BACB BCBA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

BACB BCBA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1:

  If the person gets back on task when he is touched, this is an example of:

  A. Escape
  B. Avoidance
  C. Positive reinforcement
  D. Stimulus fading
  A. Escape

• Question 2:

  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.
  C. independent group contingency.

• Question 3:

  Which of the following measures would be the MOST appropriate for reporting head banging during each 5-minute interval of work?

  A. duration of head banging
  B. latency from a request to the first response
  C. rate of head banging
  D. inter-response time
  C. rate of head banging

• Question 4:

  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.

• Question 5:

  In general, when a behavior analyst is asked to help someone make friends, the behavior analyst shoulD.

  A. avoid interfering in interpersonal relationships.
  B. refer the person to a counselor, social worker, or other professional.
  C. evaluate the current social repertoire.
  D. set up a social skills training program.
  C. evaluate the current social repertoire.

• Question 6:

  An experimenter examines the effects of three types of prompts on compliance in a developmentally disabled person. In this experiment, what is the independent variable?

  A. The location of the environment
  B. The three types of prompts
  C. The level of compliance
  D. The diagnosis of the individual
  B. The three types of prompts

• Question 7:

  Marvell is working on a new case with a student who refuses to attend school. Before deciding on a treatment plan, Marvell schedules interviews and observation sessions. This is an example of which assumption of behavior analysis?

  A. determinism
  B. empiricism
  C. skepticism
  D. parsimony
  B. empiricism

• Question 8:

  The decision to develop and implement a behavior intervention plan is not made unless:

  A. the behavior has the potential to cause harm.
  B. data show the need for behavior change exists.
  C. the interdisciplinary team has determined that it is necessary.
  D. staff who will implement the procedures have demonstrated proficiency.
  B. data show the need for behavior change exists.

• Question 9:

  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?

  A. Instruct the coworker to stay away from Wilma.
  B. Give Wilma breaks away from her coworker whenever arguments begin.
  C. Assign Wilma to a different workstation.
  D. Place signs in the workstations identifying appropriate workplace behavior.
  C. Assign Wilma to a different workstation.

• Question 10:

  An establishing operation is any change in the environment whicH.

  A. momentarily alters the effectiveness of the consequence for a behavior that was previously followed by reinforcement.
  B. alters the timing of a behavior and momentarily alters the frequency of the behavior that was previously followed by reinforcement.
  C. alters the effectiveness of some object or event as reinforcement thus momentarily changing the likelihood of behavior that was previously followed by that reinforcer.
  D. alters the effectiveness of some object or event as a contingency-shaped rule and at the same time changes the momentary frequency of the behavior that was previously followed by reinforcement.
  C. alters the effectiveness of some object or event as reinforcement thus momentarily changing the likelihood of behavior that was previously followed by that reinforcer.