RBT Practice Exam #5 Questions And Answers
With Correct Answers A+ Test
The instructor is following the learner's lead in the treatment session, including choosing learning
activities based on what the learner is interested in and using items that are naturally reinforcing to
the learner. This might best be categorized as _____.
a. Natural environment training
b. Discrete trial teaching
c. Child development training
d. Natural discrete training Correct Answers: a. Natural environment training
_____ refers to the number of times a behavior is observed, while _____ refers to the number of
times a behavior has occurred per observation time (i.e., per hour).
a. Count; rate/frequency
b. Rate/frequency; count
c. Latency; frequency/rate
d. Rate/frequency; latency Correct Answers: a. Count; rate/frequency
Your client's rate of self-injurious behavior has increased. The previous rate was 1 time per hour and
the rate for your last session was 27 times per hour. You should _____.
a. Contact the BCBA immediately and inform her of the behavior change after the session was over
b. Contact the other therapists to see if they are documenting the behavior correctly
c. Wait and see if the behavior decreases over the next several days
d. Tell the parent to cancel session for the rest of the week, he is obviously not feeling well and needs
a chance to rest Correct Answers: a. Contact the BCBA immediately and inform her of the behavior
change after the session was over
You work with a client and his parents' private health insurance pays for his treatment. The school
district has contacted you to ask about the client's behaviors at home. What do you need to be sure
you have before speaking to them?
a. The ability to bill for the time to talk to the district
b. The phone number to call them back
c. The appropriate authorizations to talk to the district (i.e., HIPAA forms) and the authorization from
your program supervisor
d. Nothing, you can speak to them because they also work with the client Correct Answers: c. The
appropriate authorizations to talk to the district (i.e., HIPAA forms) and the authorization from your
program supervisor
RBTs are mandated reporters by law. All of the following situations would require an RBT to make a
report to authorities, EXCEPT ______.
a. Witnessing emotional, verbal or physical abuse of a child or elder
b. Witnessing an individual discuss imminent suicidal intentions
c. Learning of a caregiver withholding nourishment or medical care to a child or elder
, d. Learning of a caregiver only feeding a child unhealthy foods and living in a messy house Correct
Answers: d. Learning of a caregiver only feeding a child unhealthy foods and living in a messy house
Tito engages in slapping behavior when presented with instructions during learning activities. The
behavior has been determined to be maintained by escape from demands. The behavior intervention
plan indicates that the therapists will teach Tito to sign the word "break" so that he can get what he
needs without slapping. Extinction is to be used as an intervention when slapping occurs. You
present the instruction for a learning activity and Tito slaps you. Which best explains how you would
implement the intervention?
a. Block the slapping behavior with your hand, provide the instruction "hands down" and continue the
learning activity
b. Provide Tito with a break since one is clearly needed
c. Reinforce Tito for not engaging in slapping for designated periods of time. When slapping does
occur ignore the behavior
d. Continue presenting the instruction and do not respond to the slapping behavior Correct Answers:
d. Continue presenting the instruction and do not respond to the slapping behavior
Michael is learning to follow a written schedule of tasks at his work site. Next to each written task is a
picture showing what the task involves. As Michael becomes more proficient at following the
schedule, the picture cues are faded to gradually lighter shades of color, and eventually are removed
completely so that the words are all that remain. This procedure is an example of _____.
a. Discrete trial training
b. Natural environment teaching
c. Preference assessment
d. Stimulus fading procedure Correct Answers: d. Stimulus fading procedure
Which of the following are appropriate ways for an RBT to provide training to stakeholders (i.e.,
parents, caregivers, family members)?
a. Provide recommendations for other types of treatments which may be helpful to the client
b. Provide respite and/or babysitting to the family
c. Share information or ideas from other client's programs which may be helpful for the client
d. Demonstrate interventions designed by the BCBA or supervisor for the caregivers to observe and
practice with support Correct Answers: d. Demonstrate interventions designed by the BCBA or
supervisor for the caregivers to observe and practice with support
Generalization activities should be intentionally programmed into a learner's treatment plan, including
generalization across ______.
a. Settings and situations
b. People
c. Stimuli (variations of materials, pictures, objects)
d. All of the above Correct Answers: d. All of the above
Which of the following activities would be inappropriate for an RBT to perform?
a. Implementing the hand washing lesson the BCBA has designed for the client
b. Implementing the escape extinction behavior plan that was created specifically for the client
With Correct Answers A+ Test
The instructor is following the learner's lead in the treatment session, including choosing learning
activities based on what the learner is interested in and using items that are naturally reinforcing to
the learner. This might best be categorized as _____.
a. Natural environment training
b. Discrete trial teaching
c. Child development training
d. Natural discrete training Correct Answers: a. Natural environment training
_____ refers to the number of times a behavior is observed, while _____ refers to the number of
times a behavior has occurred per observation time (i.e., per hour).
a. Count; rate/frequency
b. Rate/frequency; count
c. Latency; frequency/rate
d. Rate/frequency; latency Correct Answers: a. Count; rate/frequency
Your client's rate of self-injurious behavior has increased. The previous rate was 1 time per hour and
the rate for your last session was 27 times per hour. You should _____.
a. Contact the BCBA immediately and inform her of the behavior change after the session was over
b. Contact the other therapists to see if they are documenting the behavior correctly
c. Wait and see if the behavior decreases over the next several days
d. Tell the parent to cancel session for the rest of the week, he is obviously not feeling well and needs
a chance to rest Correct Answers: a. Contact the BCBA immediately and inform her of the behavior
change after the session was over
You work with a client and his parents' private health insurance pays for his treatment. The school
district has contacted you to ask about the client's behaviors at home. What do you need to be sure
you have before speaking to them?
a. The ability to bill for the time to talk to the district
b. The phone number to call them back
c. The appropriate authorizations to talk to the district (i.e., HIPAA forms) and the authorization from
your program supervisor
d. Nothing, you can speak to them because they also work with the client Correct Answers: c. The
appropriate authorizations to talk to the district (i.e., HIPAA forms) and the authorization from your
program supervisor
RBTs are mandated reporters by law. All of the following situations would require an RBT to make a
report to authorities, EXCEPT ______.
a. Witnessing emotional, verbal or physical abuse of a child or elder
b. Witnessing an individual discuss imminent suicidal intentions
c. Learning of a caregiver withholding nourishment or medical care to a child or elder
, d. Learning of a caregiver only feeding a child unhealthy foods and living in a messy house Correct
Answers: d. Learning of a caregiver only feeding a child unhealthy foods and living in a messy house
Tito engages in slapping behavior when presented with instructions during learning activities. The
behavior has been determined to be maintained by escape from demands. The behavior intervention
plan indicates that the therapists will teach Tito to sign the word "break" so that he can get what he
needs without slapping. Extinction is to be used as an intervention when slapping occurs. You
present the instruction for a learning activity and Tito slaps you. Which best explains how you would
implement the intervention?
a. Block the slapping behavior with your hand, provide the instruction "hands down" and continue the
learning activity
b. Provide Tito with a break since one is clearly needed
c. Reinforce Tito for not engaging in slapping for designated periods of time. When slapping does
occur ignore the behavior
d. Continue presenting the instruction and do not respond to the slapping behavior Correct Answers:
d. Continue presenting the instruction and do not respond to the slapping behavior
Michael is learning to follow a written schedule of tasks at his work site. Next to each written task is a
picture showing what the task involves. As Michael becomes more proficient at following the
schedule, the picture cues are faded to gradually lighter shades of color, and eventually are removed
completely so that the words are all that remain. This procedure is an example of _____.
a. Discrete trial training
b. Natural environment teaching
c. Preference assessment
d. Stimulus fading procedure Correct Answers: d. Stimulus fading procedure
Which of the following are appropriate ways for an RBT to provide training to stakeholders (i.e.,
parents, caregivers, family members)?
a. Provide recommendations for other types of treatments which may be helpful to the client
b. Provide respite and/or babysitting to the family
c. Share information or ideas from other client's programs which may be helpful for the client
d. Demonstrate interventions designed by the BCBA or supervisor for the caregivers to observe and
practice with support Correct Answers: d. Demonstrate interventions designed by the BCBA or
supervisor for the caregivers to observe and practice with support
Generalization activities should be intentionally programmed into a learner's treatment plan, including
generalization across ______.
a. Settings and situations
b. People
c. Stimuli (variations of materials, pictures, objects)
d. All of the above Correct Answers: d. All of the above
Which of the following activities would be inappropriate for an RBT to perform?
a. Implementing the hand washing lesson the BCBA has designed for the client
b. Implementing the escape extinction behavior plan that was created specifically for the client
