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BACB BCABA - Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst

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In the past, Parnelli consistently drove at high speeds on city streets. However, he was pulled over and had to immediately pay a very expensive fine. Afterward, Parnelli very seldom drove at high rates of speed. Which of the following might account for the effect of the lost money resulting from paying the fine?

A.

negative punishment

B.

negative reinforcement

C.

positive punishment

D.

escape conditioning

Which is NOT a characteristic of applied behavior analysis?

A.

describing behavior in a way that can be objectively measured

B.

precisely describing procedures and the rationales for using them

C.

an emphasis on the current function of the behavior in question

D.

reliably determining the variables that initially caused the behavior

Three boys with autism, ages 7–10 years old, served as participants in a study. During baseline, staff used response blocking when five instances of aggression or head-banging occurred within 10 seconds, until attempts ceased for 1 minute. During baseline and treatment, each occurrence of aggression and head-banging was recorded daily and converted to the number of responses per hour. Treatment comprised a differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior (DRI) schedule coupled with response blocking after every head-banging or aggression. The staff initially applied the treatment to head-banging, while continuing to take a baseline on aggression. After noting treatment effects on head-banging, the staff then applied the treatment to aggression.

What is the independent variable?

A.

DRI schedule with instruction on the incompatible behavior

B.

DRI schedule and response blocking

C.

rate of the incompatible behavior

D.

number of head-bangs and aggressions per hour

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

The rehabilitation therapist wants to determine if the sensory integration sessions are helping to reduce Ed's hand-slapping. What is the BEST method for recording momentary time-sampling data?

A.

Fifteen-minute observation periods are divided into 3-minute intervals. Staff then record whether or not hand-slapping is occurring at the end of each 3-minute interval.

B.

Twenty-minute observation periods are divided into 10-minute intervals. Staff then record whether or not hand-slapping is occurring during each 10-minute interval.

C.

Thirty-minute observation periods are divided into 2-minute intervals. Staff then record whether or not hand-slapping occurs at any moment during each 2-minute interval.

D.

One-hour observation periods are divided into 10-minute intervals. Staff then record whether or not hand-slapping occurs at all during each 10-minute interval.

Which does NOT increase the effectiveness of punishment?

A.

availability of alternative responses

B.

inability to avoid the punisher

C.

intermittent delivery of the punisher

D.

reinforcement frequency for alternative behavior

Which of the following measures would be the MOST appropriate for reporting head banging during each 5-minute interval of work?

A.

duration of head banging

B.

latency from a request to the first response

C.

rate of head banging

D.

inter-response time

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?

A.

Remind the family that his area of expertise is special education and ABA.

B.

Conduct a descriptive assessment and collect baseline data in order to develop an intervention.

C.

Consult with colleagues who have expertise in treating mood disorders in order to design an effective intervention.

D.

Refer the family to a colleague who has expertise in diagnosing mood disorders.

From an ethical standpoint, evaluation of treatment outcomes should occur through

A.

direct measurement of the individual's behavior.

B.

discussion with the interdisciplinary team.

C.

continuous evaluation of program integrity.

D.

a system based on randomly monitoring program outcomes.

When setting criteria for behavior change, behavior analysts attempt to implement the simplest mode of intervention necessary to elicit the desired outcome. As such, the identified outcome criteria should be

A.

applied to ecological assessments to generalize skills.

B.

developed prior to the identified intervention.

C.

initially broad in focus with subsequent reduction to a target response.

D.

measured independent of practice effects or reactivity.