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BACB BCBA Board Certified Behavior Analyst Exam Practice Test

Demo: 27 questions
Total 180 questions

Board Certified Behavior Analyst Questions and Answers

Question 1

To address hitting others, two procedures were compareD. differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior and time-out. The outcomes were examined within and across subjects. A withdrawal design was employed. The BEST response measure to use in this study is frequency oF.

Options:

A.

the incompatible behavior.

B.

being sent to time-out.

C.

hitting others.

D.

reinforcer delivery.

Question 2

The use of an alternating treatments design should be considered iF.

Options:

A.

it is important that multiple interventions be evaluated quickly.

B.

one needs to evaluate the effects of a single intervention across multiple settings.

C.

the results of multiple reversal designs are ambiguous.

D.

there is the possibility that the effect of one intervention will influence the effect of another.

Question 3

In a token economy, what type of reinforcers are the tokens themselves?

Options:

A.

conditional reinforcers

B.

generalized conditioned reinforcers

C.

generalized unconditioned reinforcers

D.

unconditional reinforcers

Question 4

Sammy is having a difficult time completing his independent math worksheet on two-digit division. He is frustrated and doesn't understand how to solve the equations.

Sammy raises his hand and asks for "help." The teacher assists Sammy. Sammy's asking for "help" is?

Options:

A.

receptive language.

B.

an intraverbal.

C.

an autoclitic.

D.

a mand.

Question 5

Marvell is working on a new case with a student who refuses to attend school. Before deciding on a treatment plan, Marvell schedules interviews and observation sessions. This is an example of which assumption of behavior analysis?

Options:

A.

determinism

B.

empiricism

C.

skepticism

D.

parsimony

Question 6

John's instructional program has successfully increased the number of words he reads correctly per minute. The procedures used include special worksheets, contingent reinforcement for number of words read correctly, and peer tutoring. The behavior analyst wants to determine which part or parts of the treatment have been effective, so he systematically dismantles the treatment and withdraws elements until the reading no longer improves. The behavior analyst is completing A.

Options:

A.

component analysis.

B.

multi-element design.

C.

parametric examination.

D.

reversal design.

Question 7

If a client exhibits problem behaviors throughout the day and evenings regardless of what is going on in the environment and what activities he/she is participating in, which would be the BEST way to reduce the high frequency and increase latency?

Options:

A.

Use a differential reinforcement procedure for the absence of problem behaviors for an amount of time with a high magnitude reinforcer as a reward.

B.

Use a high magnitude punishment procedure every time he/she exhibits the problem behavior.

C.

Use a low magnitude punishment procedure every time he/she exhibits the problem behavior.

D.

Use a fixed ratio reinforcer every time he/she exhibits appropriate behavior.

Question 8

A parent reports that her 2-year-old daughter uses a number of stalling techniques to avoid bedtime once she is told to go to bed. What would be a good progress measure for going to bed when told?

Options:

A.

frequency

B.

inter-response time

C.

latency

D.

compliance

Question 9

Behavior that can be directly observed only by the person behaving is calleD.

Options:

A.

covert behavior.

B.

overt behavior.

C.

operant behavior.

D.

respondent behavior.

Question 10

A behavior analyst is asked to consult about a 10-year-old child who gets out of his seat during class at least once every 15 minutes. The behavior analyst wants the teacher to collect data on the child’s on-task behavior. Given that the teacher works alone in the classroom with 30 children, the BEST procedure to employ would bE.

Options:

A.

interval recording.

B.

latency recording.

C.

duration recording.

D.

time sampling.

Question 11

In order to decrease the occurrence of an inappropriate behavior effectively, a behavior analyst should simultaneously increasE.

Options:

A.

reinforcement for all other behaviors.

B.

acceptable alternative behaviors.

C.

consequences for inappropriate behavior.

D.

response effort for incompatible behaviors.

Question 12

In this graph, what is plotted on number 1?

Options:

A.

dependent variable

B.

independent variable

C.

session

D.

setting

Question 13

A reliable measure is one that is:

Options:

A.

socially valid as indicated by caregiver reports.

B.

effective as evidenced by peer-reviewed journal articles.

C.

trusted to be practical and to produce accurate data.

D.

consistent across observers and measurement occasions.

Question 14

One of the basic requirements for staff training is that the:

Options:

A.

completion of training should be based on the demonstrated competency of the staff.

B.

skills should be measured only upon the completion of training.

C.

training should be accomplished by observation followed by a question-and-answer session.

D.

underlying competency-based principles should be taught.

Question 15

In reference to maintenance, functional arrangements between behavior and antecedent and consequence events that occur in the environment in which the behavior of interest is to be maintained are called:

Options:

A.

Stimulus discriminates

B.

Natural contingencies

C.

Generalization

D.

Maintenance schedules

Question 16

Non-contingent reinforcement is this type of intervention:

Options:

A.

Antecedent intervention

B.

Consequent intervention

C.

Punishment strategy

D.

Behavioral momentum intervention

Question 17

When determining the specified time interval to prescribe at the start of a DRO intervention, which of the following dimensions of the target behavior is MOST relevant?

Options:

A.

latency

B.

frequency

C.

duration

D.

inter-response time

Question 18

In behavior analysis, the __________________ is usually __________________.

Options:

A.

Independent variable; a measure of behavior

B.

Dependent variable; a measure of behavior

C.

Baseline measure; unrelated to the behavior

D.

Independent variable; implemented before the baseline measure

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a dimension of applied behavior analysis?

Options:

A.

Effective

B.

Technological

C.

Applied

D.

Empirical

Question 20

An experimenter examines the effects of three types of prompts on compliance in a developmentally disabled person. In this experiment, what is the independent variable?

Options:

A.

The location of the environment

B.

The three types of prompts

C.

The level of compliance

D.

The diagnosis of the individual

Question 21

Providing a complete description of one’s procedures in a behavior analytic study of classroom management techniques is adhering to which dimensions of behavior analysis?

Options:

A.

Conceptually systematic

B.

Applied

C.

Technological

D.

Analytic

Question 22

Jamie frequently falls to the floor and screams at school. Preliminary behavioral assessment data indicate that his tantrums are maintained by attention and escape from demand situations. Jamie's behavior analyst wants to examine precisely how attention and escape conditions affect these behaviors. The behavior analyst does not want to conduct the analysis in Jamie's classroom because she would not be able to control for potentially important factors. Relating to this scenario, which statement is TRUE?

Options:

A.

Analyses that involve experimental conditions are almost always conducted in the person's natural environment.

B.

The behavior analyst could conduct the analysis in a vacant classroom, but the generality of the findings is an issue to be considered.

C.

The behavior analyst should conduct detailed interviews with the teacher and school staff to determine functional relations.

D.

Only if the analysis is conducted in Jamie's classroom can a reasonable hypothesis be generated.

Question 23

Which is the best definition of a behavior function?

Options:

A.

What the teacher believes the reinforcer should be for the child

B.

How the behavior controls antecedents

C.

How the child feels concerning his or her own behavior

D.

The reinforcers that maintain a behavior

Question 24

Susan recorded data on a student's fidgeting behavior in the following way: She divided a 10-minute recording period into 10-second intervals and recorded in each interval a "+" if the target behavior occurred at least once. The percentage of intervals of target behavior occurrence was about 45%. The data resulting are most likely to be an

Options:

A.

accurate measure of inter-response times.

B.

inaccurate measure of inter-response times.

C.

overestimate of the occurrence of the behavior.

D.

underestimate of the occurrence of the behavior.

Question 25

If a behavior analyst states, “It took four attempts, but Johnny completed the puzzle,” she is using which measure?

Options:

A.

Whole interval

B.

Percent of occurrence

C.

Trials to criterion

D.

Frequency

Question 26

The rehabilitation therapist wants to determine if the sensory integration sessions are helping to reduce Ed's hand-slapping. What is the BEST method for recording momentary time-sampling data?

Options:

A.

Fifteen-minute observation periods are divided into 3-minute intervals. Staff then record whether or not hand-slapping is occurring at the end of each 3-minute interval.

B.

Twenty-minute observation periods are divided into 10-minute intervals. Staff then record whether or not hand-slapping is occurring during each 10-minute interval.

C.

Thirty-minute observation periods are divided into 2-minute intervals. Staff then record whether or not hand-slapping occurs at any moment during each 2-minute interval.

D.

One-hour observation periods are divided into 10-minute intervals. Staff then record whether or not hand-slapping occurs at all during each 10-minute interval.

Question 27

A behavior analyst is adhering to which underlying assumption of behavior analysis when she conducts several tests of her treatment before she writes it in a formal behavior program?

Options:

A.

Determinism

B.

Law of parsimony

C.

Empiricism

D.

None of the above

Demo: 27 questions
Total 180 questions