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RBT Certification Examination

Provider
Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB); delivered by Pearson VUE in person at authorized Pearson VUE testing sites
Format
Computer-based multiple-choice examination offered only in English; each question has 4 possible answers and only 1 correct answer; all questions are equally weighted and the result is based on overall performance
Exam questions
85 multiple-choice questions: 75 scored and 10 unscored
Time limit
90 minutes
Passing score
Pass/fail; criterion-referenced passing score established by the modified Angoff method
Exam fee
$65 2026 certification application processing fee (BACB) plus $45 exam appointment (Pearson VUE)
Examination outline
  • A. Data Collection and Graphing (13 of 75 scored questions) (17%)
    • A.1. Implement continuous measurement procedures (e.g., frequency, duration, latency, interresponse time).
    • A.2. Implement discontinuous measurement procedures (e.g., partial & whole interval, momentary time sampling).
    • A.3. Implement permanent product recording procedures.
    • A.4. Enter data and update graphs.
    • A.5. Describe behavior and environment in observable and measurable terms.
    • A.6. Calculate and summarize data in different ways (e.g., rate, mean duration, percentage).
    • A.7. Identify trends in graphed data.
    • A.8. Describe the risks associated with unreliable data collection and poor procedural fidelity.
  • B. Behavior Assessment (8 of 75 scored questions) (11%)
    • B.1. Conduct preference assessments (e.g., multiple stimulus, paired stimulus, free operant).
    • B.2. Participate in assessments of relevant skill strengths and deficits (e.g., curriculum-based, developmental, social skills).
    • B.3. Participate in components of functional assessment procedures (e.g., descriptive assessment, functional analysis).
  • C. Behavior Acquisition (19 of 75 scored questions) (25%)
    • C.1. Implement positive and negative reinforcement procedures (e.g., immediately, contingently, according to schedules of reinforcement) along a continuum of dimensions (e.g., magnitude, intensity, variety).
    • C.2. Implement procedures to establish and use conditioned reinforcers.
    • C.3. Implement discrete-trial teaching procedures.
    • C.4. Implement naturalistic teaching procedures (e.g., incidental teaching, natural environment training).
    • C.5. Implement task analyzed chaining procedures (e.g., forward, backward, total task).
    • C.6. Implement discrimination training.
    • C.7. Implement procedures using stimulus and response prompts that include appropriate fading procedures (e.g., errorless, least-to-most, stimulus fading, time delay).
    • C.8. Implement generalization procedures (e.g., conduct intervention procedures across settings, people, and stimuli).
    • C.9. Distinguish between maintenance and acquisition procedures.
    • C.10. Implement shaping procedures.
    • C.11. Implement token economies.
  • D. Behavior Reduction (14 of 75 scored questions) (19%)
    • D.1. Identify common functions of behavior.
    • D.2. Implement antecedent interventions (e.g., NCR, high-probability request sequences, demand fading).
    • D.3. Implement differential reinforcement procedures (e.g., DRO, DRA, DRI, DRL, FCT).
    • D.4. Implement extinction procedures.
    • D.5. Implement positive and negative punishment procedures (e.g., time-out).
    • D.6. Describe secondary effects of extinction (e.g., extinction burst, response variation, resurgence, emotional responding) and punishment (e.g., emotional responses, escape and avoidance).
    • D.7. Implement crisis/emergency procedures.
  • E. Documentation and Reporting (10 of 75 scored questions) (13%)
    • E.1. Communicate concerns and suggestions from the intervention team (e.g., caregivers, teachers, service providers) with a supervisor in a timely manner.
    • E.2. Seek and prioritize clinical direction from a supervisor in a timely manner (e.g., training needs, data irregularities, following chain of command).
    • E.3. Report/document variables that might affect client progress in a timely manner (e.g., illness, medication, schedule changes).
    • E.4. Communicate objectively what occurred during the session in accordance with applicable legal, regulatory, and workplace requirements.
  • F. Ethics (11 of 75 scored questions) (15%)
    • F.1. Identify and apply core principles underlying the BACB’s ethics code for RBT certificants (e.g., benefit others; treat others with compassion, dignity, and respect; behave with integrity).
    • F.2. Provide behavioral technician services only after demonstrating competence.
    • F.3. Provide services only under ongoing supervision from supervisors who meet BACB requirements.
    • F.4. Identify effective supervision practices (e.g., receive training that includes instructions, modeling, rehearsal, and feedback; observation of RBT service delivery).
    • F.5. Identify and comply with requirements for collecting, using, storing, protecting, and disclosing confidential information.
    • F.6. Identify and comply with requirements for making public statements about professional activities (e.g., social media activity; misrepresentation of professional credentials, behavior analysis, and service outcomes).
    • F.7. Identify types of and risks associated with multiple relationships, and how to mitigate those risks when they are unavoidable.
    • F.8. Adhere to the gift giving and receiving guidelines provided by the BACB’s ethics code for RBT certificants.
    • F.9. Identify and apply interpersonal and professional skills (e.g., accepting feedback, listening actively, seeking input, collaborating) when representing oneself as an RBT.
    • F.10. Engage in ongoing cultural humility and responsiveness (e.g., identify personal biases) in service delivery and professional relationships.
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