BCBA Online Practice Questions and Answers

When using a changing criterion design, the BEST demonstration of experimental control would be produced if the:

A. criterion level is changed in equal increments.

B. criterion level is changed slightly on each manipulation.

C. criterion level is set well above that of the behavior.

D. behavior changes concurrently with the criterion level.

In behavior analysis, the __________________ is usually __________________.

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

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 person is asked to make his bed. His caregiver checks 30 minutes later and the bed was made. No one else was present during that time. The caregiver records that the client made his bed even though he did not observe the behavior directly. The data collection method used is:

A. Duration recording

B. Whole-interval recording

C. Latency recording

D. Permanent product recording

To definitively identify effective reinforcers for an individual, it is necessary to:

A. complete a reinforcer assessment.

B. complete a preference assessment.

C. ascertain what reinforcers the individual has access to.

D. interview people who know the individual well.

Non-contingent reinforcement is this type of intervention:

A. Antecedent intervention

B. Consequent intervention

C. Punishment strategy

D. Behavioral momentum intervention

Behavior analytic interventions that are effective in changing an individual's behavior in a socially important way are said to have:

A. Parsimony

B. Social validity

C. Primary importance

D. Interobserver reliability

An experimental design that starts with a baseline phase, followed by a treatment phase, then another baseline phase, and ends in the same type of treatment phase is called a (n):

A. ABA design.

B. reversal design.

C. multi-element design.

D. multiple baseline design.

Wilma argues with her coworker, who shares the same workstation. Even though Wilma and her coworker can articulate the workplace rules, repeated instructions to cease this behavior have gone unheeded and they are becoming enemies. What would be the MOST appropriate antecedent-based solution?

A. Instruct the coworker to stay away from Wilma.

B. Give Wilma breaks away from her coworker whenever arguments begin.

C. Assign Wilma to a different workstation.

D. Place signs in the workstations identifying appropriate workplace behavior.

In order to evoke a mand for "cookie," the behavior analyst shoulD.

A. give the child a cookie.

B. deprive the child of cookies.

C. show the child a picture of a cookie.

D. say "cookie" and praise repeating the word.

As part of evaluating procedural integrity on a school based program, it is important for the behavior analyst to assess the quality of data collected by a teacher.

The BEST method is for the behavior analyst to?

A. take data on student performance simultaneously with the teacher.

B. compare student's self-graphed data to data collected by the teacher.

C. compare data collected at the same time by the teacher and another teacher.

D. compare her/his observation of a student's performance with data collected by the teacher from an earlier training session with the student.

A reliable measure is one that is:

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.

Teaching a student a self-talk strategy consisting of, "After I use the toilet, I must flush." is an example oF.

A. contingency shaped behavior.

B. direct instruction.

C. imitative instruction.

D. rule-governed behavior.

Unwanted side-effects associated with the use of an extinction procedure are MOST likely to appear:

A. immediately after the extinction burst.

B. after the individual realizes that the procedure will be implemented consistently.

C. when ratio schedules are increased too rapidly.

D. shortly after the procedure is first implemented.

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.

A. the incompatible behavior.

B. being sent to time-out.

C. hitting others.

D. reinforcer delivery.