BACB BCABA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

BACB BCABA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 181:

  A narrative recording is used to clearly determine all of the following EXCEPT:

  A. duration of a behavior.
  B. function of a behavior.
  C. presence of a particular behavior.
  D. topography of undesirable behavior.
  B. function of a behavior.

• Question 182:

  Frequency would be the MOST appropriate measure for which scenario?

  A. The behavior analyst wants to reduce the number of times Jack hits Jill.
  B. Jack wants his employees to increase the number of kits made in one hour.
  C. Jack's parents want him to reduce his persistent hand flapping.
  D. Jill wants to increase her son's compliance with room-cleaning requests.
  A. The behavior analyst wants to reduce the number of times Jack hits Jill.

• Question 183:

  A DRO was implemented for a young child with developmental delays to address reduction in the behavior of hair pulling. The child also has excessive levels of nose picking, and skin picking. Data collection needs to include rates of these behaviors as well due to the possible effects of behavioral:

  A. conduct.
  B. contrast.
  C. rehearsal.
  D. repercussion.
  B. contrast.

• Question 184:

  Which situation is the BEST example of contingency-shaped behavior?

  A. A task analysis is used to teach Lilly how to clean her room.
  B. Dean is able to change the scale on a computerized graph after reading "how to" instructions.
  C. Billy's mother tells him not to touch the stove because he could burn himself. Billy does not touch the stove.
  D. Jennifer sees a candy bar and she mands for it. Jennifer's sister gives her the candy bar and she eats it.
  D. Jennifer sees a candy bar and she mands for it. Jennifer's sister gives her the candy bar and she eats it.

• Question 185:

  Based on this data display, what interpretation can be made with confidence?

  A. A functional relationship exists between the dependent variable and the intervention.
  B. The target behavior is decreasing but experimental control has not been demonstrated.
  C. The target behavior is irreversible and a different experimental design should be used.
  D. The intervention has effectively reduced the behavior.
  B. The target behavior is decreasing but experimental control has not been demonstrated.

• Question 186:

  The systematic presentation and examination of information in an ABC format, where A represents the antecedent stimuli, B represents the behavior, and C represents the consequences following the behavior, is calleD.

  A. a consequence analysis.
  B. a functional analysis.
  C. a response analysis.
  D. a descriptive assessment.
  D. a descriptive assessment.

• Question 187:

  Which is NOT true of determinism?

  A. Science is based on determinism.
  B. Determinism is in contrast to empiricism.
  C. All science is predicated on determinism.
  D. The universe is orderly and follows universal laws.
  B. Determinism is in contrast to empiricism.

• Question 188:

  Which is the BEST description of the results obtained during the second session of the baseline condition?

  A. The behavior had an increasing trend.
  B. The frequency was 7.
  C. The level was low.
  D. The behavior was stable.
  B. The frequency was 7.

• Question 189:

  What is the MOST important measure of behavior when the goal is to decrease the number of cigarettes smoked per day?

  A. duration per cigarette
  B. inter-response time
  C. percentage
  D. rate
  D. rate

• Question 190:

  Jim's teacher has taught him to say, "Hello, how are you?" and when he does this, she delivers praise. Now Jim says this whenever he meets anyone, and some people say, "Fine, how are you?" What is the natural consequence for Jim's behavior?

  A. increased number of friends
  B. continuous reinforcement
  C. improved social repertoire for Jim
  D. the responses of the people he meets
  D. the responses of the people he meets