RBT Behavior Reduction Practice Quiz

Question 1

A rbt behavior reduction quiz​  designs a plan to reduce a child’s screaming behavior by reinforcing quiet behavior and ignoring the screaming. The RBT follows the plan exactly.

What procedure is being used?
A. Extinction
B. Differential Reinforcement
C. Punishment
D. Prompt Fading

✅ Correct Answer: B. Differential Reinforcement
Explanation: The RBT reinforces an alternative (quiet) behavior while withholding reinforcement for the problem behavior (screaming). This is an example of Differential Reinforcement of Alternative Behavior (DRA).

Question 2

An RBT is instructed to stop providing attention when a client engages in shouting. The shouting was previously maintained by getting attention.

What procedure is the RBT using?
A. Extinction
B. Time-out
C. Positive Punishment
D. Response Cost

✅ Correct Answer: A. Extinction
Explanation: In extinction, reinforcement for a specific behavior is no longer provided. Here, the shouting no longer results in attention, so the behavior should decrease over time.

Question 3

A client engages in aggression when asked to clean up toys. The BCBA identifies that the behavior helps the client escape from tasks. What type of function does this behavior serve?
A. Attention
B. Tangible
C. Escape
D. Sensory

✅ Correct Answer: C. Escape
Explanation: The aggression allows the client to avoid or delay cleaning up, which is an escape-maintained behavior.

Question 4

An RBT is implementing a behavior intervention plan (BIP) to decrease tantrums. During a session, the tantrum occurs, and the RBT calmly continues to follow the plan instead of giving in.

What ethical guideline is the RBT following?
A. Implementing the plan with integrity
B. Using punishment first
C. Modifying the plan independently
D. Ignoring all client behavior

✅ Correct Answer: A. Implementing the plan with integrity
Explanation: RBTs must consistently implement BCBAs’ behavior plans exactly as written to maintain treatment fidelity and ethical standards.

Question 5

An RBT provides a sticker every 5 minutes that a child sits quietly without yelling. This leads to a decrease in yelling.

Which procedure is being applied?
A. Response Blocking
B. Negative Reinforcement
C. Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior (DRO)
D. Overcorrection

✅ Correct Answer: C. Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior (DRO)
Explanation: In DRO, reinforcement is delivered when the problem behavior does not occur during a specified period.

Question 6

The BCBA instructs the RBT to remove a token when a student throws an object. This consequence results in the behavior happening less often.

What type of procedure is this?
A. Positive Reinforcement
B. Negative Reinforcement
C. Response Cost
D. Time-out

✅ Correct Answer: C. Response Cost
Explanation: Response cost is a type of negative punishment — removing a reinforcer (token) after problem behavior to decrease its occurrence.

Question 7

A child flaps their hands frequently. The BCBA identifies that this behavior provides sensory stimulation. What is the function of the behavior?
A. Tangible
B. Sensory (Automatic)
C. Escape
D. Attention

✅ Correct Answer: B. Sensory (Automatic)
Explanation: The behavior provides internal stimulation without external reinforcement — a classic example of automatic reinforcement.

Question 8

The RBT provides a short break whenever the client completes three difficult tasks without engaging in problem behavior.

What procedure is this?
A. Differential Reinforcement of Alternative Behavior (DRA)
B. Noncontingent Reinforcement (NCR)
C. Negative Reinforcement
D. Differential Reinforcement of Low Rates (DRL)

✅ Correct Answer: A. Differential Reinforcement of Alternative Behavior (DRA)
Explanation: The RBT reinforces appropriate task completion (an alternative to problem behavior) by providing a break, which helps reduce the undesired behavior.

Question 9

During a session, the RBT observes a new behavior that is not in the behavior plan. What should the RBT do?
A. Modify the plan immediately
B. Ignore it completely
C. Record what happened and report to the BCBA
D. Create a new behavior plan

✅ Correct Answer: C. Record what happened and report to the BCBA
Explanation: RBTs do not modify plans independently. They should collect data, document the behavior, and communicate with the supervising BCBA.

Question 10

A BCBA designs a plan to gradually reduce the frequency of a child’s requests for help by increasing the time between help being given.

Which behavior reduction technique is being used?
A. Fading
B. Extinction
C. Differential Reinforcement of Low Rates (DRL)
D. Punishment

✅ Correct Answer: C. Differential Reinforcement of Low Rates (DRL)
Explanation: DRL reinforces a lower rate of behavior over time, rather than eliminating it completely.

Study Tips for the Behavior Reduction Domain

  • Know the four functions of behavior: Attention, Escape, Tangible, Sensory.

  • Understand the difference between extinction, punishment, and differential reinforcement procedures (DRA, DRO, DRL).

  • Review how to implement a behavior intervention plan (BIP) with fidelity.

  • Always follow ethical guidelines — never create or change a plan without BCBA supervision.

  • Practice identifying the function behind behaviors in different scenarios.