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BACB BCABA - Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst

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Holly is learning to use a spoon to feed herself. Applesauce is known to function as a reinforcer. Her teacher has selected the following objective for Holly: "Given a spoon and a 3-ounce dish of applesauce, Holly will independently scoop the applesauce to her mouth." This objective is incomplete. Which component is missing?

A.

antecedent stimulus

B.

consequence condition

C.

prerequisite skill criteria

D.

standard of performance

Narrative recording is used to compilE.

A.

data on various tasks the person can perform, such as putting on a shirt or tying shoe laces, to further identify skills training goals.

B.

demographic data such as age, marital status, sex, and educational experience and to identify appropriate interventions.

C.

information, which can be used to set inclusion goals, concerning proximity and social contacts with non-disabled peers in segregated settings.

D.

a running account of the behaviors and environmental circumstances to identify further behaviors and related variables worthy of analysis.

In order to obtain the GREATEST increase in the value of an identified reinforcer after satiation has occurred, the behavior analyst shoulD.

A.

deliver the reinforcer non-contingently.

B.

reduce the magnitude of the reinforcer.

C.

thin the schedule of reinforcement.

D.

temporarily remove the reinforcer.

Narrative recording indicates the following:

Sequence #1:

As Dad goes to change Rita's diaper, Mike screams. Dad puts Rita down, moves towards Mike, and tells him "be quiet."

Sequence #2:

Mom is sitting next to Mike when the phone rings. She gets up, answers the phone, and starts talking to a friend. Mike starts screaming. Mom tells the friend good-bye and hangs up the phone. She then goes to Mike and tells him to stop screaming.

Which is the MOST plausible hypothesis? Mom and Dad's behavior is most likely

A.

being negatively reinforced by escape.

B.

being positively reinforced by attention.

C.

elicited by separation anxiety.

D.

evoked by feelings of jealousy.

Trials to criterion refers to a measure of

A.

fluency.

B.

performance.

C.

rate of correct responding.

D.

interobserver agreement.

A colleague who is friends with one of a behavior analyst's clients asks the behavior analyst during a break at a local peer review meeting how the case is going. The behavior analyst should

A.

ask the colleague if the client has given permission to discuss the case.

B.

inform the colleague that he can't discuss this and change the subject.

C.

discuss the case in hypothetical terms without using the client's name.

D.

provide a minimum amount of information so that the colleague can assist him.

The defining feature of operant conditioning, as contrasted with respondent conditioning, is that the probability of behavior in operant conditioning is changed because of

A.

changes in consequences.

B.

conditioning history.

C.

environmental changes.

D.

stimulus pairing.

Jason and Justin sit together and tease one another in class. Often the teasing evolves into Jason and Justin arguing with each other. The FIRST action should be to:

A.

change the seating so that Jason and Justin are not seated together.

B.

operationally and functionally define teasing and arguing.

C.

read Jason's and Justin's files to see if they have had these problems before.

D.

ask Jason and Justin why they are arguing and suggest alternative methods for them to resolve their issues.

Which of the following is an example of conditioned punishment?

A.

Larry grabbed for the stimulus materials during therapy and receives a hard hand slap. He is less likely to grab for stimulus materials in the future.

B.

A failure-to-thrive baby receives a spray of lemon juice in the mouth after gagging. She is less likely to gag, and subsequently ruminate, in the future.

C.

A toddler sticks his finger in a power outlet and receives a shock. He is likely to never touch an outlet again.

D.

Lucy speaks out in class without raising her hand. The teacher reprimands her verbally. Lucy is less likely to speak without raising her hand in the future.

Interval recording provides an estimate of which two measures of behavior?

A.

duration, latency

B.

frequency, duration

C.

frequency, magnitude

D.

magnitude, latency