Test your knowledge of behavior reduction strategies with this free RBT quiz. The questions focus on practical scenarios and interventions used to manage and reduce challenging behaviors. Apply what you’ve learned and practice real exam-style tasks to boost your confidence.
behavior-reduction Practice Quiz (SEO Content)
1. A client screams when presented with a non-preferred task. The therapist ignores the screaming and only provides the requested break after compliance. Which procedure is being implemented?
- Extinction
- DRA
- Positive punishment
- Shaping
2. During a functional assessment, a client engages in tantrums to gain peer attention. What is the function of this behavior?
- Escape-maintained
- Attention-maintained
- Tangible-maintained
- Automatic reinforcement
3. A therapist delivers a preferred item only when the client is quiet for 2 minutes, ignoring screaming. This is an example of:
- DRO
- DRA
- Extinction
- DRI
4. Which statement BEST defines Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible behavior (DRI)?
- Reinforcing a behavior that cannot occur simultaneously with the problem behavior
- Reinforcing any behavior other than the problem behavior
- Withholding reinforcement from problem behavior
- Providing reinforcement for correct responses only
5. A client hits peers to gain access to a toy. The therapist removes the toy whenever hitting occurs. This procedure is:
- Extinction
- Positive punishment
- Negative reinforcement
- Differential reinforcement
6. Which assessment tool best identifies patterns of problem behavior throughout the day?
- ABC continuous recording
- Frequency/event recording
- Scatterplot analysis
- Latency measurement
7. A client bites their hand for sensory stimulation. The therapist provides a competing activity that prevents biting. This procedure is:
- DRI
- DRO
- Extinction
- Shaping
8. When implementing extinction for attention-maintained behavior, the RBT should:
- Withhold attention when problem behavior occurs
- Provide attention intermittently
- Reinforce alternative behavior only
- Use punishment
9. Reinforcing a student for raising a hand instead of shouting is an example of:
- DRA
- DRO
- DRI
- Shaping
10. Why is identifying the function of problem behavior before intervention important?
- To ensure interventions are effective and ethical
- To punish the behavior immediately
- To apply reinforcement randomly
- To prevent data collection
11. A client engages in hand-flapping for automatic reinforcement. The therapist provides a toy that requires using hands differently. This is an example of:
- DRI
- DRA
- DRO
- Extinction
12. A client tantrums to escape non-preferred tasks. The therapist teaches an appropriate way to request a break and reinforces it. This procedure is:
- Functional Communication Training (FCT)
- Extinction
- DRO
- Shaping
13. During a session, the RBT records each occurrence of aggressive behavior. What type of measurement is this?
- Frequency/event recording
- Duration recording
- Latency measurement
- Permanent product recording
14. Which differential reinforcement procedure reinforces behavior that is incompatible with the problem behavior?
- DRI
- DRO
- DRA
- Shaping
15. A client engages in vocal stereotypy. The therapist reinforces periods of silence and ignores the stereotypy. This is an example of:
- DRO
- DRA
- DRI
- Extinction
16. A client elopes from class to gain attention. The therapist removes attention whenever eloping occurs and reinforces staying in the area. This is an example of:
- Extinction combined with DRA
- Positive punishment
- Shaping
- DRI only
17. Which statement about functional behavior assessment is TRUE?
- It identifies antecedents and consequences maintaining problem behavior
- It punishes problem behavior
- It provides reinforcement randomly
- It replaces skill acquisition data collection
18. Why might an RBT use a scatterplot in behavior reduction planning?
- To identify patterns of behavior across times and settings
- To track frequency only
- To measure duration
- To determine reinforcer type
19. Providing reinforcement for a behavior that cannot occur at the same time as the problem behavior is called:
- DRO
- DRA
- DRI
- Shaping
20. An RBT wants to decrease problem behavior while increasing functional skills. Which combination is BEST?
- Extinction for problem behavior + DRA/FCT for alternative skills
- Punishment alone
- Extinction only
- DRI only