BACB BCABA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

BACB BCABA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 131:

  A child with food refusal behaviors accepts one bite out of the ten bites that her caregiver offered. What measure should be used to record this behavior?

  A. duration
  B. latency
  C. percent of occurrence
  D. trials to criterion
  C. percent of occurrence

• Question 132:

  In order to evoke a mand for "cookie," the behavior analyst shoulD.

  A. give the child a cookie.
  B. deprive the child of cookies.
  C. show the child a picture of a cookie.
  D. say "cookie" and praise repeating the word.
  B. deprive the child of cookies.

• Question 133:

  What determines the amount of change at each step in a changing-criterion design?

  A. a 20% change at each step
  B. a standard five increment change
  C. the function of the behavior to be changed
  D. the particular behavior to be changed and its current incidence
  D. the particular behavior to be changed and its current incidence

• Question 134:

  When setting criteria for behavior change, behavior analysts attempt to implement the simplest mode of intervention necessary to elicit the desired outcome. As such, the identified outcome criteria should be

  A. applied to ecological assessments to generalize skills.
  B. developed prior to the identified intervention.
  C. initially broad in focus with subsequent reduction to a target response.
  D. measured independent of practice effects or reactivity.
  B. developed prior to the identified intervention.

• Question 135:

  A mother wants to reduce the amount of time that it takes for her son to come to her when she calls him. What should be measured?

  A. latency
  B. inter-response time
  C. duration
  D. rate
  A. latency

• Question 136:

  Tommy is looking at a photo album with his dad. He looks at his dad and then points to a picture of his mom and says, "Mommy." This is an example oF.

  A. a tact.
  B. transitivity.
  C. receptive language.
  D. matching to sample.
  A. a tact.

• Question 137:

  A behavior analyst specializing in developmental disabilities is informed by a cousin at a family gathering that their 2-year-old child has just received a diagnosis of autism and severe intellectual disability. The cousin asks the behavior analyst for advice. Which statement BEST conforms to the ethical and professional standards for behavior analysts?

  A. It would be unprofessional and unethical for the behavior analyst to advise a relative.
  B. The behavior analyst can consult with their cousin, but only on an informal basis once the cousin hires their own behavior analyst.
  C. Early intensive behavioral intervention may suit the child and family. The behavior analyst should suggest some people for the cousin to contact.
  D. Tell the cousin that the child will benefit from behavioral intervention with the impact of the intervention depending on the specific treatment that is implemented.
  C. Early intensive behavioral intervention may suit the child and family. The behavior analyst should suggest some people for the cousin to contact.

• Question 138:

  When using time out in a classroom, which of the following should be considered?

  A. Escape behavior could be punished.
  B. Positive reinforcement for the teacher is likely to contribute to increased duration of time out.
  C. The technique is easily abused and needs to be monitored and supervised carefully.
  D. For children who are relatively non-disruptive and for innocuous behavior time out is optimal.
  C. The technique is easily abused and needs to be monitored and supervised carefully.

• Question 139:

  A behavior analyst is conducting a communication training session with a child. The behavior analyst says to the child, "Say your name." The child says, "Sarah." and the behavior analyst delivers a reinforcer. What type of verbal operant was the behavior analyst's statement?

  A. echoic
  B. mand
  C. prompt
  D. tact
  B. mand

• Question 140:

  Patrick is participating in a toilet training program. For the first several sessions his trainer, Moira, prompted him to go to the toilet and she delivered edibles and praise each time he correctly voided. Eventually, Moira was able to fade prompts as Patrick began to go to the toilet and void independently. Which of the following BEST describes this process?

  A. establishing operation
  B. negative reinforcement
  C. shifting from respondent to operant behavior
  D. transfer of stimulus control
  D. transfer of stimulus control