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Board Certified Behavior Analyst

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Question 1 Single choice

The "hero procedure" refers to a contingency in which an individual, or small group, earns a reward for a class.
This procedure is an example of what type of group contingency?

  1. A

    dependent

  2. B

    independent

  3. C

    interdependent

  4. D

    semi-dependent

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Correct answer: A

Question 2 Single choice

Keller's Personalized System of Instruction features which of the following characteristics?

  1. A

    responses per minute per individual and repeated measures

  2. B

    individual performance goals, assisted prompting, and repeated measures

  3. C

    required study guides, lecture and discussion notes, and individual goals

  4. D

    mastery, self-paced progress, reading materials, proctors, and optional lectures

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Correct answer: D

Question 3 Single choice

In order to replace a behavior targeted for change with a behavior that topographically does not resemble the target behavior, which differential reinforcement procedure would be BEST?

  1. A

    DRO

  2. B

    DRH

  3. C

    DRI

  4. D

    DRL

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Correct answer: C

Question 4 Single choice

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

  1. A

    duration per cigarette

  2. B

    inter-response time

  3. C

    percentage

  4. D

    rate

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Correct answer: D

Question 5 Single choice

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?

  1. A

    duration

  2. B

    latency

  3. C

    percent of occurrence

  4. D

    trials to criterion

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Correct answer: C

Question 6 Single choice

For which scenario would discrimination training be an appropriate behavior change strategy?

  1. A

    Nathan hits others during math class but not during other classes.

  2. B

    Peter loves to talk to his peers, which is very disruptive during church.

  3. C

    Suzi refuses to eat dinner, but she does eat breakfast and lunch.

  4. D

    Tabitha gloats when she wins a game and pouts when she loses.

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Correct answer: B

Question 7 Single choice

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?

  1. A

    determinism

  2. B

    empiricism

  3. C

    philosophic doubt

  4. D

    parsimony

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Correct answer: A

Question 8 Single choice

When shopping with her dad, Sally knocks items off the shelf, especially canned goods. The cans make a loud noise when they hit the floor. Her dad decides to teach her an alternative behavior.

What alternative behavior is the BEST choice to teach?

  1. A

    Sally pushes the shopping cart with both hands.

  2. B

    Sally drops items into the cart when her dad gives them to her.

  3. C

    Sally keeps her hands in her pockets while in the store.

  4. D

    Sally holds dad's hand while shopping and gets to let go when quiet.

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Correct answer: B

Question 9 Single choice

Wilma argues with her coworker, who shares the same workstation. Even though Wilma and her coworker can articulate the workplace rules, repeated instructions to cease this behavior have gone unheeded and they are becoming enemies.

What would be the MOST appropriate antecedent-based solution?

  1. A

    Instruct the coworker to stay away from Wilma.

  2. B

    Give Wilma breaks away from her coworker whenever arguments begin.

  3. C

    Assign Wilma to a different workstation.

  4. D

    Place signs in the workstations identifying appropriate workplace behavior.

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Correct answer: C

Question 10 Single choice

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

  1. A

    an intervention may be applied to more than one individual.

  2. B

    experimental control can be demonstrated without a reversal.

  3. C

    it is the most effective method for establishing functional relations.

  4. D

    more individuals benefit from the effects of an intervention.

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Correct answer: B