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RBT Behavior Acquisition Quiz (Domain C)

24 session-style questions on reinforcement, prompting, DTT, chaining and other ways RBTs teach new skills. Start right below.

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RBT Behavior Acquisition Quiz (Free 2026): Reinforcement, DTT & Prompting Questions

Free RBT Domain C Quiz with 19 exam-style questions on reinforcement, discrete trial teaching, chaining, prompting and generalization. Instant score.

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During a discrimination training program, the RBT reinforces “red” only when the card is red and withholds reinforcement when it is blue. What is the SD?

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In DTT, the client responds incorrectly to the instruction. According to a typical error-correction procedure, what should the RBT do next?

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The RBT teaches a client to request a cookie. At first the RBT waits 0 seconds before giving the prompt, then increases the wait to 2 seconds, then 5 seconds, so the client has time to respond on his own. Which prompting procedure is this?

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The client points to a toy and says “ball.” The RBT hands over the ball and models the word “ball” again while playing. This is an example of:

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When a new skill is first being taught, which schedule of reinforcement is usually most appropriate?

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A child wears noise-canceling headphones, which removes a loud sound he finds unpleasant, and he now puts the headphones on more often. This is an example of:

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In a token economy, a client earns a token for each completed math problem and later exchanges five tokens for 5 minutes of iPad time. What is the iPad time called?

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A client can only say “ba” for a ball. The team reinforces “ba,” then “ball,” then only clear “ball.” Which procedure is being used?

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A task analysis for hand washing is taught by the RBT completing every step except the first, which the client does independently. Which procedure is this?

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A client receives a sticker after every 5th correct response, no matter how long it takes. Which schedule is this?

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A client earns a token right after correctly labeling a picture, and correct labeling increases over the next weeks. Which principle is at work?

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The BCBA sets up a token economy for a client. Which statement about tokens is correct?

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Weeks after the RBT stops teaching a mastered skill, the client still performs it correctly. Which concept is this?

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During discrete trial teaching, what is the correct order of the three-term contingency within a trial?

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The client waits for the RBT to point before answering, even when he knows the answer. What problem does this show, and what should the RBT do?

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Which of the following is a conditioned reinforcer?

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A client names a picture of a dog in therapy, then also names real dogs at the park and dogs in books at home. Which outcome is this?

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In backward chaining, which step does the client perform independently first?

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Which prompt is the most intrusive?

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Where to Go After the Domain C Quiz

Six domain quizzes, one for each part of the RBT exam. Each one starts from a question students often ask themselves. Pick the one that sounds like you, or keep going in order.

  1. AEarlier step“Can I pick the right way to measure a behavior?”Data Collection and Graphing13 questionsReview Domain A quiz
  2. BEarlier step“Do I mix up ABC data, functions and preference assessments?”Behavior Assessment8 questionsReview Domain B quiz
  3. CYou are here“Do prompts, prompt fading and reinforcement schedules blur together?”Behavior Acquisition19 questions · biggest
  4. DUp next“Do I know what to do when problem behavior happens mid-session?”Behavior Reduction14 questionsStart Domain D quiz
  5. E“Am I sure what goes in a session note, and what to report right away?”Documentation and Reporting10 questionsStart Domain E quiz
  6. F“Can I handle boundary and privacy situations with families?”Ethics11 questionsStart Domain F quiz
Inside the quiz

What This RBT Behavior Acquisition Quiz Covers

Each question puts you in a teaching moment and asks what you would do next, or what the procedure is called.

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ReinforcementPick the right schedule, from reinforcing every correct answer to an intermittent one, and know primary reinforcers from tokens
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Discrete trial teaching (DTT)Know the parts of a trial: the instruction (SD), the consequence and the pause between trials
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Naturalistic teaching (NET)Spot a natural teaching moment and tell it apart from DTT
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Prompts and prompt fadingMost-to-least, time delay, errorless teaching and gesture prompts
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Discrimination trainingHelp a client tell targets apart, and use mastered targets and distractors well
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ChainingTask analysis, forward chaining and total task chaining
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ShapingReinforce closer and closer versions of a skill, like the first sounds of a word
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Generalization and maintenancePractice a skill with new materials, people and places, and keep mastered skills strong

Want to learn these before you test yourself? The Domain C study guide walks through each teaching method step by step.

Quick facts

How the Quiz Works

24questions
4choices each
New orderevery attempt
Retakeas often as you like

Answer all 24 and your score shows at the end. Because the order changes each time, a retake tests what you know, not what you remember.

On the real exam

How Domain C Counts on the RBT Exam

19 of the 75 scored questions come from Behavior Acquisition, about 25% of your score, per the BACB RBT Test Content Outline (3rd ed.). It is the biggest domain on the exam, so it pays to be strong here. Older material calls this area “Skill Acquisition”, so an RBT skill acquisition quiz and this one test the same skills.

A. Data Collection and Graphing13 · 17%
B. Behavior Assessment8 · 11%
C. Behavior Acquisition19 · 25%
D. Behavior Reduction14 · 19%
E. Documentation and Reporting10 · 13%
F. Ethics11 · 15%
Scored questions per domain, out of 75.
Your result

What Your Quiz Score Tells You

90 to 100%

Domain C is a strength. Keep the momentum going.

Go to Domain D
80 to 89%

Solid. Note the one or two topics you missed, then move on.

Go to Domain D
60 to 79%

The basics are there, but prompting, chaining or reinforcement schedules still get mixed up.

Read the study guide, then retake
Under 60%

Start fresh with the guide before more practice. That is normal early on.

Start with the study guide

The 80% mark is our own study rule, not a BACB passing score. The BACB does not publish the exact RBT passing score.

FAQ

RBT Behavior Acquisition Quiz FAQs

How many questions are in this RBT behavior acquisition quiz?

There are 24 multiple-choice questions, each with 4 answer choices. It is the longest of our six domain quizzes because Domain C is the biggest part of the exam. The order changes every time, and your score shows when you finish.

Is behavior acquisition the same as skill acquisition?

Yes. The older RBT Task List (2nd ed.) called this area Skill Acquisition. The current RBT Test Content Outline (3rd ed.) calls it Behavior Acquisition. It still covers the same core skills, like reinforcement, prompting, DTT, NET and chaining.

Are these the real RBT exam questions?

No. The BACB does not release live exam questions. Every question here is original and written to match the Domain C tasks in the RBT Test Content Outline (3rd ed.).

What score should I get before moving to Domain D?

Aim for 80% or higher. This is a study rule we use, not an official BACB number, because the BACB does not publish the RBT passing score.

How many Behavior Acquisition questions are on the real RBT exam?

19 of the 75 scored questions, or about 25%. That makes it the largest domain. The exam also has 10 unscored pilot questions, and those can come from any domain.

Sources checked: BACB RBT Test Content Outline (3rd ed.) · BACB RBT Handbook. Practice questions are original and not affiliated with or endorsed by the BACB.