BACB BCABA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

BACB BCABA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 141:

  Which procedure is the MOST reasonable and effective application of incidental teaching?

  A. Conduct discrete trial training for signing "eat," "drink," and "help."
  B. Conduct training for the student to sign "eat" and "drink" during language classes.
  C. Conduct training for the student to sign for items while going through the lunch line.
  D. Conduct training to sign for "help" across a variety of environmental contexts.
  C. Conduct training for the student to sign for items while going through the lunch line.

• Question 142:

  One limitation of descriptive analysis is that it:

  A. does not allow the behavior analyst the opportunity to measure, record, and interpret the data on the target behavior.
  B. does not permit the precise determination of functional relationships.
  C. provides a less than adequate description of the topography and intensity of behavior.
  D. violates the individual's right to privacy.
  B. does not permit the precise determination of functional relationships.

• Question 143:

  Observation sessions should be scheduled so that the representativeness of the data can be maximized. Considering behaviors occurring in a school setting, which of the following options is consistent with this recommendation?

  A. Behaviors are given letter-codes that represent the complete topographical definition of the behaviors, e.g., "on-task academic behavior" is represented by "O" on the recording sheet.
  B. Observations should be made only when the behavior is likely to occur most frequently during a day, for instance, during a particular academic class.
  C. Recordings of behavior during the whole school day may be needed initially to assess the representativeness of samples within the day.
  D. Representativeness can be assured by scheduling observations in sessions of 60 minutes or more in the morning and afternoon school schedule.
  C. Recordings of behavior during the whole school day may be needed initially to assess the representativeness of samples within the day.

• Question 144:

  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.
  A. being negatively reinforced by escape.

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• Question 145:

  The purpose of including untaught items or tasks within a Discrete Trial Instruction program is to assess:

  A. context.
  B. fluency.
  C. generalization.
  D. mastery.
  C. generalization.

• Question 146:

  Disruptive behavior occurs at a moderate rate and consistent intensity level throughout the school day. How should the teacher collect data on the behavior?

  A. Keep a running tally of the occurrences on the chalk board.
  B. Record each occurrence using a portable counter.
  C. Use a timer and record the number of minutes for each occurrence.
  D. Document whether or not the behavior occurred every hour.
  B. Record each occurrence using a portable counter.

• Question 147:

  The use of an alternating treatments design should be considered iF.

  A. it is important that multiple interventions be evaluated quickly.
  B. one needs to evaluate the effects of a single intervention across multiple settings.
  C. the results of multiple reversal designs are ambiguous.
  D. there is the possibility that the effect of one intervention will influence the effect of another.
  A. it is important that multiple interventions be evaluated quickly.

• Question 148:

  Specifying the hand with which Linda eats, writes, and works is an example oF.

  A. response function.
  B. an operant class.
  C. a stimulus class.
  D. response topography.
  D. response topography.

• Question 149:

  Which does NOT increase the effectiveness of punishment?

  A. availability of alternative responses
  B. inability to avoid the punisher
  C. intermittent delivery of the punisher
  D. reinforcement frequency for alternative behavior
  C. intermittent delivery of the punisher

• Question 150:

  A client with a history of escape maintained problem behavior begins to throw the puzzle pieces a few minutes after starting to work on the task. What is the BEST programmatic change for the behavior analyst to make?

  A. Remove the puzzle and implement a time-out procedure.
  B. Teach the client to request escape using an adaptive behavior.
  C. Implement an overcorrection procedure to reduce puzzle piece throwing.
  D. Increase the amount of social praise delivered for successful task completion.
  B. Teach the client to request escape using an adaptive behavior.