RBT Practice Exam 1 And FREE Mock Test Preparation For 2025

A therapist tracks the time from when an instruction is given until the client starts the behavior. What is this called?

Duration

Latency

Interresponse Time

Partial Interval

Which method would best capture how often a behavior occurs over time in a fast-paced session?

Duration

Momentary Time Sampling

Whole-Interval

Frequency

You conduct a paired-choice preference assessment. What are you trying to identify?

Skills the client is missing

Stimuli the client avoids

The client’s reinforcer preferences

The most aversive task

Which teaching strategy involves teaching the same concept across different settings, people, and materials?

Shaping

Discrete Trial Training

General Case Analysis

Chaining

You overhear a BCBA sharing a client’s case details with someone in a public cafe. What should you do?

Gently remind them about confidentiality and report if needed

Record them for evidence

Ignore it — they’re your superior

Confront them loudly on the spot

A client hits more during academic tasks. This suggests the behavior might be maintained by:

Tangible reinforcement

Escape

Attention

Sensory input

You teach a child to tie shoes by first teaching each step in order. What method is this?

Discrete Trial Training

Shaping

Forward Chaining

Prompt Fading

You reinforce only correct responses with no prompts. What teaching strategy is this?

NET

Errorless Learning

Incidental Teaching

Discrete Trial Training

Which is the best example of Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible Behavior (DRI)?

Reinforcing asking for breaks instead of yelling

Reinforcing sitting instead of running

Reinforcing waiting quietly instead of interrupting

Reinforcing using a fidget toy instead of crying

Which of the following is a red flag when considering extinction?

Behavior occurs during transitions

Behavior is mild and short-lived

Behavior happens only at home

Behavior causes self-injury

Which session note is best?

“He was super cooperative today.”

“Client was happier than usual.”

“Client completed 5/5 trials independently.”

“They did pretty well overall.”

Which report would violate confidentiality?

“Client had a tantrum at 10:10 a.m.”

“My client threw toys again (posted online)”

“Behavior lasted 3 minutes”

“Behavior improved from yesterday”

Your friend asks for advice on their child’s behavior. What should you do?

Offer general parenting tips

Give ABA advice casually

Refer them to your supervising BCBA

Talk to them in private

You notice a colleague using punishment without approval. What’s your responsibility?

Report it to your BCBA

Ignore it—it’s not your case

Ask them to stop

Tell the client’s parent

You’re using DRO for tantrums. Which of the following would count as success?

One brief tantrum during interval

No tantrums at all during interval

Crying instead of tantrum

Asking for help

When using task analysis, what do you do if a step is consistently mastered?

Reinforce that step more

Add a new step

Fade out prompts for that step

Skip the step permanently

Which of these is a continuous measurement procedure?

Whole-Interval

Partial-Interval

Momentary Time Sampling

Frequency

During extinction, a client’s aggression escalates dramatically before decreasing. What is this escalation called?

Recovery Burst

Extinction Shift

Extinction Burst

Behavior Spike

A client's behavior varies by location, time of day, and staff. What’s the best first step in assessment?

Conduct an ABC observation

Ask the parent what they think

Create a token system

Use a scatterplot

You forgot to log a restraint procedure in your session note. What should you do?

Leave it out to avoid trouble

Add it to the next day’s note

Report the omission to your supervisor

Mention it casually in the group chat

A client's parent repeatedly asks you to “just write a quick behavior plan” for use at home, assuring you it won’t be shown to anyone. You are the only staff currently assigned, and your BCBA is on vacation for a week. What should you do?

Write a basic plan based on what you’ve observe

Politely decline and explain that only a BCBA can develop behavior plans

Give verbal suggestions, but don’t put anything in writing

Ask the parent to email the BCBA for faster approval