RBT Competency Check: 75 Mock Test Questions (#5)

1. A behavior that occurs across different settings and people is said to be:

2. What is shaping?

3. Which of the following best represents a setting event?

4. A teacher praises a student every time he raises his hand. This is an example of:

5. What is the purpose of collecting baseline data?

6. Which strategy would best prevent escape-maintained behavior?

7. What is one purpose of taking baseline data?

8. What is a motivating operation?

9. Which of the following is an example of a fixed interval schedule?

10. When using a token economy, what is the purpose of the tokens?

11. Which behavior is the best example of something observable and measurable?

12. What is an antecedent?

13. Which of the following is an example of a social reinforcer?

14. What is one example of a dual relationship?

15. When can an RBT share client information with others?

16. A client is taught to say “hi” using a picture card. This is an example of:

17. What is one of the most important ethical responsibilities of an RBT?

18. What is the main goal of task analysis?

19. Which of the following is considered a primary reinforcer?

20. A child is given a break from a difficult task after yelling. As a result, the child yells more often. What is this an example of?

21. What is a discriminative stimulus (SD)?

22. Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of an RBT?

23. A BCBA tells you to deliver reinforcement on a variable ratio 3 schedule. What does this mean?

24. Which of the following would be most likely to maintain sensory behavior?

25. Which data collection method is best for behaviors with a clear beginning and end?

26. What is one risk of using aversive procedures?

27. Which of the following is a continuous measurement procedure?

28. A child cries when the tablet is taken away. The RBT gives it back to stop the crying. What is this an example of?

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

30. What is a setting event?

31. When using momentary time sampling, when is behavior recorded?

32. A child claps hands repeatedly for no apparent reason. This behavior is likely:

33. What is the main purpose of a token economy system?

34. Which of the following is an example of extinction?

35. What is the purpose of a task analysis?

36. What is the first step before implementing a behavior reduction plan?

37. What does reinforcement always do to behavior?

38. What should an RBT do if a client becomes noncompliant?

39. Which of the following best describes differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (DRA)?

40. If a child screams to escape a task and the task is removed, what function is maintaining the behavior?

41. Which data recording method captures how long a behavior lasts?

42. What should you do if a client’s parent asks you to change the program?

43. What is an example of positive punishment?

44. A behavior technician uses an iPad to give a child a video immediately after completing a task. This is an example of:

45. What should a behavior technician do if they are unsure how to implement a procedure?

46. What is one potential side effect of punishment?

47. What should you do if a client engages in aggressive behavior during a session?

48. What does the term “prompt fading” refer to in behavior analysis?

49. What is the most effective way to decrease a behavior?

50. A client receives reinforcement for the first correct response after varying time intervals. What schedule is this?

51. When should reinforcement be delivered during DTT?

52. What is a latency recording?

53. Which type of prompt is the most intrusive?

54. Which is an example of a naturalistic teaching method?

55. Which data collection method is best when tracking how long a tantrum lasts?

56. What is one of the core ethical responsibilities of an RBT?

57. What is the RBT’s primary role in behavior intervention?

58. What does the term “functional behavior assessment” refer to?

59. If a child repeats words you just said, this is called:

60. What does a BCBA use a functional behavior assessment (FBA) to determine?

61. What is one benefit of using visuals with clients?

62. A client is reinforced after every correct response. What type of reinforcement schedule is this?

63. Why is it important to record data accurately?

64. Which is an example of an operational definition of a behavior?

65. What is the primary purpose of preference assessments?

66. What does the term “generalization” refer to in ABA?

67. What is chaining in behavior analysis?

68. When is it appropriate to use physical prompting?

69. What is the primary purpose of reinforcement in ABA?

70. During a discrete trial, which step comes immediately after presenting the SD (discriminative stimulus)?

71. A child is given a break every 10 minutes regardless of behavior. This is an example of:

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

73. How often must an RBT receive supervision?

74. Which of the following is considered a form of data collection?

75. Which of the following is an example of a continuous measurement procedure?