RBT Practice Exam: 85 Questions, Updated for 2026

Sample RBT Exam Questions With Answers

Here is one question from each domain, taken from the exam above (where the answer order is reshuffled on every attempt). Open each one to check your answer.

1. A.2 · Data Collection and Graphing

   1. With partial-interval recording, you mark an interval if the behavior occurs at any point during it. How does this method tend to distort the data?

   1. A.It only works for behaviors that last a long time
   2. B.It tends to overestimate how much the behavior occurs
   3. C.It records the exact number of responses
   4. D.It tends to underestimate how much the behavior occurs
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   B. It tends to overestimate how much the behavior occurs A single brief occurrence scores the whole interval, so partial-interval recording tends to overestimate the behavior. That makes it a common choice for behaviors you want to decrease.

2. B.1 · Behavior Assessment

   2. You place five items in front of a client. After the client picks one, you remove it and re-present the rest until no items remain. Which preference assessment is this?

   1. A.Multiple stimulus with replacement (MSW)
   2. B.Paired stimulus (forced choice)
   3. C.Free operant observation
   4. D.Multiple stimulus without replacement (MSWO)
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   D. Multiple stimulus without replacement (MSWO) In a multiple stimulus without replacement assessment, the chosen item is not put back. The order in which items are chosen gives a ranking of preference.

3. C.7 · Behavior Acquisition

   3. You start a new skill with full physical guidance, then move to partial physical, then a gesture, then independence. Which prompting procedure is this?

   1. A.Stimulus fading
   2. B.Most-to-least prompting
   3. C.Time delay
   4. D.Least-to-most prompting
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   B. Most-to-least prompting Most-to-least prompting begins with the most intrusive prompt and fades to less intrusive ones. It reduces errors while a skill is new.

4. D.6 · Behavior Reduction

   4. After extinction starts, a client's tantrums briefly become louder and more frequent before they decrease. What is this?

   1. A.An extinction burst
   2. B.Generalization
   3. C.Resurgence
   4. D.Spontaneous recovery
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   A. An extinction burst An extinction burst is a temporary increase in the frequency or intensity of behavior when it stops being reinforced. Following the plan consistently through the burst matters, and you should tell your supervisor it happened.

5. E.4 · Documentation and Reporting

   5. Which session note sentence is the most objective?

   1. A.The client was in a terrible mood today and did not want to write
   2. B.The client clearly did not want to work and made that obvious all session
   3. C.The client was being difficult on purpose to avoid the writing task
   4. D.The client hit the RBT 3 times during the 10-minute writing task
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   D. The client hit the RBT 3 times during the 10-minute writing task Objective notes describe what happened in observable terms, with counts or times where possible. Moods and intentions are guesses about what was going on inside the client.

6. F.8 · Ethics

   6. At the end of the year, a parent hands you a $25 gift card to thank you. Under the RBT Ethics Code, what should you do?

   1. A.Accept it, because it is a thank-you
   2. B.Accept it, then give it to your supervisor
   3. C.Politely decline, because it is over the $10 limit
   4. D.Accept it if no one else sees
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   C. Politely decline, because it is over the $10 limit The RBT Ethics Code bars giving or accepting gifts worth more than $10. Follow your employer's policy when it is stricter; many employers ban gifts entirely.