BACB BCBA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

BACB BCBA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 121:

  In self-control, where does the ultimate control lie? (Or, why is self-control a misnomer?)

  A. With the self
  B. The choice of the person
  C. In the environment
  D. With a contract manager
  C. In the environment

• Question 122:

  Select the best staff training package:

  A. Staff are given a book on behavior analysis and asked to read it; comprehension tests are given after each chapter
  B. Staff are given explanation of the procedures, then a weekly feedback system is implemented to sharpen their skills
  C. Explanations of each procedure are given to the staff, then the supervisor demonstrates the procedures; staff are given opportunities to practice the skills with feedback from supervisors
  D. The supervisor conducts role playing sessions with the staff with weekly feedback provided for performance
  C. Explanations of each procedure are given to the staff, then the supervisor demonstrates the procedures; staff are given opportunities to practice the skills with feedback from supervisors

• Question 123:

  Requiring a student who disrupts the class by throwing papers and tipping over chairs to clean the mess up and then clean the rest of the room by sweeping and cleaning desktops is a(n) __________________ procedure.

  A. Negative reinforcement
  B. Negative punishment
  C. Positive punishment
  D. Extinction
  C. Positive punishment

• Question 124:

  Alternative appropriate behaviors that serve the same function for an individual:

  A. Always involve skills the individual already possesses
  B. Produces the same reinforcer for the individual
  C. Have the same topography as the problem behavior
  D. Always requires the same amount of response effort as the problem behavior
  B. Produces the same reinforcer for the individual

• Question 125:

  Ingrid is attempting to learn to speak English. Her teacher, Rosa, presents pictures of preferred items, states the label in English, and prompts Ingrid to repeat them. Over time, Rosa stops labeling items and begins to present Ingrid with a variety of pictures of the same items. Rosa is trying to promotE.

  A. echoic behavior.
  B. manding behavior.
  C. stimulus generalization.
  D. response generalization.
  C. stimulus generalization.

• Question 126:

  If a client exhibits problem behaviors throughout the day and evenings regardless of what is going on in the environment and what activities he/she is participating in, which would be the BEST way to reduce the high frequency and increase latency?

  A. Use a differential reinforcement procedure for the absence of problem behaviors for an amount of time with a high magnitude reinforcer as a reward.
  B. Use a high magnitude punishment procedure every time he/she exhibits the problem behavior.
  C. Use a low magnitude punishment procedure every time he/she exhibits the problem behavior.
  D. Use a fixed ratio reinforcer every time he/she exhibits appropriate behavior.
  A. Use a differential reinforcement procedure for the absence of problem behaviors for an amount of time with a high magnitude reinforcer as a reward.

• Question 127:

  Talking out in class results in a child losing a star on his star chart. The loss of a star appears to be an attempt to implement a(n) __________________ procedure.

  A. Response cost
  B. Negative reinforcement
  C. Aversion therapy
  D. Errorless learning
  A. Response cost

• Question 128:

  The specific, or technical, name for the type of procedure used in the above question is:

  A. Restitution
  B. Stimulus shaping
  C. Over-correction
  D. Corporal punishment
  A. Restitution

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• Question 129:

  When Susan attempts to escape from a task, she exhibits several behaviors, including hitting her head, stomping her feet, and crying. This is an example of A.

  A. functional response class.
  B. respondent class.
  C. stimulus class.
  D. topographical response class.
  A. functional response class.

• Question 130:

  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.