BACB BACB Certifications BCABA Questions & Answers

• Question 81:

  The dependency between a response and the stimuli that precede and follow it is referred to as a

  A. behavior chain.

  B. behavioral correlation.

  C. contingency.

  D. functional response class.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 82:

  Which situation is likely to be an example of negative reinforcement?

  A. A child puts a coin into a machine and gets a gumball.

  B. An employee submits reports to a nagging boss and boss stops nagging.

  C. An employee submits time sheet to payroll department and gets paid on Friday.

  D. A student has a tantrum and the teacher gives a hug to calm them down.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 83:

  Angela nurses her newborn infant when he cries. Rates of crying increase. The presentation of the milk functions as a(n)

  A. unconditioned reinforcer.

  B. discriminative stimulus.

  C. establishing operation.

  D. conditioned reinforcer.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 84:

  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

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 85:

  When demands are placed on Raoul, he is often observed to hit his head, bite his hand, or slap the therapist. These behaviors are reinforced by termination of the demands. Taken together, these behaviors comprise

  A. an establishing operation.

  B. a functional response class.

  C. respondent behaviors.

  D. a topographical response class.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 86:

  A stimulus is defined as

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

  B. a change in the environment that can affect behavior.

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

  D. any environmental event exclusive of private events.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 87:

  Which is NOT a characteristic of applied behavior analysis?

  A. describing behavior in a way that can be objectively measured

  B. precisely describing procedures and the rationales for using them

  C. an emphasis on the current function of the behavior in question

  D. reliably determining the variables that initially caused the behavior

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 88:

  One of the properties of behavior is

  A. size.

  B. effectiveness.

  C. repeatability.

  D. universality.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 89:

  Sue consults with her supervisor to be certain her procedures are conceptually systematic. Conceptually systematic procedures are

  A. based on empirical evidence of their effectiveness.

  B. derived from experimental analysis of similar behavior in the field.

  C. identifiers of functional relations between a behavioral dimension and an environmental event.

  D. linked to and described in terms of the basic principles of behavior.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 90:

  Three boys with autism, ages 710 years old, served as participants in a study. During baseline, staff used response blocking when five instances of aggression or head-banging occurred within 10 seconds, until attempts ceased for 1 minute.

  During baseline and treatment, each occurrence of aggression and head- banging was recorded daily and converted to the number of responses per hour. Treatment comprised a differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior (DRI)

  schedule coupled with response blocking after every head-banging or aggression. The staff initially applied the treatment to head-banging, while continuing to take a baseline on aggression. After noting treatment effects on head-banging, the

  staff then applied the treatment to aggression.

  What is the independent variable?

  A. DRI schedule with instruction on the incompatible behavior

  B. DRI schedule and response blocking

  C. rate of the incompatible behavior

  D. number of head-bangs and aggressions per hour

  Correct Answer: B