RBT Practice Exam 1

An RBT counts how many times a child hits during a 45-minute session. What type of measurement is being used?

Aysa, an RBT, is recording data on her client’s self-hitting behavior. She identified that her client hit 8 times in a 2-hour session, so Aysa recorded the data as 4x/hour. Which type of measurement did she use?

Katherine tracks how long her client engages in tantrum behavior. This type of measurement is called:

An RBT marks “yes” if a child exhibits screaming at any point during a 10-second interval. This is an example of:

Jennifer’s BCBA asked her to collect duration data on her client’s behavior. What should Jennifer do?

An RBT observes if a child is sitting quietly at the exact moment a timer beeps every 5 minutes. This is an example of:

An RBT observes if a child is sitting quietly for the entire 5-minute interval during a session. This is an example of:

A therapist measures the time between two instances of a child’s hand-flapping behavior. This measurement is called:

What type of graph is most commonly used in ABA to display behavior data?

An RBT graphs the frequency of aggressive outbursts per day over a month. Which axis should represent the number of outbursts?

A teacher counts the number of completed math worksheets to assess productivity at the end of class. What type of measurement is this?

Which of the following is not part of the preparation process before collecting data?

Andrew hit his sister 3 times while the family ate dinner at a restaurant. Andrew’s mom put 3 tally marks on a tracking sheet. What type of data collection did Andrew’s mom utilize?

Jasmine and her sister counted how many times they could jump over the rope in a 1-minute interval. What type of measurement procedure are they using?

Jessica’s mom starts a timer every time she engages in tantrum behavior. When the tantrum ends, Mom turns the timer off. She then writes the number of minutes on a piece of paper. What type of data is Jessica’s mom collecting?

Daniel directs his client to stand up and immediately begins to count in his head. After the number 15, the client stands up. Daniel writes “15s” on the client’s datasheet, notating that it took the client 15 seconds to follow the directions. What type of data collection was Daniel using?

Amelia finishes one worksheet and the teacher measures the time it takes for her to begin the next worksheet. Which measurement procedure is being used?

Using Total Count IOA, what is the percent of agreement between Observer 1 and Observer 2?

Sarah’s RBT observes reading for 1-minute intervals and marks a + if Sarah reads during the entire interval or a – if she looks around the room for more than 4 seconds. Which recording procedure is Sarah’s RBT using?

What does the above cumulative graph tell you about the client’s manding behavior?

A teacher records that a child raised their hand 12 times in class. This is:

Time between the instruction “start” and the child beginning the task is:

The time that passes between two instances of behavior is:

Which method would be most useful for high-rate behaviors?

A BCBA instructs you to block a child from hitting themselves. What is this called?

A client yells to get attention. Instead of responding to yelling, you only respond when the client raises their hand. This is an example of:

A BCBA tells you to provide a sticker every 5 minutes if no aggression occurs. This is:

Which of the following is an example of DRI (Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible Behavior)?

When implementing a behavior plan, an RBT should:

When should RBTs complete their session notes?

If a parent asks you to share information about their child’s progress, what should you do?

Your client recently started a new medication, and you notice she is much sleepier than usual in sessions. What should you do?

Your client refuses to do her reading task and throws her book. The behavior plan says to prompt her back to the task and reinforce compliance. What should you do?

A child is learning to wash their hands. At first, you help them turn on the faucet, then reinforce each completed step until they can do the full routine independently. This teaching procedure is:

During a session, William throws puzzle pieces when given a difficult task. The behavior plan says to block the throwing, prompt him back to the puzzle, and reinforce completion. What is your role?