RBT Pearson Practice Exam – Simulate the Real Pearson VUE Test (2025)

Indirect assessments involve reports from others, not direct observation.

RBTs must follow the written plan unless instructed by their supervisor to make changes.

Paired stimulus involves presenting two items and recording the selection.

Momentary time sampling records whether the behavior is happening at the exact moment an interval ends.

Structuring the environment can help control impulsive responses.

Attending social events creates dual relationships, which can interfere with professional judgment.

Always notify your supervisor and be transparent in your documentation — never falsify or estimate.

When extinction begins, behaviors often increase temporarily in intensity or frequency — known as an extinction burst.

Shaping involves reinforcing successive approximations of the target behavior until it is fully acquired.

The Y-axis represents the measure of behavior (e.g., rate, frequency).

Any changes in procedure should be documented or reflected in the plan, especially for compliance and clarity.

Functional Communication Training (FCT) teaches alternative appropriate responses to replace problem behaviors.

Extinction bursts can involve new behaviors (like crying, aggression) or emotional responses due to frustration.

This is a classic example of DTT: clear SD (“What’s your name?”), independent response, and reinforcement (praise). DTT often uses repeated trials to teach a single skill.

RBTs must seek clarification when unsure and follow supervisor direction accurately and ethically.

In DRI, the new behavior physically cannot occur at the same time as the problem behavior. You can’t chew gum and bite nails simultaneously.

DRO reinforces the absence of the problem behavior over a specified time period, helping to decrease it.

Reviewing the protocol ensures accuracy and consistency.

Preference assessments identify effective reinforcers.

The new behavior should serve the same function (escape), but be socially appropriate — like requesting a break.

Rate = Total behavior / Total time → 5 ÷ 20 = 0.25 per minute.

Medication recommendations are outside the RBT scope of practice. Always defer to the BCBA or medical professionals.

Backward chaining starts with the final step to ensure the learner completes the last part independently and receives reinforcement immediately.

NET is a teaching strategy using naturally occurring opportunities to teach and reinforce skills.

Only the supervising BCBA is responsible for designing and modifying intervention plans.

Frequency is a continuous measure of how often behavior occurs.

Latency is the time between the SD and the behavior's onset.

Functional analysis systematically tests each potential function.

Mistakes should be corrected transparently and reported to maintain data integrity.

Session notes should summarize the behavior and interventions used, and document the client’s progress.

MSWO allows quick ranking of preferences in one session.

Total task chaining teaches all steps in a sequence during each session with support as needed.

Supervision ensures that RBTs maintain quality and ethical standards under the BCBA’s guidance.

DRI reinforces a behavior that is incompatible, while DRA reinforces any appropriate alternative behavior.

Momentary time sampling observes behavior at the end of the interval only.

Differential reinforcement reduces problem behavior by reinforcing more desirable or alternative behaviors.

Reinforcement schedules (such as continuous reinforcement) are most effective for establishing new behavior by providing consistent reinforcement for each correct response.

RBTs have a duty to report unethical conduct to their supervisor or the proper authority.

Praise is a conditioned reinforcer; its value is learned through association with other reinforcers.

Frequency = raw count of responses.

Shaping is used here to build a complex behavior gradually through reinforcement of closer approximations.

Extinction for escape-maintained behavior involves continuing the demand so the behavior no longer results in escape.

Extinction bursts are expected. Consistency is key for the procedure to be effective long term.

RBTs must always adhere to their organization’s procedures and ensure all data is precise and compliant.

Proper documentation includes specific, observable behavior descriptions and excludes interpretation.

Session notes should be completed right after the session while details are fresh and accurate.

Documentation must be objective, measurable, and accurate — no opinions or assumptions.

Generalization ensures that learned behaviors occur in various contexts, not just during teaching sessions.

Sharing identifiable client information online violates HIPAA and ethical confidentiality requirements.

Duration measures how long a behavior lasts from start to end.

IOA is used to ensure that two observers agree on the data collected, ensuring accuracy and reliability.

Generalization means the behavior occurs across different settings, stimuli, or people.

Client data must always be securely stored — physical copies locked and digital files password-protected.

Teaching functionally equivalent and appropriate behaviors aligns with best practices and ethical intervention.

Calling someone “annoying” is a personal judgment, not objective behavior documentation.

Response cost involves taking away a reinforcer (like a token) to decrease undesired behavior.

Continuous measurement gives a complete and detailed picture of behavior.

DTT is a structured teaching method using a discriminative stimulus (SD), prompting, and reinforcement/consequences.

aking illness to avoid a task is escape-maintained behavior.

Frequency tells us the count of how many times the behavior happened.

RBTs must only practice within their training. It’s your duty to speak up and request guidance.

Partial interval recording notes if behavior occurs at all during each interval.

Time-out removes the learner from the reinforcement environment to reduce the behavior.

ABC data helps understand what leads to and follows behavior.

Permanent product is the physical result of behavior (e.g., finished work).

: Removing attention after a behavior maintained by attention is an extinction procedure.

Alone” condition isolates the individual to test for sensory/automatic functions.

Task analysis breaks down complex tasks into small, teachable steps to make learning manageable.

Inter-Response Time (IRT) = Time between consecutive responses.

Stimulus control transfer occurs when a behavior that was once prompted now occurs independently in response to the natural SD (instruction) — showing the SD alone now evokes the correct response.

RBTs are required to share caregiver observations with the supervising BCBA, not act independently.

If extinction isn't implemented correctly, it can lead to escalation (extinction bursts) or even aggression.

RBTs must avoid dual roles and conflicts of interest, especially involving personal relationships.

Prompt fading reduces prompts to help the learner respond independently to the natural SD.

Tokens are conditioned reinforcers because they are exchanged for backup reinforcers (e.g., toys, snacks).

DRO reinforces the absence of the problem behavior for a set time interval.