Free Practice Questions for BACB BCBA Exam

Question 1

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

AAttention

BEscape

CFrustration

DAccess to tangibles

Correct Answer: C. Frustration

Question 2

To facilitate errorless learning, begin witH.

Abackward chaining.

Bfading stimulus prompts.

Cforward chaining.

Dresponse prompts.

Correct Answer: D. response prompts.

Question 3

A person "getting wet" in the rain is NOT considered an occurrence of behavior because "getting wet"

Adoes not specify an interaction between an organism and its environment.

Bcan occur under only one, very specific environmental condition.

Cis a hypothetical construct and cannot therefore meet the criteria for an occurrence of behavior.

Ddoes not have social or clinical significance in a science of human behavior.

Correct Answer: A. does not specify an interaction between an organism and its environment.

Question 4

What is a likely benefit of having trained a client to say both "truck" and "vehicle" in response to your saying "fire engine"? The client will now likely:

Apoint to pictures of trucks or vehicles.

Bsay 'fire engine' when you present a picture of it.

Csay 'truck' when you say 'vehicle.'

Dpoint to a truck when you say 'vehicle.'

Correct Answer: C. say 'truck' when you say 'vehicle.'

Question 5

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?

AGo to the direct supervisor and request that an incentive system be implemented for all staff.

BBegin to assess the staff's daily routine in order to identify any time conflicts that might exist.

CRevise the daily work schedules and routines, with the assistance of the supervisor, so that potential time conflicts can be avoided.

DImplement additional training for staff that are not able to perform to criterion.

Correct Answer: B. Begin to assess the staff's daily routine in order to identify any time conflicts that might exist.

Question 6

The decision to develop and implement a behavior intervention plan is not made unless:

Athe behavior has the potential to cause harm.

Bdata show the need for behavior change exists.

Cthe interdisciplinary team has determined that it is necessary.

Dstaff who will implement the procedures have demonstrated proficiency.

Correct Answer: B. data show the need for behavior change exists.

Question 7

Adherence to "procedural integrity" promotes generalization by facilitatinG.

Anormalization.

Bethical treatment of consumers.

Cconsistency of instruction.

Dspontaneous changes in intervention procedures.

Correct Answer: C. consistency of instruction.

Question 8

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

APartial-interval recording

BWhole-interval recording

CMomentary time sampling

DPercentage of occurrence

Correct Answer: B. Whole-interval recording

Question 9

You are teaching David to clean the workshop to prepare him for working on the cleaning crew. Read the descriptions below and identify which is LEAST likely to promote generalization of the workshop cleaning skills to real-life cleaning jobs.

AMake the workshop as much like a real cleaning situation as possible

BTransition to variable, delayed reinforcement

CTeach David to use a checklist, which could be used on the cleaning crew

DMake the workshop distinctive from the cleaning crew and then gradually make it more like it

Correct Answer: D. Make the workshop distinctive from the cleaning crew and then gradually make it more like it

Question 10

Which of the following could NOT function as an unconditioned punisher?

Aa bitter taste

Bsocial disapproval

Cexcessive stimulation

Dphysical restraint

Correct Answer: B. social disapproval

Question 11

Once a stimulus has been determined to function as a reinforcer in a particular contingency, which of the following is likely to be true?

AThe reinforcer should be adjusted to vary during the observation period.

BThe reinforcer should be used with others in the immediate environment.

CThe effect of the reinforcer may strengthen with relevant deprivation.

DThe effect of the reinforcer will weaken if a variable interval schedule is used.

Correct Answer: C. The effect of the reinforcer may strengthen with relevant deprivation.

Question 12

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

Areinforcement for all other behaviors.

Bacceptable alternative behaviors.

Cconsequences for inappropriate behavior.

Dresponse effort for incompatible behaviors.

Correct Answer: B. acceptable alternative behaviors.

Question 13

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

Aassess the mastery level of the individual.

Bconduct a functional assessment of the target skills.

Cdetermine the necessary component steps.

Dobserve the individual to collect baseline data.

Correct Answer: C. determine the necessary component steps.

Question 14

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

AConceptually systematic

BApplied

CTechnological

DAnalytic

Correct Answer: A. Conceptually systematic

Question 15

Frequency would be the MOST appropriate measure for which scenario?

AThe behavior analyst wants to reduce the number of times Jack hits Jill.

BJack wants his employees to increase the number of kits made in one hour.

CJack's parents want him to reduce his persistent hand flapping.

DJill wants to increase her son's compliance with room-cleaning requests.

Correct Answer: A. The behavior analyst wants to reduce the number of times Jack hits Jill.