BACB BACB Certifications BCABA Questions & Answers

• Question 61:

  A study was undertaken to determine the effectiveness of time-out for physical aggression. The time-out procedure would be considered the:

  A. baseline measure.

  B. dependent variable.

  C. independent variable.

  D. response measure.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 62:

  Alonzo tries to run out of his classroom without permission and forcefully resists attempts to stop him. Behavioral assessment information leads to two hypotheses regarding Alonzo's behavior. The behavior analyst decides to conduct systematic manipulations to determine functional relationships. The MOST important reason to do this is to

  A. convince Alonzo that running out of the classroom without permission can be dangerous.

  B. determine why Alonzo tried to run out of the classroom.

  C. increase the likelihood of selecting effective interventions.

  D. determine whether or not the door to classroom should be locked.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 63:

  The most appropriate tool for performing a behavior pattern analysis is a (n):

  A. ABC form.

  B. daily schedule.

  C. narrative recording.

  D. scatterplot.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 64:

  Narrative recording indicates the following:

  Sequence #1:

  As Dad goes to change Rita's diaper, Mike screams. Dad puts Rita down, moves towards Mike, and tells him "be quiet."

  Sequence #2:

  Mom is sitting next to Mike when the phone rings. She gets up, answers the phone, and starts talking to a friend. Mike starts screaming. Mom tells the friend good-bye and hangs up the phone. She then goes to Mike and tells him to stop

  screaming.

  Which is the MOST plausible hypothesis? Mom and Dad's behavior is most likely

  A. being negatively reinforced by escape.

  B. being positively reinforced by attention.

  C. elicited by separation anxiety.

  D. evoked by feelings of jealousy.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 65:

  Narrative recording is used to compilE.

  A. data on various tasks the person can perform, such as putting on a shirt or tying shoe laces, to further identify skills training goals.

  B. demographic data such as age, marital status, sex, and educational experience and to identify appropriate interventions.

  C. information, which can be used to set inclusion goals, concerning proximity and social contacts with non- disabled peers in segregated settings.

  D. a running account of the behaviors and environmental circumstances to identify further behaviors and related variables worthy of analysis.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 66:

  Reviewing written documentation of a student's life and behavior is one method used for collecting information when conducting A.

  A. descriptive assessment.

  B. functional analysis.

  C. narrative recording.

  D. reinforcer assessment.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 67:

  When Katie was learning how to stir-fry vegetables, her hand brushed the side of the very hot pan and she now refuses to make stir-fried vegetables. Her refusal is a result oF.

  A. negative punishment.

  B. negative reinforcement.

  C. conditioned punishment.

  D. unconditioned punishment.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 68:

  A descriptive assessment generally includes all of the following EXCEPT:

  A. development of hypotheses.

  B. gathering of historical information as well as current sources.

  C. graphic representation of data.

  D. manipulation of variables.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 69:

  Mr. Myers asks Susan what her favorite food is. Susan answers, "Spaghetti." This is an example of a (n):

  A. autoclitic.

  B. intraverbal.

  C. mand.

  D. tact.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 70:

  Contingency-shaped behavior is:

  A. based on phylogeny, whereas rule-governed behavior is based on ontogeny.

  B. established as a function of relations among unconditioned stimuli, a response class, and reinforcement.

  C. more resistant to extinction than rule-governed behavior.

  D. established as the result of a person's experience.

  Correct Answer: D