RBT STUDY TEST (MODULES 13-16)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | LATEST
VERSION | 2024/2025 | RATED A+
What is the purpose of implementing an extinction procedure?
A) To increase a desired behavior
B) To teach new skills
C) To reduce or eliminate a behavior by withholding reinforcement
✔✔C) To reduce or eliminate a behavior by withholding reinforcement
Which of the following best describes a "partial interval recording"?
A) Recording if a behavior occurs at any time during the interval
B) Recording the exact duration of a behavior
C) Recording a behavior only at the end of the interval
✔✔A) Recording if a behavior occurs at any time during the interval
What is a common consequence of a behavior being reinforced on an intermittent schedule?
A) The behavior will increase quickly
B) The behavior will be more resistant to extinction
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,C) The behavior will decrease immediately
✔✔B) The behavior will be more resistant to extinction
What is the goal of differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior (DRI)?
A) Reinforce a different behavior while punishing the unwanted behavior
B) Reinforce a behavior that cannot occur at the same time as the undesired behavior
C) Ignore the undesired behavior completely
✔✔B) Reinforce a behavior that cannot occur at the same time as the undesired behavior
In a discrete trial training (DTT) session, what is the best response if a client gives an incorrect
answer?
A) Ignore the mistake
B) Provide a prompt to help them correct the answer
C) End the session immediately
✔✔B) Provide a prompt to help them correct the answer
What is the most appropriate use of a token economy system?
A) To teach an entirely new behavior
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, B) To reward clients with tokens that can be exchanged for tangible reinforcers
C) To implement punishment procedures
✔✔B) To reward clients with tokens that can be exchanged for tangible reinforcers
What is the primary goal of generalization in ABA?
A) Ensure that the learned behavior occurs only in a controlled environment
B) Increase the complexity of the behavior
C) Help the client apply learned behaviors across different settings and people
✔✔C) Help the client apply learned behaviors across different settings and people
Which method is used to decrease the need for constant prompting over time?
A) Using physical prompts for every response
B) Gradually fading prompts
C) Reinforcing only prompted responses
✔✔B) Gradually fading prompts
What does "maintenance" refer to in behavior analysis?
A) Reinforcing a new behavior every time
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | LATEST
VERSION | 2024/2025 | RATED A+
What is the purpose of implementing an extinction procedure?
A) To increase a desired behavior
B) To teach new skills
C) To reduce or eliminate a behavior by withholding reinforcement
✔✔C) To reduce or eliminate a behavior by withholding reinforcement
Which of the following best describes a "partial interval recording"?
A) Recording if a behavior occurs at any time during the interval
B) Recording the exact duration of a behavior
C) Recording a behavior only at the end of the interval
✔✔A) Recording if a behavior occurs at any time during the interval
What is a common consequence of a behavior being reinforced on an intermittent schedule?
A) The behavior will increase quickly
B) The behavior will be more resistant to extinction
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,C) The behavior will decrease immediately
✔✔B) The behavior will be more resistant to extinction
What is the goal of differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior (DRI)?
A) Reinforce a different behavior while punishing the unwanted behavior
B) Reinforce a behavior that cannot occur at the same time as the undesired behavior
C) Ignore the undesired behavior completely
✔✔B) Reinforce a behavior that cannot occur at the same time as the undesired behavior
In a discrete trial training (DTT) session, what is the best response if a client gives an incorrect
answer?
A) Ignore the mistake
B) Provide a prompt to help them correct the answer
C) End the session immediately
✔✔B) Provide a prompt to help them correct the answer
What is the most appropriate use of a token economy system?
A) To teach an entirely new behavior
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, B) To reward clients with tokens that can be exchanged for tangible reinforcers
C) To implement punishment procedures
✔✔B) To reward clients with tokens that can be exchanged for tangible reinforcers
What is the primary goal of generalization in ABA?
A) Ensure that the learned behavior occurs only in a controlled environment
B) Increase the complexity of the behavior
C) Help the client apply learned behaviors across different settings and people
✔✔C) Help the client apply learned behaviors across different settings and people
Which method is used to decrease the need for constant prompting over time?
A) Using physical prompts for every response
B) Gradually fading prompts
C) Reinforcing only prompted responses
✔✔B) Gradually fading prompts
What does "maintenance" refer to in behavior analysis?
A) Reinforcing a new behavior every time
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