Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) Practice Exam

What is the antecedent to an intraverbal behavior?

1. Verbal stimulus

2. Non-verbal sensory stimulus

3. Motivation

4. Matching and imitating

The correct answer is: Verbal stimulus

An intraverbal behavior is the ability to respond to verbal stimuli in a conversational manner without necessarily understanding the meaning behind the words. In this context, the antecedent is the event or stimulus that occurs before the intraverbal behavior. For example, if someone says "hello" to you, the antecedent to your response of "hi" would be the verbal stimulus or word "hello" itself. Option B, a non-verbal sensory stimulus, would not be the antecedent to an intraverbal behavior because intraverbal responses pertain specifically to verbal stimuli. Option C, motivation, might play a role in prompting an intraverbal response, but it is not the antecedent or immediate trigger. Option D, matching and imitating, is more closely related to echolalia (repeating words or phrases) and does not accurately describe the anteced