RBT Practice Exam 2

1. Difference between Antecedents and Consequences:

2. _ _ _ are involved in Classical Conditioning as Antecedent Conditrions

3. _ _ _ are all involved in Operant Conditioning as Consequences

4. Which of the following is an example of a Three-Term-Contingency that uses Positive Reinforcement?

5. In a Naturalistic Observation, a client was exposed to various stimuli and allowed to engage with them freely. While the client interacted with the potential reinforcers, the therapist recorded the duration and frequency of interactions. The therapist employed _ _ _ .

6. In a Naturalistic Observation, a client was given access to a variety of stimuli. As the client chose stimuli, they were removed from the environment, and no additional stimuli were introduced. Which Preference Assessment was the RBT conducting?

7. During an initial assessment, an RBT was working with a BCaBA and was instructed to closely observe the consequences of problematic behaviors. The BCaBA explained that they wanted to form a hypothesis about the reasons behind the client’s responses. What type of assessment is the RBT most likely assisting with?

8. Which of the following is an example of an Unconditioned Punisher?

9. An RBT was performing a preference assessment where the client was shown two stimuli at a time. The positions of the stimuli were swapped, and all possible pairings were presented to the client. Which Preference Assessment was the RBT conducting?

10. The rate of a given behavior is higher in the presence of a stimulus than then that stimulus is absent. This is an example of _ _ _

11. Your daughter is having difficulty in reading class, so you’re referred to a specialist. The specialist explains that they want your daughter to undergo a 5-day assessment to collect data before beginning any intervention. What kind of data is the specialist collecting?

12. We can reduce behavior through punishment or extinction. However, whenever we reduce a behavior, what else should we do?

13. A classroom teacher is instructed to observe Brian’s behavior for 20 minutes each day. The teacher is to set a 1-minute timer, repeat this 20 times, and note whether the behavior occurs throughout the entire minute. What type of data collection method is this?

14. Extinction, Differential reinforcement of other behaviors, and Response block are all examples of?

15. Sheila is working with a 3-year-old boy who loves playing with toy dinosaurs. She brings a bag of toy dinosaurs to their session and lets him play with them after he earns 5 tokens for following his rules. What are the toy dinosaurs considered in this context? </x

16. Avery has a goal to request (mand) for preferred items independently. Which of the following would be this goal’s most precise mastery criteria?

17. Your BCBA instructs you to use a continuous schedule of reinforcement for a new goal. What does this mean?

18. Which of the following is considered the best practice for an RBT to communicate with stakeholders?

19. Which of the following means to stop reinforcing a previously reinforced behavior?

20. Sam shouts loudly to get his mother’s attention. His mother responds by reinforcing quieter speaking volumes and acknowledging when he taps her for attention, while ignoring his loud screams. What is this process of reinforcing appropriate behaviors and not reinforcing inappropriate ones called?

21. What is the definition of latency in behavior measurement?

22. What is interresponse time (IRT)?

23. Jhon is counting how many times their client pinches themselves. What type of measurement is Jhon using?

24. Liam’s client loves collecting pens and has a bucket full of various colors. During a session, Liam engages the client in sorting the pens into different containers based on their colors, using this activity to help the client recognize and name the colors. What is this activity an example of?

25. Noah struggles with sucking on his fingers. During a session, he is reinforced when he keeps his hand in his pocket. Which of the following is this an example of?

26. Tim is teaching his pet monkey to dance and notices that when he gives the monkey dried banana chips for correctly performing a trick, the monkey repeats the trick accurately in future attempts, showing a clear increase in the desired behavior. What type of consequence does this best represent?

27. You are taking data continuously on a client’s multiplication problem-solving behavior. Which option below is a type of CONTINUOUS data collection?

28. Which of the following is NOT a type of functional behavioral assessment procedure?

29. A child sees a cookie and says, “Cookie.” Without any knowledge of the child’s motivation, what type of verbal operant does this most closely describe?

30. Terry’s girlfriend gives him a list of groceries to buy at the store. He goes to the store, checks off each item as he purchases it, and successfully gets everything on the list. When he returns home, his girlfriend checks the shopping bags to confirm that Terry bought all the required items. Using the purchased groceries to verify Terry’s behavior of “purchasing items on a shopping list” is an example of what type of data collection method?

31. Tim is working with a client who is worried about overeating and weight gain. Tim observes that the client takes bites quickly and starts timing the interval between the end of one bite and the start of the next. What type of measurement is used to track the duration between the end of one instance of a behavior and the start of the next instance of that same behavior?

32. Todd approaches a vending machine, inserts coins, and enters the code for his favorite drink. The machine dispenses the beverage, and Todd drinks it. Which type of consequence (from the options provided) does this example best represent?

33. Alex is guiding a client to learn handwashing. At first, Alex uses hand-over-hand prompting to help the client through all the steps. For the last step, Alex provides prompting and reinforcement until the client can do it on their own. After the client masters the final step, Alex starts teaching the second-to-last step, while still tracking the final step as “maintenance.” This backward approach continues until the client can wash their hands independently. What is this teaching method called?

What type of teaching procedure is this?

34. Billy is teaching a student how to wash her hands by breaking the task into smaller steps. He starts by teaching just the first step, while completing the rest of the steps for her. Once she learns the first step, he begins teaching the second one. What teaching method is Billy using?

What type of chaining method is this called?

35. A therapist was helping a client learn to tie their shoes. They only struggled with a few parts of the process, so the BCBA suggested teaching each tricky step using a varied approach to prompting. Over several weeks, the client steadily gained independence and eventually mastered tying their shoes!

What type of task analysis teaching method is this?

36. When a behavior analyst breaks down a difficult behavior into a series of discrete steps, this is called a _ _ _ _?

37. The RBT recorded 18 instances of the child throwing items in the classroom. What type of continuous measurement procedure is the RBT implementing?

38. An RBT set a two-minute timer, and as soon as it went off, they instantly checked to see if their client was still in their seat.

39. What do you call a type of differential reinforcement where every behavior is rewarded except for one specific behavior?

40. Which type of differential reinforcement involves encouraging a behavior that can’t happen at the same time as an unwanted behavior?

41. Which axis on a line graph does the Abscissa refer to?

42. What is the most common graph used in applied behavior analysis?

43. What type of differential reinforcement involves shortening the time between opportunities to respond, which leads to a higher rate of the desired behavior?”

44. What is a safe way to store data from a therapy session that might include personal health information (PHI)?

45. Tim, an RBT, was at the supermarket when he ran into a client he works with regularly. He got really excited, greeted them, and even started chatting about their last therapy session. But after he got home, it hit him that he’d made a mistake. What do you think it was?

46. To figure out what the client could do, the BCBA gave the RBT a list of 10 tasks for the client to attempt. What’s this assessment method called?

47. Imagine this scenario: In the break room, a BCBA made a casual, joking comment that left Sally, an RBT, feeling a bit uneasy. The BCBA said, “I don’t care what the teacher thinks! My job is to get the kid to behave; if it disrupts her class a little bit, that’s her problem. We have enough problems as it is!”

What, if anything, is problematic about this statement?

48. A client with significant dental and weight-related health issues is working with a BCBA. During a preference assessment, it turns out that things like candy, ice cream, and donuts are really motivating for them.

Considering the client’s health, what ethical concerns might arise from using these sugary snacks as reinforcers in therapy?

49. Essential components of a written skill acquisition plan include all of the following except:

50. When Jessica is working with her client, she ensures she is always providing learning opportunities across different stimuli, various times of the day, incorporating new people, and teaching in different settings. What important behavioral concept is Jessica programming for?