BACB BCBA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

BACB BCBA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 161:

  Having obtained appropriate consent, a behavior analyst wishes to communicate data to non-behavior analyst colleagues and family of the client. The most appropriate presentation strategy is:

  A. standard celeration charts.
  B. short video clips of client performance and line graphs.
  C. bar graphs comparing client performance to performance of peers.
  D. short video clips with a written anecdotal report.
  B. short video clips of client performance and line graphs.

• Question 162:

  A married couple wants a behavior analyst to assist them in creating a happier home life for their family. The behavior analyst shoulD.

  A. provide counseling to the couple related to the problems that they identify as most important.
  B. refer the family to another professional, since this type of issue is not amenable to applied behavior analysis.
  C. set up contracts between the parents and children that require the parents to reinforce appropriate behavior using things that the children identify as important to them.
  D. explain how behavior analysis could be used to assist the family so that they can make an informed decision about proceeding.
  D. explain how behavior analysis could be used to assist the family so that they can make an informed decision about proceeding.

• Question 163:

  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?

  A. DRO
  B. DRH
  C. DRI
  D. DRL
  C. DRI

• Question 164:

  Describing behavior program procedures in terms of the basic principles of behavior is adhering to which dimension of behavior analysis?

  A. Conceptually systematic
  B. Applied
  C. Technological
  D. Analytic
  A. Conceptually systematic

• Question 165:

  Tony is supervising a work crew at the post office. Every day, his clients are supposed to check each waste bin and empty those that contain trash. Tony takes data on the number of waste bins emptied by the crew. In order to report data in terms of percentage of occurrence Tony MUST also know:

  A. that some waste bins contained trash.
  B. how many waste bins contained trash.
  C. how many waste bins were in the office.
  D. This behavior is not amenable to percent of occurrence reporting.
  B. how many waste bins contained trash.

• Question 166:

  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
  A. latency

• Question 167:

  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
  A. determinism

• Question 168:

  Steve is a behavior analyst working with staff members who are not implementing programs on a consistent basis. Staff report that the heavy workload interferes with their ability to run the programs consistently. What should Steve do FIRST to address this problem?

  A. Go to the direct supervisor and request that an incentive system be implemented for all staff.
  B. Begin to assess the staff's daily routine in order to identify any time conflicts that might exist.
  C. Revise the daily work schedules and routines, with the assistance of the supervisor, so that potential time conflicts can be avoided.
  D. Implement additional training for staff that are not able to perform to criterion.
  B. Begin to assess the staff's daily routine in order to identify any time conflicts that might exist.

• Question 169:

  Which measure would probably be the best measure for crying?

  A. Frequency
  B. Duration
  C. Percentage
  D. Latency
  B. Duration

• Question 170:

  In order to evoke a mand for "cookie," the behavior analyst shoulD.

  A. give the child a cookie.
  B. deprive the child of cookies.
  C. show the child a picture of a cookie.
  D. say "cookie" and praise repeating the word.
  B. deprive the child of cookies.