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The Registered Behavior Technician® examination is an 85-item, 90-minute multiple-choice test based on the RBT Test Content Outline (3rd ed.). Passy connects the official six-domain structure to focused practice, clear rationales, and a useful next study step.

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Exam at a glance

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Format85 multiple-choice items

75 scored questions plus 10 unscored pilot questions.

Time90 minutes

The examination is offered in English only.

DeliveryIn-person Pearson VUE

Schedule at an authorized testing site after BACB application approval.

Current outlineTCO 3rd Edition

Six scored domains, effective for examinations beginning January 1, 2026.

What you’ll practice

Cover the shape of RBT.

Scan the official RBT content areas and keep each study session connected to the wider exam.

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A. Data Collection and Graphing · 17%

  • Continuous and discontinuous measurement
  • Permanent product recording
  • Entering data, graphs, and trends
02

B. Behavior Assessment · 11%

  • Preference assessments
  • Skill assessments
  • Functional assessment participation
03

C. Behavior Acquisition · 25%

  • Reinforcement and DTT / naturalistic teaching
  • Chaining, prompting, shaping
  • Discrimination, generalization, token economies
04

D. Behavior Reduction · 19%

  • Functions of behavior
  • Antecedent, DRA/DRO, extinction
  • Punishment effects and crisis procedures
05

E. Documentation and Reporting · 13%

  • Objective session communication
  • Supervisor direction and chain of command
  • Variables that affect progress
06

F. Ethics · 15%

  • Competence and ongoing supervision
  • Confidentiality and public statements
  • Multiple relationships and professional skills

Content-area names follow the official RBT Test Content Outline (3rd ed.).

How Passy helps with RBT

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Passy keeps RBT prep focused so each session leads naturally into the next.

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Practice

Work the technician decision.

Move from a session cue to the next supported RBT action, one focused question at a time.Apply the outline
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AI Rescue

Ask about the distinction that did not stick.

Use a focused explanation to separate measurement, reinforcement, prompting, or ethics from a nearby distractor.Make the rationale clearer
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Fix It

Return to the pattern behind the miss.

Keep practice centered on the domain or distinction that still needs work.Strengthen the weak pattern
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Next Step

Keep the next session proportionate.

Use the pattern behind a miss to choose one focused review block without rebuilding the whole plan.Choose the next useful move

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