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Free BACB Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst BCABA Exam Questions

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Question 1

When implementing punishment procedures, the behavior analyst:

Correct Answer: A. must include a reinforcement procedure.

Question 2

Robert has been referred because he is losing significant amounts of weight due to refusal of most foods. What should the behavior analyst consider first?

Correct Answer: A. possible medical conditions

Question 3

All of the following are examples of the use of setting events EXCEPT:

Correct Answer: C. planning to ignore the target behavior within all environments.

Question 4

The Smiths' daughter, who has autism, has been receiving ABA services for one-and-a-half years from Andrew, a behavior analyst. Andrew's experience and training is in special education. Recently, the Smiths' other child has been behaving differently and they suspect that he may be clinically depressed. The Smiths would like their son to receive services from Andrew because their family is familiar with him and he has provided effective interventions for their daughter. The Smiths ask Andrew to confirm their suspicions about their son. What should Andrew do?

Correct Answer: D. Refer the family to a colleague who has expertise in diagnosing mood disorders.

Question 5

Billy, a 20-year-old male, has the capacity to give consent for treatment. The behavior analyst has developed a program and explained it to Billy. Procedures, benefits, rights, and other information also were shown to him. The one element still needed for informed consent is approval from

Correct Answer: A. Billy.

Question 6

Trials to criterion refers to a measure of

Correct Answer: B. performance.

Question 7

Joe describes himself as being addicted to video games. He is told that if he does not complete his chores, he will lose access to his computer. On Monday, he refuses to complete his chores and he loses access to his computer for 2 days. From Tuesday on, Joe's refusals cease. The change in Joe's behavior is MOST likely to be the result oF.

Correct Answer: B. negative punishment.

Question 8

When a child is taught to perform a certain behavior in the presence of certain specific stimuli, and not in the presence of other stimuli, this procedure is calleD.

Correct Answer: D. stimulus discrimination learning.

Question 9

If a client exhibits problem behaviors throughout the day and evenings regardless of what is going on in the environment and what activities he/she is participating in, which would be the BEST way to reduce the high frequency and increase latency?

Correct Answer: A. Use a differential reinforcement procedure for the absence of problem behaviors for an amount of time with a high magnitude reinforcer as a reward.

Question 10

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:

Correct Answer: B. short video clips of client performance and line graphs.

Question 11

Unwanted side-effects associated with the use of an extinction procedure are MOST likely to appear:

Correct Answer: D. shortly after the procedure is first implemented.

Question 12

When providing behavior analytic services to a child in a school setting, a behavior analyst should

Correct Answer: C. enlist the support of other members of the interdisciplinary team.

Question 13

The use of a withdrawal design is LEAST appropriate when:

Correct Answer: A. evaluating an intervention for severe problem behavior.

Question 14

A verbal response to a verbal stimulus where the correspondence between stimulus and response is arbitrary and derived from the verbal community is:

Correct Answer: B. an intraverbal.

Question 15

Each response in a chain produces a stimulus change that serves as both a discriminative stimulus anD.

Correct Answer: C. a conditioned reinforcer.