Registered Behavior Technician (RBT
2.0) Study Questions
ASD is a developmental disorder that appears by the age of 3 and is characterized by three
primary characteristics, including: - correct answer Repetitive behavior patterns and
impairment in social interactions and communication
What is EIBI? - correct answer Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention, and is used to treat
young children with autism
A therapist is working with a child that dislikes the task she is working on. The child pinches the
therapist. The therapist responds by telling the child to take a break from the work and think
about what she did. In the future, the child pinches any time she doesn't want to do her work.
In this example, the consequence for pinching was ________. - correct answer Receiving a
break from work which functioned as a reinforcer
What is the 3-term contingency (hint: ABC)? - correct answer Antecedent, Behavior,
Consequence
Which of the following the key components to EIBI? - correct answer The treatment should
begin early in life;
be individualized, and intensive.
What is the definition of ABA? - correct answer Application of the principles of behavior to
issues that are socially important to produce practical change
A mother is in the store with her child and she is not paying attention to him. The child begins
knocking items off the shelf and his mother says to him, "Oh no! Look what you did!" The child
smiles. In this example, the boy not receiving any attention from his mother is the ________. -
correct answer Antecedent
,Registered Behavior Technician (RBT
2.0) Study Questions
Which of the following statements is true about ABA? - correct answer -Behavior can change
by manipulating the antecedents and consequences related to the behavior
-Behavior follows predictable patterns
-Interventions should be based on science and actual data, not just opinions or guesses about
behavior
What does the acronym ABA stand for? - correct answer Applied Behavior Analysis
What is the core principle of ABA? - correct answer Behavior is a function of its consequences;
desired consequences will increase behavior and undesired consequences will decrease
behavior
Gabi sees a clown at the circus. She points and says, "Look, clown!" Her mom responds, "Yes,
it's a clown!" This is an example of _______. - correct answer -Verbal behavior
-Vocal behavior
Which of the following operants is often referred to as requesting? - correct answer Mand
Anita is hungry. She points to the crackers on the counter and her mom gives her a cracker. This
is an example of ______. - correct answer Verbal behavior
Which of the following is a potential benefit of developing a manding repertoire? - correct
answer -Decrease in inappropriate or problem behaviors
-Motivation increases because mand training directly benefits the learner
-Language is acquired faster by children when they are being taught to mand
,Registered Behavior Technician (RBT
2.0) Study Questions
Which of the following is a behavioral teaching approach? - correct answer -Discrete Trial
Training (DTT)
-Natural Environment Training (NET)
-Fluency Based Instruction
Effective ABA programs should focus on which of the following when teaching language? -
correct answer Teaching language by the function that it is used, to ensure that individuals can
use language that they are learning
Which of the following best describes Verbal Behavior? - correct answer Any behavior for
which the consequence is mediated by the behavior of another person
Which of the following is a key feature of NET? - correct answer It is largely child-directed and
performed in natural settings
A teacher counts aloud to her class, "1,2,3,4..." The students respond, "1,2,3,4..." This is an
example of which verbal operant? - correct answer Echoic
Justin asks his friend, "What is your favorite game to play?" His friend responds, "I like chase."
This exchange is an example of which verbal operant? - correct answer Intraverbal
An instructor is having difficulty finding an effective reinforcer for his student. The student
previously was reinforced by listening to music, but is no longer interested in this. What can the
instructor do to make reinforcement more effective? - correct answer -Use various reinforcers
to avoid boredom and satiation
-Conduct frequent preference assessments prior to every learning task with a variety of choices
-Reserve specific reinforcers just for ABA therapy activities
, Registered Behavior Technician (RBT
2.0) Study Questions
An instructor is trying to teach an individual to follow the instruction, "sit down". After the
learner complies and sits down, the ABA instructor says, "Yay!!!" which increases the likelihood
that the learner will sit down in the future when given the instruction, "sit down". What is the
praise functioning as? - correct answer A secondary reinforcer
What are the four categories of responses? - correct answer Incorrect, correct, prompted, no
response
Discrete Trial Teaching (DTT) provides several benefits to individuals with learning challenges,
including all of the following: - correct answer -It provides clear messages to the learner
regarding what is required and that reinforcement is available.
-It maximizes the number of teaching opportunities.
-It provides an extremely structured and predictable learning environment.
A stimulus that cues the learner to respond and indicates the availability of reinforcement for a
given behavior is known as a: - correct answer Discriminative Stimulus (SD)
What is a discrete trial? - correct answer An instructional sequence used in ABA that has a
definite beginning and end
A motivating operation that increases the effectiveness of a stimulus to function as a reinforcer
is known as an: - correct answer Establishing Operation (EO)
What are the three parts of the discrete trial? - correct answer The antecedent (Sd and/or
MO), the response, and the consequence
Which of the following is a guideline for effectively presenting an SD? - correct answer -Having
the child's attention
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