BACB BACB Certifications BCBA Questions & Answers

• Question 161:

  Susan recorded data on a student's fidgeting behavior in the following way: She divided a 10-minute recording period into 10-second intervals and recorded in each interval a "+" if the target behavior occurred at least once. The percentage of intervals of target behavior occurrence was about 45%. The data resulting are most likely to be an

  A. accurate measure of inter-response times.

  B. inaccurate measure of inter-response times.

  C. overestimate of the occurrence of the behavior.

  D. underestimate of the occurrence of the behavior.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 162:

  Although tests have confirmed that Matthew is not deaf, his mother is worried because Matthew is very slow to respond when she calls to him. Frequently, she has to resort to touching him before he looks at her. Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate for measuring Matthew looking when called?

  A. latency

  B. frequency

  C. inter-response time

  D. duration

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 163:

  The purpose of conducting a functional assessment is to:

  A. Complete a functional analysis

  B. Manipulate variables that affect behavior

  C. Obtain information from which to create a hypothesis statement

  D. Determine how effective a treatment intervention is

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 164:

  A good behavior analyst always does what before authoring a behavior intervention?

  A. Functional analysis

  B. Momentary time sampling

  C. Direct observation

  D. Implements the least aversive, most effective punisher

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 165:

  A teacher says: "Everyone, you have math homework tonight. Tomorrow, I will draw a name from a hat. If that person has completed his or her homework and remembered to bring it back to school, everyone will get extra recess." What type of group contingency is this?

  A. This is not a group contingency

  B. Independent group contingency

  C. Interdependent group contingency

  D. Dependent group contingency

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 166:

  A person is asked to make his bed. His caregiver checks 30 minutes later and the bed was made. No one else was present during that time. The caregiver records that the client made his bed even though he did not observe the behavior directly. The data collection method used is:

  A. Duration recording

  B. Whole-interval recording

  C. Latency recording

  D. Permanent product recording

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 167:

  Manipulating a students chair in a classroom setting to avoid distraction fro the window is an example of a manipulation of a

  A. Context variable

  B. Antecedent variable

  C. Confounding variable

  D. Ecological variable

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 168:

  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?

  A. Sally pushes the shopping cart with both hands.

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

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

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

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 169:

  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

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 170:

  Teaching a child to match printed words to pictures, then pictures to the actual objects, and then testing to determine if the child can now match printed words to the actual objects is known as:

  A. PECS

  B. Discrete trial training

  C. Verbal behavior training

  D. Stimulus equivalence

  Correct Answer: D