RBT Mock Exam Practice Notes

A complete set of fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards covering measurement, teaching procedures, ethics, and verbal operants for the RBT exam.

A ________ is one of the best tools for tracking frequency.

clicker counter

Recording how long it takes a client to get dressed is an example of __________ data.

Duration

Checking a grocery list after a person returns from the store to see if all items were bought is an example of __________ data collection.

Permanent product

The role of an RBT in a functional assessment is to __________ the assessment.

assist with

The primary role of an RBT is __________.

Implementation

The behavior 'Susie __________ her pencil in half after she incorrectly answered the math problem' is defined in observable and measurable terms.

snapped

Recording the length of time in between bites of a meal is a form of __________ data.

IRT

The difference between frequency and rate is that rate is frequency with a __________ component added.

time

Before behavior data can be collected, the first thing that should be done is that target behaviors must be __________.

defined

A __________ recording is a type of interval recording that typically underestimates the occurrence of behavior.

Whole interval

Partial interval recording is a type of __________ measurement.

discontinuous

The goal of a preference assessment is to find out what is __________ to the client.

reinforcing

Slowly increasing the requirements for reinforcement (e.g., from saying 'b' to 'bub' to 'bubble') is an example of __________.

Shaping

When using backwards chaining to teach hand washing, the step '__________' might be taught first.

Drying their hands off with a towel

A procedure where reinforcement is delivered on an $FI-3$ schedule for staying in a chair, while no reinforcement is given for walking around, is called __________.

DRI

A procedure that delivers reinforcement as long as the client is NOT screaming for a set period is called __________.

DRO

Teaching a client to ask for a break instead of eloping from a task and reinforcing the request is called __________.

DRA

Teaching that involves an antecedent, a behavior, a consequence, and a brief pause before the next antecedent is called __________.

DTT

A prompt should be delivered after the SD but __________.

Before the response

In a scenario where a dad tells Billy to grab his soccer bag and Billy complies, the antecedent is __________.

Billy's dad telling billy to grab his soccer bacg

The process of breaking down a skill into smaller, more manageable components is called a __________.

Task analysis

Accepting money to babysit a client you have worked with for two years is a violation of __________.

Dual relationships

Reinforcing one response (touching blue) but not another (touching green) is an example of __________ training.

discrimination

A client being able to buy lunch at school after learning how to make purchases at the clinic is an example of __________.

generalization

When explaining behavior to parents, an RBT should use terminology that the __________ is able to understand.

parent

Tangible, automatic, attention, and escape are the four __________ of behavior.

functions

Verbal, modeling, and full physical are types of __________ prompts.

response

The description of a behavior resulting in the addition of something that increases the behavior in the future is __________.

Positive reinforcement

If a mother previously gave a child a snack for getting out of bed but stops doing so for a week, she is implementing __________.

Extinction

During the implementation of an extinction procedure, it is common to see a temporary increase in intensity or frequency known as an __________.

extinction burst

The most common graph used in ABA is a __________.

line graph

The primary difference between Discrete Trial Training and Incidental Teaching is that Incidental Teaching is __________ by the client.

initiated

An 'if-then' statement regarding a behavior and its consequences describes a __________.

contingency

A reinforcement schedule based on an average number of correct responses is a __________.

$$VR3$$

Measuring the time from the presentation of the demand (SD) to the first instance of behavior is called __________.

Latency

Food, water, and sleep are examples of __________.

Primary reinforcers

In the ABC model, the __________ comes before the behavior.

Antecedent

Environmental __________ are considered an antecedent technique.

manipulations

A __________ refers to the entire set of skills a client possesses.

repertoire

In verbal operants, another word for a request is a __________.

Mand

When a child repeats 'put on your shoes' immediately after a parent says it, the verbal operant is an __________.

Echoic

A child saying 'cow' upon seeing a cow out the window is an example of a __________.

Tact

Responding to the question '$2+2$' with '$4$' describes the verbal operant known as an __________.

Intraverbal

Recording permanent product data involves measuring the __________ of a behavior.

production

A __________ increases or decreases the value of a reinforcer.

Motivating operation

Reducing the intensity or boldness of a model over time as a student learns to write their name is an example of __________.

Prompt fading

An __________ reinforcement schedule is based on time.

Interval

The best reinforcement schedule for teaching a brand new skill is __________.

$$FR1$$

The reinforcement schedule most resistant to extinction is __________.

$$VR$$

Behavior on an __________ schedule is the hardest to extinguish.

Intermittent

Data taken before an intervention is put in place is known as __________ data.

baseline

On a line graph, __________ is typically plotted on the x-axis.

Time

On a line graph, __________ is typically plotted on the y-axis.

Behavior

A measurement that shows a client elopes $5$ times per hour is called __________.

Rate

Measuring the time between two specific behaviors, such as placing orders on Amazon, is called __________.

IRT

If a client earns a reward after going an entire week without a specific problem behavior, the procedure is a __________.

DRO

Removing a favorite toy to decrease a tantrum behavior is an example of __________.

Negative punishment

Asking a client to choose their favorite between two items is a __________ preference assessment.

Forced choice

Looking up at a class of students every $8$ minutes to check for a behavior is __________ measurement.

Momentary time sampling