RBT Behavior Reduction Practice Questions
Behavior Reduction makes up 9 of every 50 questions on a Tigertest RBT practice test. Here are 10 of the 36 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. Which is one of the common functions of behavior?
- A.Stubbornness
- B.Escape
- C.Bad attitude
- D.Laziness
Answer: B. The common functions are attention, escape, access to tangibles and automatic (sensory) reinforcement. Labels like laziness describe no function.
2. A client hits whenever a worksheet is placed in front of him, and the worksheet is then removed. The likely function is:
- A.Tangible
- B.Automatic
- C.Attention
- D.Escape
Answer: D. The behavior is followed by removal of the task, which suggests it is maintained by escape (negative reinforcement).
3. A client screams when the adult starts talking on the phone, and the adult then comforts the client. The likely function is:
- A.Attention
- B.Automatic
- C.Escape
- D.Tangible
Answer: A. Screaming is followed by the adult's attention, which suggests an attention function.
4. A client rocks while alone in a quiet room with no one present. The likely function is:
- A.Escape
- B.Tangible
- C.Automatic
- D.Attention
Answer: C. Behavior that occurs with no social consequences, even when alone, is likely maintained by the sensory stimulation it produces.
5. A client grabs a peer's tablet and keeps it. The likely function is:
- A.Automatic
- B.Attention
- C.Tangible
- D.Escape
Answer: C. Grabbing produces the item, so access to a tangible is the likely function.
6. Why does knowing a behavior's function matter?
- A.It guides the intervention
- B.It replaces data collection
- C.It sets the session length
- D.It decides the diagnosis
Answer: A. Interventions are chosen to match the function, for example teaching a break request for escape-maintained behavior.
7. Antecedent interventions change:
- A.The client's diagnosis
- B.Events after behavior
- C.Only the reinforcer
- D.Events before behavior
Answer: D. Antecedent interventions change the environment or conditions before behavior happens to make problem behavior less likely.
8. Noncontingent reinforcement (NCR) means the reinforcer is delivered:
- A.After the target response
- B.On a time schedule
- C.After each problem behavior
- D.Only for correct answers
Answer: B. NCR gives the reinforcer that maintains the behavior on a fixed or variable time schedule, regardless of behavior, which reduces the motivation for problem behavior.
9. For attention-maintained behavior, NCR would involve:
- A.Taking away toys
- B.Attention every few minutes
- C.Ignoring the client all day
- D.Removing all tasks
Answer: B. Delivering attention on a time schedule meets the need for attention so the client has less reason to engage in problem behavior to get it.
10. A high-probability request sequence involves:
- A.Only hard requests in a row
- B.No requests at all
- C.Hard requests before easy ones
- D.Easy requests, then a hard one
Answer: D. The technician gives a few quick requests the client usually follows, reinforces them, then gives the low-probability request. This builds momentum.
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