RBT Practice Exam 1

You are recording how many times a student blurts out during a 30-minute group activity. What measurement method are you using?

You present a child with different items one at a time and record how long they engage with each. What are you conducting?

A BCBA has outlined a multi-step toothbrushing routine. You are teaching it one step at a time in sequence. What procedure are you following?

A client starts throwing toys every time a task is presented. Which is the most likely function of the behavior?

Which entry would be most appropriate for an objective session note?

A client’s parent messages you on social media asking about progress. What should you do?

You count the number of homework worksheets completed at the end of a study period. What measurement is this?

You are teaching a client to touch the red card when presented with a red and a green card. What skill are you building?

A client used to scream for attention, and now that you are withholding attention, the behavior increases for a few days before decreasing. What is this called?

Your supervisor tells you that you are prompting too quickly during trials. What is the most appropriate response?

You are at a family gathering and a relative asks you about one of your clients. What is the most appropriate professional response?

A client is engaging in aggressive behavior. Your BCBA instructs you to use an intervention where you block the client from hurting themselves and then wait for the behavior to stop before releasing them. This is an example of what kind of procedure?

A BCBA asks you to graph a client’s frequency data over a week. What is the most common and appropriate graph to use in ABA?

You are taking ABC data on a client who engages in screaming. You notice that the screaming consistently follows the BCBA entering the room and that the client is then sent to a time-out in another room. What is the likely function of the screaming?

A client engages in vocal outbursts during class. Your BCBA instructs you to provide a verbal reprimand (e.g., “no yelling”) every time the client yells. However, the yelling continues to increase in frequency. This indicates that the reprimand is functioning as a(n):

Your BCBA is teaching a client to identify a pen. They present the client with a pen and a pencil and say, “Give me the pen.” The client correctly identifies the pen. The BCBA repeats this process until the client can consistently identify the pen. The client is now learning to tell the difference between the pen and the pencil. What is the BCBA teaching?

A client is learning to write their name. The client has never held a pen before. Your BCBA has you reinforce the client for holding the pen in their hand for a few seconds. The next step is reinforcing the client for making a mark on the paper. This is a clear example of what teaching procedure?

A client engages in hitting themselves with their fist. Your BCBA asks you to measure the intensity of the behavior. What dimension of behavior are you measuring?

Your client has a favorite toy truck. Every time your client engages in toy clean up, you give them access to the truck. They are now cleaning up their toys more often. The toy truck is acting as a(n):

An RBT is working with a client to teach them to respond to a variety of prompts. The RBT starts by using a full physical prompt to guide the client to the correct response. Over time, the RBT will transition to a gestural prompt and then a verbal prompt. This is an example of what?

Your client has a severe fear of dogs. Your BCBA is having you work with the client to gradually expose them to dogs. You start by showing the client pictures of dogs from a distance, then a video, then a dog behind a fence, and so on. What procedure is the BCBA using?

A client is a new client and you do not know what motivates them. What type of assessment should you conduct before starting any intervention?

Your client has a challenging behavior that occurs when they are told “no.” The BCBA wants you to teach them to accept “no.” The BCBA instructs you to reinforce the client every time they say “okay” after being told “no.” What type of differential reinforcement are you using?

When a client engages in a behavior to escape a demand, the best way to reduce that behavior is to:

A BCBA asks you to collect data on a client’s screaming behavior during group play. You are told to record whether the client is screaming at any point in a 2-minute interval. This type of measurement can sometimes overestimate the occurrence of a behavior. What are you using?