40 Hour RBT Training Actual Exam
40 HOUR RBT TRAINING ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026
WITH COMPLETE 400+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
|ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!
When responses are not reinforced as often, we call this a (an): - ANSWER-
Intermittent schedule of reinforcement
Schedule thinning is how you move from a (an) __________ schedule of
reinforcement to a (an) ________ schedule of reinforcement. - ANSWER-
continuous; intermittent
Ratio schedules of reinforcement are based on __________. - ANSWER-a specific
number of responses
When a schedule of reinforcement is fixed, ___________. - ANSWER-the rule
about reinforcement never changes
When a schedule of reinforcement is variable, ___________. - ANSWER-the rule
about reinforcement changes based on an average number
Fixed ratio and variable ratio schedules of reinforcement are both based on
number of responses. - ANSWER-True
The following is an example of a fixed ratio schedule of reinforcement: - ANSWER-
Every time Sara types 30 words, she earns a break from work.
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The following is an example of a variable ratio schedule of reinforcement: -
ANSWER-If Sara types an average of 30 words, she earns a break from work.
Interval schedules of reinforcement are based on: - ANSWER-Time
The following is an example of a fixed interval schedule of reinforcement: -
ANSWER-For every 60 minutes that Jacob practices the violin, he earns $1 from
his parents.
The following is an example of a variable interval schedule of reinforcement: -
ANSWER-Jacob's parents place a dollar bill in his piggy bank when he plays his
violin for an average of 60 minutes each day.
Schedule thinning is important because: - ANSWER-It matches reinforcement in
natural environment and makes the response resistant to extinction
When thinning a ratio schedule, you should ______________ increase the
number of responses required for reinforcement. - ANSWER-gradually
To thin an interval schedule, gradually increase the duration of the time interval
that must elapse before the reinforcer can be delivered. - ANSWER-True
True or False? Initially when using shaping, reinforcement is provided for a
response that is similar to the target response. - ANSWER-True
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Differential reinforcement involves ______________. - ANSWER-reinforcing some
responses and not others
Which is an example of shaping? - ANSWER-The coach of a basketball team
providing praise to her players each time they throw the ball more accurately.
In the Juice example presented in the video, reinforcement occurs when
____________. - ANSWER-the child says an approximation of the word "Juice."
Which is not a key component of differential reinforcement? - ANSWER-Show the
child the correct response.
Jenny is a Registered Behavior Technician. She is working with a client and shaping
the response of saying "Help." Which response should she reinforce? - ANSWER-
"Elp"
During shaping, reinforcement is provided for the response closest to the target
response. Other previously reinforced responses are put on extinction. As a result,
previously reinforced responses will _______________. - ANSWER-decrease
In the Juice example presented in the video, the client says "Juice" and
reinforcement is provided. Now previous responses such as "Juh" and "Joo"
should _____________. - ANSWER-be put on extinction
When a person engages in behavior under certain circumstances and not under
other circumstances it is called... - ANSWER-a discrimination
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Behavior will be ___________ in contexts where reinforcement is provided -
ANSWER-strengthened
Behavior will be________________ in contexts in which reinforcement is not
provided. - ANSWER-weakened
_______________ is a result of discrimination training. - ANSWER-stimulus control
Discrimination training involves: - ANSWER-Reinforcing some responses and not
reinforcing other responses
A teacher provides reinforcement when a child says, "car" in the presence of a toy
car and not in its absence. This is an example of _________________. - ANSWER-
discrimination training
If the child says car in the presence of a car and only a car, we say that the car has
____________over this behavior. - ANSWER-stimulus control
The only way to know if discrimination training is working is to
________________. - ANSWER-collect data and graph the data to review
To determine if the child has learned to make discriminations, record data on: -
ANSWER-The child's response to each antecedent stimulus
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40 HOUR RBT TRAINING ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026
WITH COMPLETE 400+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
|ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!
When responses are not reinforced as often, we call this a (an): - ANSWER-
Intermittent schedule of reinforcement
Schedule thinning is how you move from a (an) __________ schedule of
reinforcement to a (an) ________ schedule of reinforcement. - ANSWER-
continuous; intermittent
Ratio schedules of reinforcement are based on __________. - ANSWER-a specific
number of responses
When a schedule of reinforcement is fixed, ___________. - ANSWER-the rule
about reinforcement never changes
When a schedule of reinforcement is variable, ___________. - ANSWER-the rule
about reinforcement changes based on an average number
Fixed ratio and variable ratio schedules of reinforcement are both based on
number of responses. - ANSWER-True
The following is an example of a fixed ratio schedule of reinforcement: - ANSWER-
Every time Sara types 30 words, she earns a break from work.
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The following is an example of a variable ratio schedule of reinforcement: -
ANSWER-If Sara types an average of 30 words, she earns a break from work.
Interval schedules of reinforcement are based on: - ANSWER-Time
The following is an example of a fixed interval schedule of reinforcement: -
ANSWER-For every 60 minutes that Jacob practices the violin, he earns $1 from
his parents.
The following is an example of a variable interval schedule of reinforcement: -
ANSWER-Jacob's parents place a dollar bill in his piggy bank when he plays his
violin for an average of 60 minutes each day.
Schedule thinning is important because: - ANSWER-It matches reinforcement in
natural environment and makes the response resistant to extinction
When thinning a ratio schedule, you should ______________ increase the
number of responses required for reinforcement. - ANSWER-gradually
To thin an interval schedule, gradually increase the duration of the time interval
that must elapse before the reinforcer can be delivered. - ANSWER-True
True or False? Initially when using shaping, reinforcement is provided for a
response that is similar to the target response. - ANSWER-True
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Differential reinforcement involves ______________. - ANSWER-reinforcing some
responses and not others
Which is an example of shaping? - ANSWER-The coach of a basketball team
providing praise to her players each time they throw the ball more accurately.
In the Juice example presented in the video, reinforcement occurs when
____________. - ANSWER-the child says an approximation of the word "Juice."
Which is not a key component of differential reinforcement? - ANSWER-Show the
child the correct response.
Jenny is a Registered Behavior Technician. She is working with a client and shaping
the response of saying "Help." Which response should she reinforce? - ANSWER-
"Elp"
During shaping, reinforcement is provided for the response closest to the target
response. Other previously reinforced responses are put on extinction. As a result,
previously reinforced responses will _______________. - ANSWER-decrease
In the Juice example presented in the video, the client says "Juice" and
reinforcement is provided. Now previous responses such as "Juh" and "Joo"
should _____________. - ANSWER-be put on extinction
When a person engages in behavior under certain circumstances and not under
other circumstances it is called... - ANSWER-a discrimination
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Behavior will be ___________ in contexts where reinforcement is provided -
ANSWER-strengthened
Behavior will be________________ in contexts in which reinforcement is not
provided. - ANSWER-weakened
_______________ is a result of discrimination training. - ANSWER-stimulus control
Discrimination training involves: - ANSWER-Reinforcing some responses and not
reinforcing other responses
A teacher provides reinforcement when a child says, "car" in the presence of a toy
car and not in its absence. This is an example of _________________. - ANSWER-
discrimination training
If the child says car in the presence of a car and only a car, we say that the car has
____________over this behavior. - ANSWER-stimulus control
The only way to know if discrimination training is working is to
________________. - ANSWER-collect data and graph the data to review
To determine if the child has learned to make discriminations, record data on: -
ANSWER-The child's response to each antecedent stimulus
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