Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) Practice Quiz

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Shaping is most suitable for what kind of learning objective?

  1. Teaching simple behaviors quickly

  2. Teaching new behaviors that cannot be learned through imitation

  3. Correcting behaviors

  4. Linking known behaviors

The correct answer is: Teaching new behaviors that cannot be learned through imitation

Shaping is a method of reinforcement learning used to teach new and complex behaviors, rather than reinforcing known behaviors. Option A is incorrect because shaping is a slower process and may not be the most efficient way to teach simple behaviors. Option C is incorrect because it does not address the creation of new behaviors. Option D is incorrect because it does not describe the purpose or objective of shaping, which is to teach new behaviors that cannot be learned through imitation.

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