RBT Practice Test 1: 75 Questions to Assess Your Readiness

1. What is a preference assessment used for?

2. Which is an example of negative punishment?

3. Which of the following is not a responsibility of the RBT?

4. A token economy is an example of what kind of reinforcement system?

5. What should you do if a client’s behavior plan is not working?

6. Which of the following is true about confidentiality?

7. When should data be collected during a session?

8. What is a functional behavior assessment (FBA)?

9. A child learns to say “ball” when shown different types of balls. This is an example of:

10. Who is responsible for developing the treatment plan?

11. A behavior plan includes strategies for:

12. A child flaps their hands when excited, even when alone. This is likely:

13. What is the most important reason for collecting data?

14. If a behavior technician makes a mistake in documentation, they should:

15. Which is an example of a fixed interval schedule?

16. Who is responsible for supervising the RBT?

17. Which of the following is NOT continuous measurement?

18. What should be done before implementing extinction procedures?

19. What is the primary role of a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)?

20. A student claps hands every time they hear music. What is the likely function of this behavior?

21. What is a permanent product?

22. A reinforcement schedule that provides reinforcement after an unpredictable number of responses is called:

23. When behavior is reinforced every time it occurs, this is known as:

24. What is chaining?

25. If a learner screams when presented with a non-preferred task and then the task is removed, what function is likely?

26. What is the best definition of latency?

27. A child screams when told to do homework and the parent gives in and lets them play instead. What is maintaining the behavior?

28. What is a motivating operation (MO)?

29. What should you do if you witness abuse during a session?

30. Which of the following is an example of continuous measurement?

31. Which is a common function of behavior?

32. What is the correct method for graphing frequency data?

33. An RBT is late to sessions and doesn’t record data accurately. This is a violation of:

34. What does latency refer to in data collection?

35. A child has learned to request “ball” at the table but not on the playground. This indicates:

36. Which is an example of an antecedent intervention?

37. What does ABC stand for in behavior analysis?

38. During a session, the RBT notices the client is not responding well. What should they do?

39. When a client engages in a dangerous behavior, your priority is to:

40. What is the role of reinforcement in behavior change?

41. Which of the following is an example of a visual prompt?

42. Which of the following is part of maintaining professional boundaries?

43. Which of the following is the most intrusive type of prompt?

44. What does the term “mand” refer to?

45. When data is taken every time a behavior occurs, it is called:

46. Which type of graph is most commonly used in ABA to display data?

47. A child is reinforced every time they complete 3 tasks. What type of schedule is this?

48. When a skill is taught in its natural environment, it is referred to as:

49. Which is an example of shaping?

50. Extinction occurs when:

51. What is backward chaining?

52. A child receives a sticker every time they say “please.” This is an example of:

53. A child is asked to clean up toys. He throws the toys, and the therapist ends the session. What type of reinforcement occurred?

54. When should reinforcement be delivered in skill teaching?

55. If a client begins engaging in self-injury during a session, the first thing you should do is:

56. A therapist ignores tantrums and only reinforces calm requests. This is an example of:

57. Which of the following is an example of escape-maintained behavior?

58. What is response generalization?

59. When using extinction, what typically occurs first?

60. What is stimulus generalization?

61. Which is an example of a discriminative stimulus (SD)?

62. What is the best way to fade prompts?

63. What is task analysis?

64. In a behavior plan, the term “functionally equivalent behavior” means:

65. What is the primary purpose of a behavior support plan?

66. The best way to ensure procedural fidelity is to:

67. What is one risk of using punishment?

68. What is the best way to reduce prompt dependency?

69. When collecting data on how long a tantrum lasts, you are measuring:

70. Why is it important to vary reinforcement?

71. What is the best way to promote generalization of a skill?

72. When using a token economy, the tokens are:

73. What is the purpose of interobserver agreement (IOA)?

74. Which of the following is an example of a discriminative stimulus (SD)?

75. What is an example of primary reinforcement?