RBT Practice Exam #1 Comprehensive
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Which is the most complete definition of behavior? a.
When a person engages in a destructive action
b. Anything a person says or does
c. Any socially inappropriate action a person engages in
d. Any socially appropriate action a person engages in - ANSWER b. Anything a person
says or does
As an RBT you can assist the BCBA in training other people that are important to the
client's program. Which of the following is NOT an appropriate way to assist the BCBA
in training others?
a. Collecting data on caregiver performance
b. Demonstrating skills for other people to learn from
c. Creating new lessons to meeting the training goals
d. Allowing the other professional to observe your sessions - ANSWER c. Creating new
lessons to meeting the training goals
After school, the parents of one of your students asks how her child behaved at school
that day. You are the child's 1:1 aide in the classroom. Today the child demonstrated
high rates of hitting and tantrum behaviors. What are you allowed to tell the parent?
a. Nothing. You are not the teacher and should not discuss anything with the parent
b. Only positive information about the day, so to not upset
c. A mixture of positive feedback, as well, as an accurate summary of the challenge the
child encountered that day, since it is important to be honest yet positive and tactful
when giving information to parents and caregivers
d. Tell parent about the hitting and tantrum behavior and that you think the child's
behavior intervention plan is not working. - ANSWER c. A mixture of positive
feedback, as well, as an accurate summary of the challenge the child encountered
that day, since it is important to be honest yet positive and tactful when giving
information to parents and caregivers
Intermittent reinforcement should occur
a. When moving from primary to secondary reinforcement
b. When teaching new behaviors or behaviors that are on acquisition
c. When maintaining behaviors that are already learned
d. When a learner does not respond well to continuous reinforcement - ANSWER c.
When maintaining behaviors that are already learned
,Robert is implementing a 5-minute DRO (differential reinforcement of other behaviors)
produced with his client to reduce his pinching behavior. In order to implement DRO
Correctly, after every 5-minuets that his client does not engage in pinching, Robert
should___?
a. Give his client a reinforcer
b. Rest the time interval for the next 5-minuets
c. Record that no pinching occurred during the interval onto the data sheet
d. All of the above - ANSWER d. All of the above
Which of the following situation(s) would be reportable as instances of suspected abuse
or neglect?
a. Causing an intentional physical injury
b. Making terrorizing or threatening statements
c. Withholding nourishment and water as a form of punishment
d. All of the above - ANSWER d. All of the above
Data collection is a critical component of behavior analysis because ___? a.
It allows for data based decisions
b. It allows for monitoring progress and identifying skill deficits
c. It helps determine skill mastery
d. All of the above - ANSWER d. All of the above
If an instructor is teaching naturalistically, he should___. a.
Speak in a natural voice
b. Only work at a teaching table
c. Always use teaching cards
d. Speak in a louder more authoritative voice - ANSWER a. Speak in a natural voice
It is always important to start with function-based behavior intervention plans. Which
most accurate describes some of the most commonly found functions of behavior in
research?
a. Maladaptive behavior, antecedent behavior, and consequences
b. Anger, frustration, emotional self-control and protesting
c. Social positive reinforcement (attention and access to tangible), social negative
reinforcement (escape), and automatic reinforcement.
d. All of the above - ANSWER c. Social positive reinforcement (attention
and access to tangible), social negative reinforcement (escape), and automatic
reinforcement.
Claire's therapy team taught her to wash her hands. Three months later, Claire can still
wash her hands independently with no prompts, and she does so on her own at
appropriate times. Claire's hand washing behavior has been successfully___. a.
Maintained
, b. Generalized
c. Prompted
d. Differentially reinforced - ANSWER a. Maintained
When preparing to take data on a target behavior, it is important to first identify___.
a. The definition of the behavior
b. The type of data collection procedure
c. What items are needed to take data (i.e. pencil, clicker, stopwatch)
d. All of the above - ANSWER d. All of the above
When updating a caregiver, parent or grandparent regarding how the client performed
during a session, it is important to _____?
a. Balance out difficult feedback with positive feedback
b. Discuss in length the challenging behaviors of the client during the session so that
the parent can adequately discipline the child afterwards
c. Only share positive information; they are dealing with difficult things outside of
session and do not need to be further burden
d. Not share with the caregiver how the session was, as you are not the supervisor of
the program - ANSWER a. Balance out difficult feedback with positive feedback
Jordan is learning to read color words, such as brown, red and purple. His teacher
wants to use a stimulus fading procedure to help him learn the targets. Which of the
following is an example of a stimulus fading procedure?
a. Writing the word "red" in black ink with a thick red border, which is gradually faded to
thinner border and eventually removed
b. Placing a red square underneath the word "red", and gradually lightening the shade
of the red square until it is completely
c. Having pictures of red items drawn next to the word, "red" on an index card and
gradually removed from the card one at a time
d. All of the above - ANSWER d. All of the above
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 - ANSWER c. Mass trial/ in isolation
All of these are methods for establishing chains of behavior except
a. Backward chaining
b. Total task presentation
c. Semi-task presentation
d. Forward chaining - ANSWER c. Semi-task presentation
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Which is the most complete definition of behavior? a.
When a person engages in a destructive action
b. Anything a person says or does
c. Any socially inappropriate action a person engages in
d. Any socially appropriate action a person engages in - ANSWER b. Anything a person
says or does
As an RBT you can assist the BCBA in training other people that are important to the
client's program. Which of the following is NOT an appropriate way to assist the BCBA
in training others?
a. Collecting data on caregiver performance
b. Demonstrating skills for other people to learn from
c. Creating new lessons to meeting the training goals
d. Allowing the other professional to observe your sessions - ANSWER c. Creating new
lessons to meeting the training goals
After school, the parents of one of your students asks how her child behaved at school
that day. You are the child's 1:1 aide in the classroom. Today the child demonstrated
high rates of hitting and tantrum behaviors. What are you allowed to tell the parent?
a. Nothing. You are not the teacher and should not discuss anything with the parent
b. Only positive information about the day, so to not upset
c. A mixture of positive feedback, as well, as an accurate summary of the challenge the
child encountered that day, since it is important to be honest yet positive and tactful
when giving information to parents and caregivers
d. Tell parent about the hitting and tantrum behavior and that you think the child's
behavior intervention plan is not working. - ANSWER c. A mixture of positive
feedback, as well, as an accurate summary of the challenge the child encountered
that day, since it is important to be honest yet positive and tactful when giving
information to parents and caregivers
Intermittent reinforcement should occur
a. When moving from primary to secondary reinforcement
b. When teaching new behaviors or behaviors that are on acquisition
c. When maintaining behaviors that are already learned
d. When a learner does not respond well to continuous reinforcement - ANSWER c.
When maintaining behaviors that are already learned
,Robert is implementing a 5-minute DRO (differential reinforcement of other behaviors)
produced with his client to reduce his pinching behavior. In order to implement DRO
Correctly, after every 5-minuets that his client does not engage in pinching, Robert
should___?
a. Give his client a reinforcer
b. Rest the time interval for the next 5-minuets
c. Record that no pinching occurred during the interval onto the data sheet
d. All of the above - ANSWER d. All of the above
Which of the following situation(s) would be reportable as instances of suspected abuse
or neglect?
a. Causing an intentional physical injury
b. Making terrorizing or threatening statements
c. Withholding nourishment and water as a form of punishment
d. All of the above - ANSWER d. All of the above
Data collection is a critical component of behavior analysis because ___? a.
It allows for data based decisions
b. It allows for monitoring progress and identifying skill deficits
c. It helps determine skill mastery
d. All of the above - ANSWER d. All of the above
If an instructor is teaching naturalistically, he should___. a.
Speak in a natural voice
b. Only work at a teaching table
c. Always use teaching cards
d. Speak in a louder more authoritative voice - ANSWER a. Speak in a natural voice
It is always important to start with function-based behavior intervention plans. Which
most accurate describes some of the most commonly found functions of behavior in
research?
a. Maladaptive behavior, antecedent behavior, and consequences
b. Anger, frustration, emotional self-control and protesting
c. Social positive reinforcement (attention and access to tangible), social negative
reinforcement (escape), and automatic reinforcement.
d. All of the above - ANSWER c. Social positive reinforcement (attention
and access to tangible), social negative reinforcement (escape), and automatic
reinforcement.
Claire's therapy team taught her to wash her hands. Three months later, Claire can still
wash her hands independently with no prompts, and she does so on her own at
appropriate times. Claire's hand washing behavior has been successfully___. a.
Maintained
, b. Generalized
c. Prompted
d. Differentially reinforced - ANSWER a. Maintained
When preparing to take data on a target behavior, it is important to first identify___.
a. The definition of the behavior
b. The type of data collection procedure
c. What items are needed to take data (i.e. pencil, clicker, stopwatch)
d. All of the above - ANSWER d. All of the above
When updating a caregiver, parent or grandparent regarding how the client performed
during a session, it is important to _____?
a. Balance out difficult feedback with positive feedback
b. Discuss in length the challenging behaviors of the client during the session so that
the parent can adequately discipline the child afterwards
c. Only share positive information; they are dealing with difficult things outside of
session and do not need to be further burden
d. Not share with the caregiver how the session was, as you are not the supervisor of
the program - ANSWER a. Balance out difficult feedback with positive feedback
Jordan is learning to read color words, such as brown, red and purple. His teacher
wants to use a stimulus fading procedure to help him learn the targets. Which of the
following is an example of a stimulus fading procedure?
a. Writing the word "red" in black ink with a thick red border, which is gradually faded to
thinner border and eventually removed
b. Placing a red square underneath the word "red", and gradually lightening the shade
of the red square until it is completely
c. Having pictures of red items drawn next to the word, "red" on an index card and
gradually removed from the card one at a time
d. All of the above - ANSWER d. All of the above
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 - ANSWER c. Mass trial/ in isolation
All of these are methods for establishing chains of behavior except
a. Backward chaining
b. Total task presentation
c. Semi-task presentation
d. Forward chaining - ANSWER c. Semi-task presentation
