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View coverage Registered Behavior Technician certification examination · EXAM GUIDEReviewed 2026-10-27
2026 RBT Test Content Outline3rd edition foundation knowledge under ongoing qualified supervision
RBT2026 Foundations: Exam Guide, Format & Official Sources
RBT is a paraprofessional behavior-analysis certification whose holders work under qualified direction and ongoing supervision. The 2026 exam uses the 3 rd-edition Test Content Outline; this path provides written foundation practice only.
Credential and role
RBTs assist with behavior-analytic service delivery under direction and close supervision. Completing this practice path does not establish clinical competence or authorize independent practice.
- Check current eligibility and training requirements in the official handbook.
- Use the official competency assessment and application process.
- Do not substitute practice scores for certification or supervision.
2026 examination outline
The official outline has43 tasks in six domains and describes75 scored questions plus10 unscored pilot questions.
- Data collection and graphing17%
- Behavior assessment11%
- Behavior acquisition25%
- Behavior reduction19%
- Documentation and reporting13%
- Ethics15%
The syllabus and your next lesson.
Data Collection and Graphing
- event count
- duration
- latency
- interresponse
- partial interval
- whole interval
- momentary
- permanent product
- operational definition
- summaries and graphs
Behavior Assessment
- paired preference
- multiple stimulus
- free operant
- skill assessment
- descriptive assessment
- functional analysis role
Behavior Acquisition
- reinforcement effects
- reinforcement schedules
- conditioned reinforcers
- discrete trials
- naturalistic teaching
- chaining
- discrimination
- prompt types
- prompt fading
- generalization
- maintenance
- shaping
- token economy
Behavior Reduction
- attention function
- escape function
- tangible function
- automatic function
- noncontingent
- antecedent sequences
- differential reinforcement
- extinction
- punishment effects
- crisis safety
Documentation and Reporting
- team messages
- training direction
- context changes
- objective notes
- record security
- correction integrity
- report timeliness
Ethics
- competence
- ongoing supervision
- confidentiality
- public statements
- multiple relationships
- cultural humility
- gifts
- feedback professionalism
Linked lessons cover selected foundations. Use the official syllabus to plan any topics beyond this pilot.
Dates and scheduling
Appointments and eligibility
Use the current BACB handbook, application authorization and designated testing process for your eligibility and examination appointment. Availability is not a fixed calendar published by this pilot.
Fees and regional differences
2026 certification application
US$65 paid to the BACB, listed in the June 2026 handbook and checked 2026-10-27.
Examination appointment
US$45 paid to Pearson VUE for each appointment, separate from the application fee. Verify current charges and applicable change/cancellation rules before booking.
Book with the exam provider.
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Review current eligibility
Use the current handbook to check applicable education, training, competency assessment and other eligibility requirements. Requirements can change by application year.
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Apply through the BACB process
Follow the current account, documentation and application instructions; schedule through the designated examination process after authorization.
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Official resources.
Official or primary educational reference checked2026-10-27; source captures and web-read states are recorded separately.
Official or primary educational reference checked2026-10-27; source captures and web-read states are recorded separately.
Official or primary educational reference checked2026-10-27; source captures and web-read states are recorded separately.
Official or primary educational reference checked2026-10-27; source captures and web-read states are recorded separately.
Official or primary educational reference checked2026-10-27; source captures and web-read states are recorded separately.
Official or primary educational reference checked2026-10-27; source captures and web-read states are recorded separately.
Foundation pilot, not full coverage of every depth and scenario in the official43-task outline.
Clinical procedures require qualified supervision, competence, applicable consent and an individualized approved plan.
This learning tool does not provide the required training, competency assessment or certification eligibility.
Original fictional cases; no real client records or official BACB examination items.
Independent educator review, learner calibration and examination-score conversion are pending or not implemented.
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Scope: 2026 RBT Test Content Outline3rd edition foundation knowledge under ongoing qualified supervision