Welcome to the RBT Exam Prep! This quiz is designed to help you master Section E of the RBT Task List, focusing on the essential skills of documentation and reporting.
As a Registered Behavior Technician, your ability to accurately document client progress, communicate effectively with supervisors, and adhere to ethical guidelines is crucial.
This quiz will test your knowledge of session notes, data collection, reporting procedures, and legal requirements like HIPAA, ensuring you’re well-prepared for the RBT exam and real-world practice. Get ready to sharpen your skills and boost your confidence for success in 2025!
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#1. Which of the following choices is essential when you are defining a behavior or describing something that happened during your session with a client?
Objectivity is essential when defining a behavior or describing an event You want to stick to the observable and measurable aspects of the behavior without injecting personal opinions or feelings
#2. A behavior technician forgets to record data during a therapy session. What should the technician do?
If data is not collected during the session it is important to inform the supervisor Fabricating or estimating data is unethical Skipping the data collection is also innapropriate
#3. Lucas and Myra, both Behavior technicians in the same program, work with a client on different days. They’ve noticed the client’s aggressive behaviors have multiple triggers and decide to meet and share their observations each week and look for patterns. What should Lucas and Myra do in addition to sharing their observations with each other each week?
While its good that Lucas and Myra are collaborating including their supervisor is crucial The supervisor is responsible for the overall treatment plan and making datadriven decisions Sharing their observations with the supervisor ensures consistent implementation and allows the supervisor to make necessary adjustments to the intervention The other options are not optimal They are not doing everything appropriately because they are missing the supervisor Waiting monthly is too long They can discuss the client when the supervisor isnt present but should aim to include them
#4. What is the MOST important reason for taking accurate session notes?
Accurate session notes provide a detailed account of the session including behaviors observed interventions implemented and client progress This information is crucial for effective treatment and communication among team members
#5. If an RBT is graphing the total number of correct responses over time, the data points would be plotted on the…
In Behavior Analysis graphs time is typically on the xaxis horizontal and the behavior responses is on the Yaxis vertical
#6. Data collection is important because:
Data collection is the most important thing that behavior technicians do Data is used to guide clinical decision making It is very difficult to see patterns in behavior without objective data
#7. Rya is a behavior technician at a day program who has been estimating a client’s challenging behaviors from memory at the end of each session. Her supervisor suggests logging each behavior in real-time instead. Rya decides to adopt that approach the following week. What outcome is most likely if Rya follows her supervisor’s recommendation?
Switching from estimating behaviors from memory to logging them in realtime continuous measurement is likely to improve data accuracy Realtime data collection provides a more objective and reliable record of behavior than relying on memory The other options are less likely there should be a change in data quality Rya should be able to implement the feedback with relative ease and the client is unlikely to regress simply due to a change in data collection method
#8. During your most recent session with your client, you notice that your client will scratch himself when asked to complete a math assignment. You tell your BCBA that you think the client wants to escape from homework. The BCBA asks you, ‘What does the scratching look like?’ The BCBA wants to know what?
Topography refers to what the behavior looks like The BCBA is asking for a description of the physical form of the scratching behavior eg The client uses their fingernails to rake at their forearm Function refers to why the behavior is occurring
#9. When should data be collected?
Data collection should be systematic and consistent The behavior intervention plan will outline when how and what data should be collected Following the plan ensures reliable and valid data
#10. Why is data collection important in ABA?
Data collection is essential in ABA because it allows us to track progress make databased decisions about treatment and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions While data collection is necessary for creating billable hours tracking progress is the primary purpose Data collection is not done to impress clients or to avoid legal issues
#11. An RBT is graphing data collected during sessions. The vertical axis (y-axis) typically represents:
The yaxis represents the dependent variable which is the behavior being measured eg frequency duration
