RBT Practice Exam 3

Jennifer gives her client a sticker on a token board every three minutes that the client goes without engaging in target maladaptive behaviors. What type of reinforcement schedule does this exemplify?

Which of the following is considered an antecedent technique?

Sheila is working with a 3-year-old boy who enjoys playing with toy dinosaurs. She brings a bag of toy dinosaurs to the session and allows him to play with them after he earns 5 tokens for following rules. In this scenario, the toy dinosaurs are considered a:

Maria receives a token (as part of a token economy) every time she brushes her teeth before going to bed. This is an example of:

Ava, an RBT, helps a child with all the steps of putting on a jacket, except for zipping it up, which the child does independently. Gradually, Ava teaches the child to complete the earlier steps as well. What is this an example of?

A child learned to tie their shoes months ago and can still do it independently without recent practice sessions. What does this demonstrate?

What is errorless learning?

What does the term “extinction” refer to in behavior analysis?

Which of the following is NOT typically included in a written skill acquisition plan?

Jennifer, an RBT, reinforces a child for saying “ba,” then “ball,” gradually improving the child’s pronunciation of the word “ball.” What is this an example of?

What type of reinforcers gain their reinforcing value through being paired with other reinforcers?

Katherine is teaching her client to mand using PECS. Since her client is highly motivated by Cheez-It crackers, she uses them to reinforce the behavior of exchanging the picture icon. Cheez-It crackers are an example of which type of reinforcer?

What does ABC stand for in behavior analysis?

Jackson has soccer practice today. When it’s time to leave, Jackson’s dad tells him to grab his soccer bag. Jackson complies and grabs his stuff. His dad says, “Nice job. Let’s load up the car.” In this scenario, what is the antecedent to Jackson grabbing his stuff?

Julie, an RBT, is working with a client who screams for extended periods of time throughout the day. Michael, her BCBA, instructs her to deliver reinforcement whenever the client is not screaming. What type of procedure is Michael implementing?

Emma, an RBT, is teaching her clients how to wash their hands. Her BCBA instructs her to use backward chaining to teach this skill. Which step should Emma teach first?

Sophia often elopes from the table when presented with a lengthy task. To address this, you start functional communication training (FCT) to teach her to ask for a break appropriately instead. Now, you provide reinforcement whenever Sophia asks for a break when given a lengthy task. What type of reinforcement procedure is this?

Lily, an RBT, conducts therapy sessions during lunchtime each day. The client’s parents have started buying her lunch and have requested that she eat with them daily. What is Lily’s best course of action?

A Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible Behavior (DRI) schedule is designed to decrease the frequency of a child running around the classroom and tapping other children on the head. Which of the following strategies aligns with a DRI procedure?

When an observer records everything the client does or says, along with the events that occur before and after a specific behavior, what type of data collection method is being used?

Mia is told, “Get your backpack.” You record the seconds until she starts. Which measurement is this?

During a 20-minute lesson, you record whether James is on-task at the end of each 2-minute interval. This is:

Sophia claps 30 times in 3 minutes. You record “10 per minute.” Which is this?

When denied a snack, Jackson cries until his parent gives it to him. The function of his behavior is most likely:

You collect ABC data on Lucas: Teacher says “line up” → Lucas screams → Teacher lets him stay seated. The consequence is:

Amelia spins in circles even when no one is around. What function is most likely?

When asked to say “dog,” Benjamin says “daw” and gets reinforcement. Later, only “dog” is reinforced. What is this?

During snack, Harper points to a cookie and says, “cookie.” You immediately give it to her. This is an example of:

Oliver throws toys to avoid cleaning. You continue the task until he finishes. This is:

Grace yells for attention. You only give attention when she says “excuse me.” This is:

You write: “Joe completed 6 of 8 puzzles with minimal prompts.” This is:

You are recording data on Noah’s hand-flapping. He engaged in the behavior 9 times across a 3-hour session. You record this as 3 per hour. What type of measurement did you use?

On a line graph of Sophia’s tantrum data, where should you plot the number of tantrums per day?

Ethan is asked to sit down at 2:00 PM. He sits down at 2:05 PM. Which type of data would best represent this?

Olivia engages in hair-pulling for 45 seconds. What type of measurement system are you using if you record the total 45 seconds?

A pigeon receives food after it pecks a key an average of 15 times. Sometimes it earns food after 10 pecks, sometimes after 20. What type of schedule of reinforcement is being used?

During sessions, your learner performs all 8 steps of “setting the table.” You only provide prompts for the last two steps (placing napkins and utensils). Which chaining method are you using?

A dog trainer gives a treat after a varying number of times the dog successfully catches a ball — sometimes after 2 catches, sometimes after 6, averaging 4.

A child frequently shouts to gain attention. The RBT begins reinforcing the child only when they raise their hand to speak, and ignores shouting. What type of differential reinforcement procedure is being used?

A student frequently calls out answers in class. The teacher provides praise when the student goes 5 minutes without calling out.

An RBT reinforces a child for sitting quietly because this behavior is physically incompatible with running around the room. What type of reinforcement is this?

A BCBA wants to reduce the frequency of a client’s question-asking behavior, which currently happens 20 times per hour. The RBT reinforces the client only when they ask 10 or fewer questions in an hour.

During a session, a neighbor asks the RBT, “How is your client doing in therapy?” What should the RBT say?

The RBT is working in a family’s home and overhears a private conversation between the parents about financial stress. What should the RBT do?

Which of the following is a safe way to store data collected during a therapy session that may contain PHI (Personal Health Information)?

An RBT notices a client’s mother yelling harshly at her child during sessions. What should the RBT do?

An RBT leaves their session notes (with client names and data) in the front seat of their unlocked car while grabbing lunch.

Sophia, an RBT, sends a mass email to all clients about a community Autism Awareness event. She uses the “To” field for all addresses instead of “BCC.” What did she do wrong?

A client comes to the session visibly tired after staying up all night. During the session, he refuses to work and cries when given demands. What might be influencing his behavior?

An RBT notices that a client who usually enjoys working with goldfish crackers is not motivated by them today. The parent reports that the client just had lunch. What changed?