RBT Exam
What are the core deficits of autism? - answer Language delays, Social Delays, and
Repetitive behavior.
What is the cause of autism? - answer There is no known cause.
At what age do the signs of autism typically manifest? - answer18 months-3 years old
While working with your client, the BCAB overseeing the case asks you to track data on
time it takes for him to start cleaning up after being asked. What type of data collection
is the BCAB asking you to track? - answer Latency
How would you collect permanent recording on completion of a homework assignment?
- answerReview the homework to determine whether it was completed or not
Sadie occasionally engages in challenging behaviors in the form of crying. Some
instances of crying are very short and some are much longer. Some days she engages
in a little bit of crying and some days she engages in a lot of crying. What is the best
way to collect data on the behavior of crying? - answerDuration
RBT's using continuous measurement procedures might use _____________? -
answerABC recording
Janelle, a BCAB asks her client to go to the store and buy one loaf of bread, a stick of
butter and a quart of milk. When he returns she checks his shopping bag to make sure
he purchased every item on the list. Janelle is using ______________. -
answerPermanent Product Recording
All of the following are ways to collect data EXCEPT - answerGraphs
Continuous Measurements procedures include: frequency (how many times a behavior
occurs), Rate (How many times a behavior occurs per period of time, ex. tantrums per
hour) and ________________. - answerDuration (How long a behavior lasts)
Sarah an RBT, is tracking to see how long it takes from when she says, "Put your shoes
on," to when her developmentally disabled adult client actually begins the process of
putting on his shoes. Sarah is tracking _____________. - answerLatency
In order for RBT to track data, they must have an operational definition of the behavior
of they are observing and knowledge of the dimension of the behavior they are
recording (rate, frequency, latency, IRT, duration etc.) An operational definition should
, be all of the following EXCEPT ___________. - answerA board-approved behavioral
definition
Your supervising BCAB asks you to takes data on a preschooler's hair-twirling behavior.
She operationally defines the behavior for you, and asks you to use partial interval
recording with 30-second intervals. You mark the behavior as having occurred if
________________. - answerThe child twirls hair for any part of the 30 seconds
A writer skills acquisition plan should include all of the following, and __________.
A definition of the skills to be acquired
A baseline measurement of the skills of the behavior it is replacing
A clear goal that indicates skills acquisition
A detailed description of the procedures that will be used implement the plan - answerA
plan for maintenance and termination of services
A high-quality definition describes the behavior and environment in observable and
measurable terms. Which is the BEST behavioral definition. - answerEntangling fingers
of the right hand in one's own hair by twisting and then pulling the hand away from the
scalp (topographical) when given verbal instruction to begin academic tasks
(antecedent-based), Which has sometimes been reinforced by escape from these tasks
(functional)
Rachel, and RBT and Jenna her supervising BCAB, want to find out the function of an
adult client's SIB. Primary assessments might include all EXCEPT
_________________. - answerFunctional Behavioral Analysis
Which is not a form of functional assessment? - answerForced Choice
In addition to interviewing a client and the significant others in his/her life, one could
assess a person's social skills repertoire by _______________. - answerObserving
Jennie, a four-year-old, touched a hot stove. It hurt, and she immediately removed her
finger. This is an example of _____________. - answerUnconditioned Punishment
Ava, a six-year-old, loves dogs and approaches them in the park whether they seem
friendly or not. Recently she was badly bitten;since then she has not been approaching
dogs in the park or anywhere else. This is an example of _________________. -
answerConditioned punishment
An RBT implementing a skills acquisition plan should plan for a training session by
_________________. - answerReviewing the plan, asking clarifying questions, and
gathering all necessary materials
When we are thirsty, water quenches that thirst and satiates us. This makes water an
____________. - answerUnconditioned reinforcer
What are the core deficits of autism? - answer Language delays, Social Delays, and
Repetitive behavior.
What is the cause of autism? - answer There is no known cause.
At what age do the signs of autism typically manifest? - answer18 months-3 years old
While working with your client, the BCAB overseeing the case asks you to track data on
time it takes for him to start cleaning up after being asked. What type of data collection
is the BCAB asking you to track? - answer Latency
How would you collect permanent recording on completion of a homework assignment?
- answerReview the homework to determine whether it was completed or not
Sadie occasionally engages in challenging behaviors in the form of crying. Some
instances of crying are very short and some are much longer. Some days she engages
in a little bit of crying and some days she engages in a lot of crying. What is the best
way to collect data on the behavior of crying? - answerDuration
RBT's using continuous measurement procedures might use _____________? -
answerABC recording
Janelle, a BCAB asks her client to go to the store and buy one loaf of bread, a stick of
butter and a quart of milk. When he returns she checks his shopping bag to make sure
he purchased every item on the list. Janelle is using ______________. -
answerPermanent Product Recording
All of the following are ways to collect data EXCEPT - answerGraphs
Continuous Measurements procedures include: frequency (how many times a behavior
occurs), Rate (How many times a behavior occurs per period of time, ex. tantrums per
hour) and ________________. - answerDuration (How long a behavior lasts)
Sarah an RBT, is tracking to see how long it takes from when she says, "Put your shoes
on," to when her developmentally disabled adult client actually begins the process of
putting on his shoes. Sarah is tracking _____________. - answerLatency
In order for RBT to track data, they must have an operational definition of the behavior
of they are observing and knowledge of the dimension of the behavior they are
recording (rate, frequency, latency, IRT, duration etc.) An operational definition should
, be all of the following EXCEPT ___________. - answerA board-approved behavioral
definition
Your supervising BCAB asks you to takes data on a preschooler's hair-twirling behavior.
She operationally defines the behavior for you, and asks you to use partial interval
recording with 30-second intervals. You mark the behavior as having occurred if
________________. - answerThe child twirls hair for any part of the 30 seconds
A writer skills acquisition plan should include all of the following, and __________.
A definition of the skills to be acquired
A baseline measurement of the skills of the behavior it is replacing
A clear goal that indicates skills acquisition
A detailed description of the procedures that will be used implement the plan - answerA
plan for maintenance and termination of services
A high-quality definition describes the behavior and environment in observable and
measurable terms. Which is the BEST behavioral definition. - answerEntangling fingers
of the right hand in one's own hair by twisting and then pulling the hand away from the
scalp (topographical) when given verbal instruction to begin academic tasks
(antecedent-based), Which has sometimes been reinforced by escape from these tasks
(functional)
Rachel, and RBT and Jenna her supervising BCAB, want to find out the function of an
adult client's SIB. Primary assessments might include all EXCEPT
_________________. - answerFunctional Behavioral Analysis
Which is not a form of functional assessment? - answerForced Choice
In addition to interviewing a client and the significant others in his/her life, one could
assess a person's social skills repertoire by _______________. - answerObserving
Jennie, a four-year-old, touched a hot stove. It hurt, and she immediately removed her
finger. This is an example of _____________. - answerUnconditioned Punishment
Ava, a six-year-old, loves dogs and approaches them in the park whether they seem
friendly or not. Recently she was badly bitten;since then she has not been approaching
dogs in the park or anywhere else. This is an example of _________________. -
answerConditioned punishment
An RBT implementing a skills acquisition plan should plan for a training session by
_________________. - answerReviewing the plan, asking clarifying questions, and
gathering all necessary materials
When we are thirsty, water quenches that thirst and satiates us. This makes water an
____________. - answerUnconditioned reinforcer
