BACB BCBA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

BACB BCBA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 51:

  Jack, a behavior analyst, is consulting about a student who engages in face slapping. A recent functional analysis clearly determined that the behavior is maintained by automatic reinforcement. In the past, reinforcement procedures alone were found to be ineffective. The current intervention consists of a punishment procedurE. pulling the student's hands away from his face contingent on any attempts to slap and saying, "No!" Jack shoulD.

  A. move ahead and collect data on the plan and revise as indicated regularly.
  B. refer to another behavior analyst who works with punishment only cases.
  C. re-do the assessment, add a reinforcement procedure, and plan to eliminate all punishment procedures.
  D. add a reinforcement procedure that focuses on replacement and/or incompatible behaviors and move forward with the plan.
  D. add a reinforcement procedure that focuses on replacement and/or incompatible behaviors and move forward with the plan.

• Question 52:

  A behavior analyst is adhering to which underlying assumption of behavior analysis when she conducts several tests of her treatment before she writes it in a formal behavior program?

  A. Determinism
  B. Law of parsimony
  C. Empiricism
  D. None of the above
  C. Empiricism

• Question 53:

  A behavioral assessment indicates that the problem behavior of a young woman is maintained by others bringing things to her or taking things away following occurrence of the behavior. Since the behavior results in physical injury, the decision to decrease its occurrence has been made. Which is the BEST general approach?

  A. Determine a potential punisher and deliver it following every occurrence of the behavior, but do not provide or remove other things following the occurrence.
  B. Prevent the behavior by physically blocking each response.
  C. Stop providing or removing things following the behavior and allow it to undergo extinction.
  D. Use protective equipment that prevents injury and establish a replacement behavior that results in things being provided to or removed from the woman.
  D. Use protective equipment that prevents injury and establish a replacement behavior that results in things being provided to or removed from the woman.

• Question 54:

  A behavior analyst responsible for the evaluation of a behavior change program has been unable to get others to collect data on the targeted behaviors. The others involved, including other service providers, are relying on personal anecdotes and questionnaires to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. The primary consumer reports satisfaction with the results so far. To evaluate the program, the behavior analyst should:

  A. check the reliability from the questionnaire's information.
  B. conduct formal interviews to supplement the available information.
  C. obtain data on the targeted behaviors.
  D. use available information only.
  C. obtain data on the targeted behaviors.

• Question 55:

  In this graph, what is plotted on number 1?

  A. dependent variable
  B. independent variable
  C. session
  D. setting
  A. dependent variable

• Question 56:

  Tokens are generally referred to as:

  A. Conditioned reinforcers
  B. Generalized conditioned reinforcers
  C. Negative reinforcers
  D. SDs
  B. Generalized conditioned reinforcers

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• Question 57:

  Jamie and Morgan have similar behavior challenges and similar daily schedules. A behavior analyst has spent extensive time and effort on developing and implementing Morgan's plan, which is proving to be very successful. How should the behavior analyst proceed with developing a treatment plan for Jamie?

  A. Because the behaviors are topographically similar, implementing the plan designed for Morgan would be appropriate as it is the least restrictive option.
  B. Complete a separate functional assessment and plan for Jamie.
  C. Use the same plan for both, just ensure the ecological variables correspond to the student.
  D. Do a separate functional analysis, but the same behavior supports can be applied to both students.
  B. Complete a separate functional assessment and plan for Jamie.

• Question 58:

  For which of the following would it be appropriate to measure duration?

  A. Amy responds very slowly to instructions during her discrete trials teaching sessions.
  B. Ethan leaves his work station and wanders around the building.
  C. Sarah takes so long to begin her math assignments in class that she is never able to finish on time.
  D. Ryan is trying to increase the speed of his typing at the computer keyboard.
  B. Ethan leaves his work station and wanders around the building.

• Question 59:

  A child with food refusal behaviors accepts one bite out of the ten bites that her caregiver offered. What measure should be used to record this behavior?

  A. duration
  B. latency
  C. percent of occurrence
  D. trials to criterion
  C. percent of occurrence

• Question 60:

  What does this graph depict?

  A. current level and data path of the response measure
  B. current level, data path, and stability of the response measure
  C. data path, average level, and variability of the response measure
  D. data path, trend, and variability of the response measure
  D. data path, trend, and variability of the response measure