BCABA BACB Exam Questions and Free Practice Test

Question 13

Which situation is the BEST example of contingency-shaped behavior?

A. A task analysis is used to teach Lilly how to clean her roo

B. Dean is able to change the scale on a computerized graph after reading “how to” instruction

C. Billy’s mother tells him not to touch the stove because he could burn himsel

D. Billy does not touch the stov

E. Jennifer sees a candy bar and she mands for i

F. Jennifer’s sister gives her the candy bar and she eats i

Correct Answer:D

Question 14

A child with food refusal behaviors accepts one bite out of the ten bites that her caregiver offered.
What measure should be used to record this behavior?

A. duration

B. latency

C. percent of occurrence

D. trials to criterion

Correct Answer:C

Question 15

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 desig

B. reversal desig

C. multi-element desig

D. multiple baseline desig

Correct Answer:B

Question 16

A behavior analyst is working with an adult client, who is deemed competent. There are multiple potential behavior targets that need to be addressed including smoking cigarettes, nail biting, and compulsive hand washing. As a first goal, the behavior analyst wants the client to focus on eliminating smoking but the client would prefer to focus on nail biting. The behavior analyst shoulD.

A. develop a self-management plan for eliminating nail biting as this is the preference of the clien

B. develop a self-management plan for eliminating smoking as this behavior poses a serious health risk for the clien

C. convince the client to change their first goal to elimination of smokin

D. refer the client to another behavior analyst as there is a discrepancy in goal setting prioritie

Correct Answer:A

Question 17

What is the reinforcing consequence in "I itch, therefore I scratch?"

A. automatic positive reinforcement

B. automatic negative reinforcement

C. proprioceptive positive reinforcement

D. proprioceptive negative reinforcement

Correct Answer:B

Question 18

A behavior analyst for a local group home has a case involving a person who engages in spitting. First, the behavior analyst conducts a functional assessment and takes a week of baseline data.
An intervention is designed and tested for two weeks. The behavior analyst then implements a brief return to baseline, followed by a return to the intervention. This process is primarily an example of which fundamental characteristic of behavior analysis?

A. technological

B. empiricism

C. philosophic doubt

D. parsimony

Correct Answer:B

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