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Behavior AssessmentDifficulty 2/5

An RBT presents six toys at once. The learner picks one, plays with it, and the RBT removes that toy before presenting the remaining five. This continues until all toys are chosen. Which assessment is this?

  1. AMultiple-stimulus-without-replacement (MSWO)
  2. BFree-operant preference assessment
  3. CFunctional analysis
  4. DPaired-stimulus preference assessment
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Correct: A. Presenting an array, removing the chosen item, and re-presenting the rest is multiple-stimulus-without-replacement. The order of selection gives a preference ranking.

  • D — Paired-stimulus presents exactly two items at a time.
  • B — Free-operant leaves all items available and records engagement time.
  • C — A functional analysis manipulates conditions to test the function of problem behavior, not preference.
Behavior AssessmentDifficulty 3/5

Which activity is a component of a descriptive functional assessment that an RBT would typically carry out?

  1. AInterviewing the family and scoring a standardized rating scale about the behavior
  2. BRecording antecedent, behavior and consequence during natural routines
  3. CPresenting attention only after problem behavior in a contrived session to test the attention function
  4. DSelecting the replacement behavior for the treatment plan
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Correct: B. Descriptive assessment means observing and recording ABC data in the natural setting without manipulating anything. RBTs routinely collect ABC data. Manipulating consequences is a functional analysis, and plan design and interviews are supervisor activities.

  • C — Contriving conditions is a functional analysis, designed and directed by the supervisor.
  • D — Treatment design is outside the RBT role.
  • A — Indirect assessment interviews are typically conducted by the supervisor.

Primary references

  1. RBT Test Content Outline (3rd ed.), effective January 1, 2026 — Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) · primary · retrieved 2026-09-21, verified 2026-09-21