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10 free, exam-style Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) practice questions with answers and explanations. No signup required. Work through them below, then take the full free RBT practice test to study every exam domain.

The RBT exam has 85 questions and runs 1 hour 30 minutes.

These 10 free RBT questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Registered Behavior Technician blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.

Domain 1: Data Collection and Graphing 17% of exam

Question 1

An RBT observes that a client engaged in on-task behavior for 28 out of 30 seconds during a whole interval. This interval is scored as:

  1. Occurring
  2. Not occurring
  3. 93% occurring
  4. Partial occurrence
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Correct answer: B - Not occurring

Domain 2: Behavior Assessment 11% of exam

Question 2

An RBT observes: Antecedent - teacher says 'time to clean up'; Behavior - client throws blocks; Consequence - teacher sends client to the hallway. Based on this ABC data, the MOST likely function of throwing blocks is:

  1. Attention from the teacher
  2. Access to the blocks
  3. Escape from the clean-up demand
  4. Sensory stimulation from throwing
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Correct answer: C - Escape from the clean-up demand

Domain 3: Behavior Acquisition 25% of exam

Question 3

A teacher removes a difficult worksheet after a student appropriately asks for help. The student begins asking for help more often. This is an example of:

  1. Positive reinforcement
  2. Negative reinforcement
  3. Differential reinforcement
  4. Response generalization
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Correct answer: B - Negative reinforcement

Question 4

An RBT notices that a client can perform a skill independently when no one is watching but waits for a prompt when the RBT is present. This MOST likely indicates:

  1. The client has not learned the skill
  2. Prompt dependency
  3. The skill needs more practice
  4. The client is being non-compliant
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Correct answer: B - Prompt dependency

Question 5

The key difference between chaining and shaping is:

  1. Chaining links multiple steps; shaping builds single behaviors
  2. Shaping uses task analysis; chaining uses prompting
  3. Chaining requires complex skills; shaping uses simple skills
  4. Chaining is backward; shaping is forward
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Correct answer: A - Chaining links multiple steps; shaping builds single behaviors

Domain 4: Behavior Reduction 19% of exam

Question 6

A supervisor instructs an RBT to provide a token every 5 minutes the client does NOT engage in self-injury. If self-injury occurs, the timer resets. This is:

  1. DRH
  2. DRI
  3. DRO
  4. DRL
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Correct answer: C - DRO

Question 7

An RBT begins implementing extinction for a client's screaming behavior. During the first week, the screaming becomes louder, longer, and more intense. This is MOST likely:

  1. Evidence that extinction is not working and should be discontinued
  2. An extinction burst indicating the procedure is working as expected
  3. A new topography requiring separate behavioral intervention
  4. A sign the behavioral function was incorrectly identified
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Correct answer: B - An extinction burst indicating the procedure is working as expected

Domain 5: Documentation and Reporting 13% of exam

Question 8

'Client didn't want to work' should be rewritten as:

  1. Client was lazy today
  2. Client refused all demands
  3. Client turned away from work area
  4. Client had a bad attitude
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Correct answer: C - Client turned away from work area

Question 9

Which concern should the RBT prioritize communicating to their supervisor FIRST?

  1. A scheduling conflict that affects multiple clients this week
  2. A safety concern about a client's behavior during today's session
  3. A question about implementing a new intervention protocol
  4. A request for guidance on handling challenging parent interactions
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Correct answer: B - A safety concern about a client's behavior during today's session

Domain 6: Ethics 15% of exam

Question 10

An RBT posts on social media: 'Had a breakthrough with my little guy today! So proud of him!' WITHOUT naming the client. This is:

  1. Acceptable since no name was used
  2. Potentially a confidentiality violation
  3. Always acceptable on personal accounts
  4. Only a violation if posted publicly
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Correct answer: B - Potentially a confidentiality violation

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