BACB BCABA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

BACB BCABA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1:

  A major benefit of product recording is that:

  A. it is the easiest recording method.
  B. it is used when a behavior results in a certain tangible outcome.
  C. the observer does not have to be present when the behavior occurs.
  D. one can always determine who engaged in the behavior that led to the product that was recorded.
  C. the observer does not have to be present when the behavior occurs.

• Question 2:

  The PRIMARY advantage of using a multiple baseline design across subjects is that:

  A. an intervention may be applied to more than one individual.
  B. experimental control can be demonstrated without a reversal.
  C. it is the most effective method for establishing functional relations.
  D. more individuals benefit from the effects of an intervention.
  B. experimental control can be demonstrated without a reversal.

• Question 3:

  Tony is supervising a work crew at the post office. Every day, his clients are supposed to check each waste bin and empty those that contain trash. Tony takes data on the number of waste bins emptied by the crew. In order to report data in terms of percentage of occurrence Tony MUST also know:

  A. that some waste bins contained trash.
  B. how many waste bins contained trash.
  C. how many waste bins were in the office.
  D. This behavior is not amenable to percent of occurrence reporting.
  B. how many waste bins contained trash.

• Question 4:

  The decision to develop and implement a behavior intervention plan is not made unless:

  A. the behavior has the potential to cause harm.
  B. data show the need for behavior change exists.
  C. the interdisciplinary team has determined that it is necessary.
  D. staff who will implement the procedures have demonstrated proficiency.
  B. data show the need for behavior change exists.

• Question 5:

  Elizabeth engages in skin scratching that never occurs when others are present. Additionally, no one has commented on this behavior, and it has occurred undetected by others for quite a long while. Elizabeth hides the scratch marks under clothing. The scratching behavior is MOST likely to be maintained by:

  A. adventitious reinforcement.
  B. social reinforcement.
  C. tangible reinforcement.
  D. automatic reinforcement.
  D. automatic reinforcement.

• Question 6:

  Available resources, applicable federal and state laws, programmatic costs, and a person's adaptive skills, learning history, and personal interests should all be considered as part of the process oF.

  A. collecting empirical data.
  B. conducting a baseline of target behaviors.
  C. manipulating ecological factors.
  D. prioritizing goals and objectives.
  D. prioritizing goals and objectives.

• Question 7:

  When Susan attempts to escape from a task, she exhibits several behaviors, including hitting her head, stomping her feet, and crying. This is an example of A.

  A. functional response class.
  B. respondent class.
  C. stimulus class.
  D. topographical response class.
  A. functional response class.

• Question 8:

  Billy, a 20-year-old male, has the capacity to give consent for treatment. The behavior analyst has developed a program and explained it to Billy. Procedures, benefits, rights, and other information also were shown to him. The one element still needed for informed consent is approval from

  A. Billy.
  B. clinical review committee.
  C. human rights committee.
  D. Billy's parents.
  A. Billy.

• Question 9:

  A colleague who is friends with one of a behavior analyst's clients asks the behavior analyst during a break at a local peer review meeting how the case is going. The behavior analyst should

  A. ask the colleague if the client has given permission to discuss the case.
  B. inform the colleague that he can't discuss this and change the subject.
  C. discuss the case in hypothetical terms without using the client's name.
  D. provide a minimum amount of information so that the colleague can assist him.
  B. inform the colleague that he can't discuss this and change the subject.

• Question 10:

  The employees at a group home have not been meeting their supervisor's expectations concerning on-time arrival to work. To address this issue, their supervisor implemented an intervention that allows for each staff member who arrives on time for all scheduled shifts in a given week to obtain an extended lunch break on Fridays. What type of intervention was implemented?

  A. Contingency contract
  B. Dependent group contingency
  C. Independent group contingency
  D. Interdependent group contingency
  C. Independent group contingency