RBT Measurement Quiz

1. An RBT needs to calculate the number of attempts a client took to achieve 100% success on a math worksheet labeled D1. For context, the client took 6 attempts for worksheet A1, 4 for worksheet B1, and 9 for worksheet C1. What type of data collection method would provide the necessary information for worksheet D1?

2. If you are asked to monitor a student who tends to leave a designated area marked by a tape on the floor, and you need to track the total time the student spends out of the defined zone, which method of data collection would you employ?

3. An RBT is tasked with observing and collecting data on a student who exhibits spitting behavior in school. In the first 50-minute observation, the student spat 54 times. In the second 55-minute observation, there were 32 instances of spitting. In the third 26-minute observation, the student spat 48 times. What type of data collection method would enable an effective comparison across all three observations?

4. An RBT is employed at a sports consultancy firm and they're assisting a track and field sprinter. The goal of the program is to improve the sprinter's reaction time to the starting horn. Which measurement would be most effective in assessing the time from the horn's sound to the sprinter's initial movement?

5. A Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) requests that an RBT count the number of puzzles a client has completed during their session, which are now on a shelf in the client's area. The client has already left for the day, so the RBT can gather this data at their convenience before the end of their shift. What kind of data does this represent?

6. An RBT inquiries about the reason for a client's laughter and the client reveals they were recalling a scene from a comedy film. The client's act of remembering a scene from a comedy movie is an example of what kind of behavior?

7. A client is provided with 20 math problems and correctly answers 17 of them. Which measurement would best represent this performance:

8. An RBT is monitoring a student working on spelling worksheets. The supervising BCBA requests the RBT to determine the number of spelling worksheets the student needs to complete before they score 100%. Which measurement method would best capture this data?

9. An RBT is tracking a student's ability to stay seated during a classroom lesson. The measurement method they're using requires the behavior to be present throughout the entire interval for it to be marked as “+”. The RBT must be using:

10. An RBT participates in a charity event where participants make clay plant pots to sell at a craft fair, with proceeds going to children in need. The event coordinator states that they will assess which team has made the most clay plant pots at the 24-hour mark. The organizer is using which data collection method:

11. Over the weekend, an RBT is engaged in some gardening work. A friend drops by to assist and starts using a leaf blower, directing the wind towards the RBT's face. This act of wind blowing on the RBT's face is referred to as?

12. An RBT is preparing for a session, she organizes the first set of activities and reviews the data from the previous session. What else should she consider doing?

13. While working in a residential treatment facility with a 46-year-old client, you share a humorous joke, causing them to laugh heartily. Later in your shift, the client comments, "Your joke seemed funnier earlier." What kind of behavior does the client's reflection on your joke represent?

14. A client, alone in a room during a conference, starts to yell. However, there are no observers or mediators present to witness or hear the behavior. The client's yelling in an empty room is an example of what kind of behavior:

15. As an RBT, you're tasked with observing a client's 60-minute soccer practice and collecting data on how many times the client, serving as a goalkeeper, manages to block exactly 25 attempts on goal from their own team. Which data measurement would you use to capture this information?

16. In preparing for your session with a client and setting up data collection, what is one thing you should not necessarily do?

17. An RBT is instructed by a BCBA to track the occurrence of hand-raising behavior in a classroom during the morning circle routine. Each observation period is 5 minutes long, and the supervisor informs the RBT that they don't need to observe the student for the rest of the interval once the target behavior, hand-raising, happens. What method of data collection is the BCBA asking the RBT to employ?

18. You've been tasked by your supervisor to observe a client's destructive behavior and gather data over different periods on different days (60 minutes on Monday, 190 minutes on Tuesday, 80 minutes on Thursday, and 140 minutes on Friday). What data collection method would allow you to make a meaningful comparison between these observations?

19. An RBT has been asked to create a line graph for a skill acquisition program and needs to label the vertical axis. Which title would be inappropriate for the vertical axis:

20. An RBT is tasked with labeling the horizontal axis of a graph for a skill acquisition program. What should be the appropriate label?