BCABA BACB Exam Questions and Free Practice Test

Question 25

Keller's Personalized System of Instruction features which of the following characteristics?

A. responses per minute per individual and repeated measures

B. individual performance goals, assisted prompting, and repeated measures

C. required study guides, lecture and discussion notes, and individual goals

D. mastery, self-paced progress, reading materials, proctors, and optional lectures

Correct Answer:D

Question 26

A child diagnosed with autism engages in hand flapping almost continuously at home, day care and school. An intervention is devised to alleviate this challenging behavior. Which type of experimental design would be BEST?

A. reversal

B. multi-element

C. withdrawal

D. multiple baseline

Correct Answer:D

Question 27

A stimulus is defined as

A. a change in behavior brought about by alterations of the physical environmen

B. a change in the environment that can affect behavio

C. a change in the environment that elicits a response with or without prior conditionin

D. any environmental event exclusive of private event

Correct Answer:B

Question 28

When given free access to playing with blocks, crayons, and trucks, Jeff plays with blocks about 50% of the time, plays with crayons about 30% of the time, and plays with trucks the remaining 20% of the time. According to the Premack principle, which of the following is true?

A. Playing with trucks will serve as a reinforcer for playing with crayon

B. Playing with trucks will serve as a reinforcer for playing with block

C. Playing with crayons will serve as a reinforcer for playing with block

D. Playing with crayons will serve as a reinforcer for playing with truck

Correct Answer:D

Question 29

When using time-out in a classroom, which concern is the MOST important to consider?

A. Escape behavior could be punishe

B. Removal from the classroom may decrease learning opportunitie

C. The limited potential for abuse of the techniqu

D. The social validity of time-ou

Correct Answer:B

Question 30

Which of the following measures would be the MOST appropriate for reporting head banging
during each 5-minute interval of work?

A. duration of head banging

B. latency from a request to the first response

C. rate of head banging

D. inter-response time

Correct Answer:C

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