RBT Behavior Assessment Practice Questions
Behavior Assessment makes up 5 of every 50 questions on a Tigertest RBT practice test. Here are 10 of the 20 questions on it, each with the answer and the reason.
Updated by the Tigertest team. Based on the BACB RBT Test Content Outline (3rd ed.) and the RBT Ethics Code (2.0). Original questions; 50 per test, weighted like the real exam.
1. What is the main purpose of a preference assessment?
- A.To set mastery criteria
- B.To find likely reinforcers
- C.To find the function of behavior
- D.To test academic skills
Answer: B. Preference assessments identify items or activities a client prefers, which are likely to work as reinforcers. Functional assessment finds why behavior happens.
2. In a paired-stimulus preference assessment, the client:
- A.Gets one item at a time
- B.Has free access to a room
- C.Picks from all items at once
- D.Picks one of two items
Answer: D. Paired-stimulus (paired-choice) assessment presents every item with every other item in pairs, and the client picks one from each pair.
3. In a multiple-stimulus without replacement (MSWO) assessment, a chosen item is:
- A.Left out of later trials
- B.Given as a token
- C.Returned to the array
- D.Paired with a new item
Answer: A. In MSWO the selected item is not put back, so the client chooses from fewer items each trial, which gives a ranking.
4. In a multiple-stimulus with replacement (MSW) assessment, a chosen item is:
- A.Hidden from the client
- B.Swapped for a token
- C.Put back in the array
- D.Removed for later trials
Answer: C. With replacement, the chosen item returns to the array and the unchosen items are replaced. The top item may be picked again and again.
5. A technician presents one item at a time and records whether the client approaches it. This is a:
- A.Multiple-stimulus assessment
- B.Functional analysis
- C.Single-stimulus assessment
- D.Paired-stimulus assessment
Answer: C. A single-stimulus (successive choice) assessment presents items one at a time and records approach or engagement. It suits clients who struggle with choosing.
6. In a free-operant preference assessment, the technician:
- A.Records time spent with each item
- B.Removes each chosen item
- C.Asks the client to rank items
- D.Presents items two at a time
Answer: A. In a free-operant assessment the client moves freely among available items, and the technician records how long the client engages with each one.
7. Why should preference assessments be repeated often?
- A.It is required every session
- B.The first one is never valid
- C.Clients forget the items
- D.Preferences change over time
Answer: D. Preferences shift with satiation, deprivation and new interests, so frequent brief assessments keep reinforcers effective.
8. A client always picks the tablet, but it no longer increases behavior. The tablet is:
- A.A discriminative stimulus (SD)
- B.Preferred but not reinforcing
- C.A conditioned punisher now
- D.An automatic reinforcer only
Answer: B. Preference and reinforcement are not the same. An item is a reinforcer only if it increases the behavior it follows.
9. What is the technician's role in a skill assessment?
- A.Write the treatment goals
- B.Help collect data as directed
- C.Choose the assessment tool
- D.Interpret the final scores
Answer: B. RBTs participate in assessments under the direction of their supervisor, for example by running items and recording responses. The supervisor selects tools and interprets results.
10. A curriculum-based assessment mainly helps the team:
- A.Rank preferred items in order
- B.Measure response latency
- C.Identify behavior functions
- D.Find skill gaps and strengths
Answer: D. Curriculum-based and developmental assessments show which skills a client has and which to teach next.
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