BACB BACB Certifications BCBA Questions & Answers

• Question 1:

  To address hitting others, two procedures were compareD. differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior and time-out. The outcomes were examined within and across subjects. A withdrawal design was employed. The BEST response measure to use in this study is frequency oF.

  A. the incompatible behavior.

  B. being sent to time-out.

  C. hitting others.

  D. reinforcer delivery.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 2:

  The behavior analyst reviews Sandra's data and concludes that her behavior is spontaneous; that is, it occurs randomly, and not as a result of any other event(s).

  Which of the assumptions underlying behavior analysis has been violated in this interpretation?

  A. determinism

  B. empiricism

  C. philosophic doubt

  D. parsimony

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 3:

  Jack, a behavior analyst, is consulting about a student who engages in face slapping. A recent functional analysis clearly determined that the behavior is maintained by automatic reinforcement. In the past, reinforcement procedures alone were found to be ineffective. The current intervention consists of a punishment procedurE. pulling the student's hands away from his face contingent on any attempts to slap and saying, "No!" Jack shoulD.

  A. move ahead and collect data on the plan and revise as indicated regularly.

  B. refer to another behavior analyst who works with punishment only cases.

  C. re-do the assessment, add a reinforcement procedure, and plan to eliminate all punishment procedures.

  D. add a reinforcement procedure that focuses on replacement and/or incompatible behaviors and move forward with the plan.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 4:

  A parent reports that her 2-year-old daughter uses a number of stalling techniques to avoid bedtime once she is told to go to bed. What would be a good progress measure for going to bed when told?

  A. frequency

  B. inter-response time

  C. latency

  D. compliance

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 5:

  Which of the following is most likely an example of reinforcing consequences?

  A. A company gives an annual bonus to its employees. Employees are happy.

  B. Law enforcement officer gives a ticket to a speeder. Driver stops speeding.

  C. Child loses a sticker each time they talk out in class. Rates of talking out decrease.

  D. Student is sent to detention for fighting. Student is found in detention every week.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 6:

  Mr. Winston has developed a reward system in his classroom where only those students who have submitted homework for 5 out of 5 days in the week receive a reward from the "treasure box." This is an example of a (n):

  A. co-dependent group contingency.

  B. dependent group contingency.

  C. independent group contingency.

  D. interdependent group contingency.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 7:

  Teaching a receptive-identification task falls in the category of _____ instruction.

  A. tact

  B. mand

  C. listener

  D. intraverbal

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 8:

  Behavioral contracts must includE.

  A. a summary of the functional assessment; the target behavior; and the consequences for its occurrence and non-occurrence.

  B. vocal descriptions of how the behavior is to be measured; the consequences for its occurrence and non-occurrence; the contract manager; and the target behavior.

  C. written descriptions of how the behavior is to be measured; when behavior must occur; the consequences for its occurrence and non-occurrence; the contract manager; and the target behavior.

  D. a summary of the functional assessment; written descriptions of how the behavior is to be measured; when behavior must occur; the contract manager; and the target behavior.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 9:

  Instruction that focuses on speed and accuracy of responding can BEST be described as promotinG.

  A. frequency.

  B. mastery.

  C. fluency.

  D. precision.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 10:

  A behavior analyst is asked to consult about a 10-year-old child who gets out of his seat during class at least once every 15 minutes. The behavior analyst wants the teacher to collect data on the child's on-task behavior. Given that the teacher works alone in the classroom with 30 children, the BEST procedure to employ would bE.

  A. interval recording.

  B. latency recording.

  C. duration recording.

  D. time sampling.

  Correct Answer: D