BCABA Real Exam Questions and Verified Answers

Question 1 Single choice

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.

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Correct answer: A

Question 2 Single choice

Clifford's lawn work is steady and up to standard as long as his work is verbally praised approximately every twelfth completed mower circuit. However, at times the crew chief is unable to praise his work at that moment. When praise is not forthcoming, Clifford usually stops working. The best way to facilitate maintenance and generalization of Clifford's work, using a selfmanagement technique, would be to:

A
have fellow workers provide praise when Clifford stops working.
B
have the crew chief use a variable schedule of reinforcement.
C
increase the delay in reinforcement until the afternoon.
D
teach Clifford how to request reinforcement for the target behavior.

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Correct answer: D

Question 3 Single choice

Interventions designed to weaken a behavior should includE.

A
intermittent punishment of the behavior to be weakened.
B
negative reinforcement of the behavior to be weakened.
C
positive reinforcement of all behaviors other than the behavior to be weakened.
D
reinforcement of behavior that is functionally equivalent to the behavior to be weakened.

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Correct answer: D

Question 4 Single choice

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.

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Correct answer: A

Question 5 Single choice

A functional relationship exists only iF.

A
changes in a response class produce a functional consequence.
B
changes in a stimulus class consistently alter a property of a response class.
C
reinforcement is contingent upon responding.
D
a stimulus elicits a response without previous conditioning.

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Correct answer: B

Question 6 Single choice

Sammy is having a difficult time completing his independent math worksheet on two-digit division. He is frustrated and doesn't understand how to solve the equations. Sammy raises his hand and asks for "help." The teacher assists Sammy.
Sammy's asking for "help" is?

A
receptive language.
B
an intraverbal.
C
an autoclitic.
D
a mand.

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Correct answer: D

Question 7 Single choice

Why should extinction be used in combination with reinforcement-based procedures?

A
to ensure effectiveness of the extinction procedure
B
to eliminate the need for a punishment procedure
C
to reduce the response effort and resistance to extinction
D
to reduce undesirable effects such as extinction bursts and aggression

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Correct answer: D

Question 8 Single choice

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.

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Correct answer: D

Question 9 Single choice

Amanda is evaluating the effects of video modeling on play skills. Her participants often show reactivity when they are observed. The BEST design to evaluate the video modeling is:

A
withdrawal.
B
multiple probe.
C
changing criterion.
D
alternating treatments.

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Correct answer: B

Question 10 Single choice

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

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Correct answer: B