Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) Practice Exam

DRO (Differential reinforcement of other behaviors) is a specific type of reinforcement schedule where reinforcement is delivered when the target behavior has not occurred during a specified time frame. This means that the target behavior is not being reinforced at all, but alternative, appropriate behaviors are being reinforced instead.

Reinforcement (option A) is a more general term that refers to any consequence that increases the likelihood of a behavior occurring again. It can include various schedules such as continuous reinforcement, intermittent reinforcement, and differential reinforcement.

Extinction (option C) is when reinforcement for a certain behavior is removed, leading to a decrease in the frequency of that behavior. This is different from DRO because in extinction, reinforcement is only withheld for one specific behavior, while other behaviors can still be reinforced.

DRA (Differential reinforcement of alternative behaviors) is a reinforcement schedule where reinforcement is delivered for a specific alternative behavior that