BACB BCBA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

BACB BCBA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 41:

  Which of the following would not be a type of function of behavior identified during a functional assessment?

  A. Attention
  B. Escape
  C. Frustration
  D. Access to tangibles
  C. Frustration

• Question 42:

  To teach Beth to wash her hands, staff trained Beth in all the steps identified in the task analysis in each session. They also introduced prompts in successive levels if Beth did not respond after a two-second waiting period. Which behavior chaining procedure was used in this program?

  A. backward
  B. forward
  C. global
  D. total task
  D. total task

• Question 43:

  The reinforcement schedule that produces a high steady rate of responding is:

  A. FI.
  B. FR.
  C. VI.
  D. VR.
  D. VR.

• Question 44:

  A study was undertaken to determine the effectiveness of time-out for physical aggression. The time-out procedure would be considered the:

  A. baseline measure.
  B. dependent variable.
  C. independent variable.
  D. response measure.
  C. independent variable.

• Question 45:

  A teacher uses a group contingency with her students. She states the following rule: "If everyone gets 100% on their spelling test the week, I will turn cartwheels down the hall for you." 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
  C. Interdependent group contingency

• Question 46:

  Self-management is best defined as the:

  A. Personal application of behavior change tactics that produces a desired change in behavior
  B. Personal application of behavior change tactics that produces an increase in a desired behavior
  C. Personal application of behavior change tactics that produces an decrease in a desired behavior
  D. Application of behavior change tactics that causes changes to a particular behavior
  A. Personal application of behavior change tactics that produces a desired change in behavior

• Question 47:

  In order to decrease the occurrence of an inappropriate behavior effectively, a behavior analyst should simultaneously increasE.

  A. reinforcement for all other behaviors.
  B. acceptable alternative behaviors.
  C. consequences for inappropriate behavior.
  D. response effort for incompatible behaviors.
  B. acceptable alternative behaviors.

• Question 48:

  You are working with a client who finds physical touch to be aversive. When the person is off task, the program calls for you to give a warning by counting to 10; at that point, you gently touch him if he is not back on task. The touch remains until he returns to task. Please note that being touched is aversive for this particular individual. If the person gets back on task during counting, this is an example of:

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

• Question 49:

  Considering the potential impact of behavioral contrast, what is a likely outcome when there is an effective program targeting compliance at school when no formal program is implemented at home? Compliance at home would be predicted to:

  A. be more variable.
  B. decrease.
  C. increase.
  D. stay the same.
  B. decrease.

• Question 50:

  Staff alerts you that one of their clients seems to become aggressive when he has not consumed food for several hours. This phenomenon demonstrates the effect of a(n):

  A. Discriminative stimulus
  B. Conditioned stimulus
  C. Establishing operation
  D. Negative reinforcer
  C. Establishing operation