BCABA Online Practice Questions and Answers

In the past, Parnelli consistently drove at high speeds on city streets. However, he was pulled over and had to immediately pay a very expensive fine. Afterward, Parnelli very seldom drove at high rates of speed. Which of the following might account for the effect of the lost money resulting from paying the fine?

A. negative punishment

B. negative reinforcement

C. positive punishment

D. escape conditioning

Jim's teacher has taught him to say, "Hello, how are you?" and when he does this, she delivers praise. Now Jim says this whenever he meets anyone, and some people say, "Fine, how are you?" What is the natural consequence for Jim's behavior?

A. increased number of friends

B. continuous reinforcement

C. improved social repertoire for Jim

D. the responses of the people he meets

A teacher gives a student a piece of paper and asks him to draw a picture. To request a crayon, the student looks at the teacher and says, "Crayon." In response to this, the teacher replies, "Say, 'Crayon please'." The student complies with the request and the teacher gives them a crayon. This exchange is an example oF.

A. coincidental teaching.

B. incidental teaching.

C. precision teaching.

D. vicarious teaching.

Which of the following is NOT a consideration when evaluating extinction as a possible intervention?

A. correct determination of the reinforcer

B. feasibility of eliminating reinforcement

C. eliminating the opportunity for the occurrence of the target behavior

D. plan for an initial increase in the target behavior

If B is behavior, R is reinforcement, and 1 and 2 are the alternatives of a concurrent schedule, then would imply that the:

A. number of responses will match the number of reinforcers obtained.

B. proportion of responses for each alternative will become equal over time.

C. organism will respond exclusively to the alternative with the highest rate of reinforcement.

D. proportion of responses across the two alternatives will equal the proportion of reinforcers obtained for those alternatives.

A behavior analyst is doing some staff training in a facility. The first step is to have the staff read a "How To" manual. The behavior analyst notices that after reading the manual, staff seem to be doing some things specified in the readings, such as giving praise after adaptive behavior. This is an example oF.

A. backward chaining.

B. contingency-shaped behavior.

C. fading.

D. rule-governed behavior.

Which is NOT a necessary component of a token economy system?

A. backup reinforcers

B. exchange procedures

C. generalized conditioned reinforcers

D. response cost procedures

Which of the following is an example of a listener response?

A. At dinner time, the client says "fork, please."

B. The client labels "fork" when not instructed to do so.

C. The client repeats the word "fork" throughout the day.

D. Staff says, "pick up your fork," and the client picks up his or her fork.