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PEARSON RBT ACTUAL EXAM PREP 2026
ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETALED
ANSWERS ALREADY A GRADED WITH
EXPERT FEEDBACK |NEW AND REVISED
Which recording method would you expect to use when a target
behavior is set to increase? - answer- whole-interval recording
Which recording method would you expect to use when a target
behavior is set to decrease? - answer- partial-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? - answer- false
Which of the following are examples of "permanent products" that can
be used to collect data using permanent product recording procedures. -
answer- number of broken windows and folded shirts
True/false: permanent product recording is one of the lease cumbersome
data recording methods - answer- true
Choose the best operational definition for a tantrum - answer- any
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
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must last longer than 30 seconds and are separated by 30 seconds of
non-occurrence.
Define behavior: - answer- the activity of living organisms; human
behavior includes everything that people do.
Define environment: - answer- the 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: - answer- social 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? - answer- social 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? - answer- automatic negative (pain attenuation)
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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? - answer- social
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? -
answer- social 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? -
answer- automatic positive (sensory stimulation)
What is an antecedent? - answer- a stimulus that occurs before the
behavior
What is a consequence? - answer- a stimulus that occurs after the
behavior
Why do we conduct assessments? - answer- all of the above
(to discover behavioral deficits, to discover behavior excesses, to
identify environment variables)
PEARSON RBT ACTUAL EXAM PREP 2026
ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETALED
ANSWERS ALREADY A GRADED WITH
EXPERT FEEDBACK |NEW AND REVISED
Which recording method would you expect to use when a target
behavior is set to increase? - answer- whole-interval recording
Which recording method would you expect to use when a target
behavior is set to decrease? - answer- partial-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? - answer- false
Which of the following are examples of "permanent products" that can
be used to collect data using permanent product recording procedures. -
answer- number of broken windows and folded shirts
True/false: permanent product recording is one of the lease cumbersome
data recording methods - answer- true
Choose the best operational definition for a tantrum - answer- any
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
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must last longer than 30 seconds and are separated by 30 seconds of
non-occurrence.
Define behavior: - answer- the activity of living organisms; human
behavior includes everything that people do.
Define environment: - answer- the 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: - answer- social 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? - answer- social 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? - answer- automatic negative (pain attenuation)
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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? - answer- social
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? -
answer- social 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? -
answer- automatic positive (sensory stimulation)
What is an antecedent? - answer- a stimulus that occurs before the
behavior
What is a consequence? - answer- a stimulus that occurs after the
behavior
Why do we conduct assessments? - answer- all of the above
(to discover behavioral deficits, to discover behavior excesses, to
identify environment variables)
