECT ANSWER Politely
tell the mother that if she has concerns, she needs to address those concerns with the BCBA, then
continue working.
What should you do if a client's mother invites you out to the bar after your session? -
CORRECT ANSWER Politely decline
True/False: It is okay to babysit for your clients as a side job. - CORRECT ANSWER False
True/False: If a client is engaging in dangerous behaviors, an RBT can use whatever means that
are at their disposal to control the behavior. - CORRECT ANSWER False
Leonard gives Sheldon a token about every 5th time Sheldon responds correctly. After Sheldon
earns 5 tokens, he can exchange them for 10 minutes of video games time. Sheldon is earning
tokens on what schedule of reinforcement? - CORRECT ANSWER Variable ratio
Food, sex, water, breathable air, and any other stimuli that are necessary for life are what types
of reinforcement? - CORRECT ANSWER unconditioned
How many face-to-face supervision contacts are required every month? - CORRECT ANSWER
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How many face-to-face supervision contacts are required every month? - CORRECT ANSWER
Pairing the instructions, "Make a sandwich" with a video model, then fading the video model
until the patient can make a sandwich when given the instruction only.
Which of the following is likely a conditioned reinforcer? - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the
following is likely a conditioned reinforcer?
April has recently been assigned on Ron's case. She is preparing for her first session with him by
reading through his targets and behavior support plans, and ensuring she is familiar with them
both before she starts. At the beginning of her session, she greets him and brings out a few toys.
After conducting a preference assessment with the toys, she begins running targets. Ron engages
in maladaptive behaviors and does not comply with demands. What is most likely the problem? -
CORRECT ANSWER April did not take enough time to build rapport with Ron before placing
demands
When teaching a patient to brush their teeth, you demonstrate with your own toothbrush and
teeth. What type of prompt is used? - CORRECT ANSWER modeling
A therapist is working with a client with limited vocal language. This child is stacking blocks on
a table. As he interacts with the blocks, the therapist periodically asks the client what color,
shape, and comparative size the blocks are as the child plays. What type of teaching strategy is
this? - CORRECT ANSWER Incidental/ Natural environment training (NET)
A therapist provides a 'star' token every 3 times the learner responds correctly. After 5 tokens,
the learner can exchange the tokens for a reinforcer from the reinforcer menu. What type of
schedule of reinforcement is this? - CORRECT ANSWER fixed ratio
Cars, money, movies, stories, etc. - things whose reinforcing value is established through learned
relations are what type of reinforcement? - CORRECT ANSWER conditioned
Identify the correct reinforcement schedule for the following example: Chandler gives Joey
skittles after an average of 5 completed tasks without challenging behaviors. - CORRECT
ANSWER VR 5
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Winston placed his client's spitting on extinction. When he did this, he was worried he chose the
wrong function because the client's spitting initially increased. This is known as: - CORRECT
ANSWER Extinction burst
The teacher placed Mark's screaming on extinction. After several days, his screaming went away.
However, it returned a week later. This is known as: - CORRECT ANSWER Spontaneous
recovery
Acquisition programs can teach with of the following skills - CORRECT ANSWER all of the
above
(daily living skills, communication skills, recreational/leisure skills)
True/False: Another name for conditioned reinforcement is primary reinforcement. - CORRECT
ANSWER False
Examples of unconditioned reinforcers include which of the following? Circle all that apply. -
CORRECT ANSWER Skittles, Juice, sleeping
List three examples of conditioned reinforcers. - CORRECT ANSWER Tokens, social praise,
toys.
What is a reinforcement schedule? - CORRECT ANSWER A protocol that states the frequency
of which reinforcement will be delivered.
When would you provide reinforcement if a client was on a continuous schedule of
reinforcement? - CORRECT ANSWER Reinforcement is delivered for each occurrence of the
target behavior.
True/False: Intermittent reinforcement is most often used for maintaining previously learned
behaviors. - CORRECT ANSWER True
What are the four schedules of intermittent reinforcement? - CORRECT ANSWER Fixed-ratio,
fixed interval, variable-ratio, variable-interval
, PEARSON RBT EXAM 2024 ACTUAL REAL EXAM
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When using a ratio schedule of reinforcement, reinforcement is delivered when? - CORRECT
ANSWER Reinforcement is delivered after a certain number of responses.
When using an interval schedule of reinforcement, reinforcement is delivered when? -
CORRECT ANSWER Reinforcement is delivered for the first response after a certain amount of
time since the last response.
True/False: Discrete Trial Training (DTT) is a method of teaching in simplified and structured
steps - CORRECT ANSWER True
When teaching with DTT how quickly should you deliver reinforcement after a correct
response? - CORRECT ANSWER Within 1-2 seconds.
True/False: Discrete Trial Training is a method of teaching in the natural environment, following
what the client naturally gravitates toward. - CORRECT ANSWER False
True/False: Discrete Trial Training is an effective way to teach certain skills to some learners
with ASD. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Which of the following will you want to do when delivering reinforcement during DTT? -
CORRECT ANSWER All of the above
(deliver a variety of reinforcers, ensure that the effort to obtain reinforcement is reasonable, use
an appropriate rate of reinforcement, use an appropriate magnitude of reinforcement, and
minimize the time between the correct response and delivering reinforcement.
When using backward chaining the RBT does which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER
Will prompt the client through the steps and then expect the client to do the last step
independently. Each time a step is mastered the client is expected to complete the acquisition
step and all mastered steps.
When using forward chaining the RBT does with of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER
Will ask the client to complete the first step independently then prompt him/her through the
remainder of the steps. Once a step is mastered the client is expected to complete all mastered
and the one acquisition step independently.
