BACB BCBA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

BACB BCBA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 71:

  Results of a functional assessment reveal that a child engages in hand-biting when she is in a room by herself. The likely function of behavior is:

  A. Attention
  B. Access to tangibles
  C. Escape/avoidance
  D. Automatic reinforcement
  D. Automatic reinforcement

• Question 72:

  In behavior analysis, the __________________ is usually __________________.

  A. Independent variable; a measure of behavior
  B. Dependent variable; a measure of behavior
  C. Baseline measure; unrelated to the behavior
  D. Independent variable; implemented before the baseline measure
  B. Dependent variable; a measure of behavior

• Question 73:

  Jimmy is watching his favorite Saturday morning cartoon and playing with his train set. The cat walks past him and he pulls its tail. Jimmy's mother takes away one of his train cars. This is an example oF.

  A. response intervention.
  B. antecedent manipulation.
  C. response cost.
  D. overcorrection.
  C. response cost.

• Question 74:

  When developing a task analysis, a behavior analyst would first:

  A. assess the mastery level of the individual.
  B. conduct a functional assessment of the target skills.
  C. determine the necessary component steps.
  D. observe the individual to collect baseline data.
  C. determine the necessary component steps.

• Question 75:

  Trials to criterion refers to a measure of

  A. fluency.
  B. performance.
  C. rate of correct responding.
  D. interobserver agreement.
  B. performance.

• Question 76:

  The number of time intervals in a specific period of time during which a response occurs continuously for an entire interval is which measure?

  A. Partial-interval recording
  B. Whole-interval recording
  C. Momentary time sampling
  D. Percentage of occurrence
  B. Whole-interval recording

• Question 77:

  Which schedule of reinforcement is most effective at maintaining behaviors?

  A. Continuous reinforcement
  B. Intermittent reinforcement
  C. Extinction
  D. Ratio
  B. Intermittent reinforcement

• Question 78:

  The matching law states that when responding is reinforced on concurrent VI-20 and VI-50 schedules, the:

  A. number of responses will match the number of reinforcers obtained.
  B. proportion of responses for each alternative will become equal over time.
  C. organism will respond exclusively to the alternative with the highest rate of reinforcement.
  D. proportion of responses across the two alternatives will equal the proportion of reinforcers obtained for those alternatives.
  D. proportion of responses across the two alternatives will equal the proportion of reinforcers obtained for those alternatives.

• Question 79:

  Adherence to "procedural integrity" promotes generalization by facilitatinG.

  A. normalization.
  B. ethical treatment of consumers.
  C. consistency of instruction.
  D. spontaneous changes in intervention procedures.
  C. consistency of instruction.

• Question 80:

  Identifying the steps involved in evacuating the group home during a fire drill is an example of a (n):

  A. interdependent group contingency.
  B. chaining procedure.
  C. intervention plan.
  D. task analysis.
  D. task analysis.