A student asks too many questions during class. The RBT reinforces the student for asking 3 or fewer questions per hour. What procedure is this?

Which description is written in observable and measurable terms?

The RBT gives the instruction, “Write your name.” The client waits 12 seconds before picking up the pencil and writing. What did the RBT measure?

The RBT says, “Touch the triangle,” and taps the correct triangle card. What type of prompt is this?

A client gets praise after a changing number of correct answers. Sometimes after 2, sometimes after 6, sometimes after 4. The average is 4. What schedule is this?

A BCBA asks an RBT to collect ABC data. During a puzzle task, the client scratches the RBT’s hand. What should be recorded in the Antecedent column?

Before giving a hard task, the RBT gives three easy directions the client usually follows, then presents the harder task. What strategy is this?

A child screams to get juice. The plan says to place screaming on extinction. What should the RBT do when the child screams for juice?

A client hears a loud alarm. They put on noise-canceling headphones, and the sound becomes less bothersome. The client uses headphones more often. What is this?

When using backward chaining, what happens during the first teaching trials?

A client learns to request “help” during table work. The RBT then practices the same request during play, snack time, and outside with different staff members. What is the RBT working on?

Which session note is the most objective?

A supervisor tells an RBT to use a time delay. How should the RBT do this?

Which values should guide an RBT’s work?

A parent says the client’s ADHD medication changed that morning. What should the RBT do?

A client correctly spells 9 out of 10 vocabulary words. What percentage should the RBT record?

A behavior plan changes work from 1 math problem to 2 problems, then to 5 problems over time. What strategy is this?

An RBT is assigned to a complex feeding program but has not been trained on feeding procedures. What should they do?

While collecting ABC data, a client screams. The RBT turns away, drops eye contact, and stays silent. Where should this be documented?

A child drops a wrapper into the trash. The RBT immediately says, “Great job!” and gives the child a puzzle piece. Dropping trash increases later. What principle was used?

You set your phone to vibrate every 3 minutes. When it vibrates, you look up and record whether the client is typing at that exact moment. What method is this?

A client screams to escape handwriting. The RBT teaches the client to hand over a “Break please” card instead. What procedure is this?

A parent offers to do the RBT’s taxes for free if the RBT provides free weekend babysitting. What ethical issue does this create?

A client learns to zip a coat at the clinic. Later, they zip up a different jacket at the playground with their school peers. What does this show?

In discrimination training, the RBT shows an apple card and a banana card, then says, “Touch the banana.” What is the SD in this trial?

Why are tokens, points, or checkmarks considered conditioned reinforcers?

A family leaves a $50 cash gift for the RBT. What should the RBT do?

An RBT helps with a developmental assessment. The client refuses to respond to three tasks. What should the RBT do?

You provide 20 hours of behavior-analytic services in a calendar month. What is the minimum ongoing supervision required?

A client hits themselves to get attention. The RBT gives attention when the client raises their hand instead. What procedure is this?

Your supervisor asks you to record how many math problems the client completed on a worksheet after the work is finished. What type of measurement is this?

You are tracking independent reading using 30-second intervals. You only record a plus if the client reads for the full 30 seconds without stopping. What system are you using?

A person at a grocery store asks, “Do you provide ABA therapy to that child on my street?” What should the RBT say?

An RBT guides the client’s hand to write the letter B. What prompt level is this?

You place 6 items in a line. The client selects candy. The RBT lets the client eat it but does not put it back in the lineup for the next round. What assessment is this?

An RBT writes 15 hits on a paper data sheet, but the correct number was 5. How should the error be corrected?

When extinction begins, a client screams louder and more often for a short time. What is this called?

An RBT uses thick trace lines for drawing a square. Later, the lines become lighter. Finally, the lines are removed. What procedure is this?

An RBT works with a family whose cultural practices are unfamiliar. What should guide the RBT?

An RBT places a toy truck and a book on the table and says, “Pick one.” The RBT records which item the client chooses. What type of assessment is this?

An RBT notices that a graph for physical aggression has no data points for the entire previous week. Why is this a problem?

Which item belongs in a daily session note?

A clinic employee who is not on the client’s team asks for the client’s full name and diagnosis. What should the RBT do?

A client arrives tired, and the caregiver says the client had a toothache all night. Why should this be documented?

An RBT divides a session into 15-second intervals. They record a plus if the client flaps their hands at any point during the interval. What recording system is this?

A client first says “Jaa” for juice. Later, the RBT only reinforces “Jooce.” Finally, the RBT only reinforces “Juice.” What procedure is this?

A student bites their fingernails during circle time. The RBT reinforces keeping both hands flat under their thighs because the student cannot bite nails at the same time. What is this?

ABC data show that when a teacher gives a spelling sheet, the student rips it up. The teacher then removes the spelling task. What is the likely function?

A timer is set for 3 minutes. If the client does not throw any objects during that time, they earn a token. If throwing happens, the timer resets. What procedure is this?

Before a hard desk session, the behavior plan says to provide a 2-minute iPad break every 10 minutes, regardless of behavior. What strategy is this?

You are using least-to-most prompting to teach shoe tying. What should you do first?

During a discrete trial, the client gives an incorrect response. The RBT clears the materials and prepares for error correction. What part of the trial is this?

An RBT does not understand how to run a new prompt sequence. What should they do?

An RBT notices blank data cells from a previous session. What should they do?

During a desk session, the RBT shows a picture of a cup and asks, “What do you drink from?” What is this instruction?

Who should interpret functional assessment results and determine the official function of behavior?

A graph shows a screaming increase from week 1 to week 4. What trend does the graph show?

A supervisor lets a client walk around a playroom for 15 minutes while the RBT records how long the client spends with each toy. What assessment is this?

A school therapist asks the RBT to change the token plan because it seems distracting. What should the RBT do?

A client scratches their arm 6 times over a 3-hour session. What is the rate of the behavior?

A client stands on a rolling chair and is about to jump. The RBT safely blocks the jump as trained. What is this called?

During a home session, an RBT sees painful-looking burns on a child that the caregiver cannot explain clearly. What should the RBT do?

An RBT gives an instruction, the client responds incorrectly, and the RBT pauses for 4 seconds before the next trial. What is the pause called?

An RBT finishes a shift at 4:30 PM. When is the best time to complete data and session notes?

A student takes a sip of water, puts the cup down for 45 seconds, and then takes another sip. The 45-second gap is an example of what?

An RBT is tracking how long a client’s tantrum lasts. The tantrum starts at 1:00 PM and ends at 1:12 PM. What measurement procedure did the RBT use?

An RBT posts a photo of a client’s artwork, but the photo also shows the client’s face and medication bottles. What is this a violation of?

A supervisor says the RBT is delivering reinforcement too slowly. What is the best response?

A client picks at their skin when sitting alone with no tasks and no people nearby. What is the most likely function?

Your supervisor wants to know the total number of times a client bites their nails during a school day. You tally each occurrence on a clicker. What are you measuring?

A child pulls a parent’s hair when the parent is working. The parent stops working, hugs the child, and talks to them. Hair-pulling increases. What is the likely function?

Which update is most useful for a supervisor?

A supervisor breaks “putting on a jacket” into 8 small steps. What is this called?

An RBT is teaching a client to point to a red block. Every correct response gets a treat. What schedule of reinforcement is this?

An RBT opens a math workbook. The client screams and throws pencils. The RBT closes the workbook and says, “Math is done.” Screaming increases during math. What is the function?