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BACB BCBA - Board Certified Behavior Analyst

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Total 180 questions

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.

For which of the following would it be appropriate to measure duration?

A.

Amy responds very slowly to instructions during her discrete trials teaching sessions.

B.

Ethan leaves his work station and wanders around the building.

C.

Sarah takes so long to begin her math assignments in class that she is never able to finish on time.

D.

Ryan is trying to increase the speed of his typing at the computer keyboard.

Jim's teacher has taught him to say, "Hello, how are you?" and when he does this, she delivers praise. Now Jim says this whenever he meets anyone, and some people say,

"Fine, how are you?" What is the natural consequence for Jim's behavior?

A.

increased number of friends

B.

continuous reinforcement

C.

improved social repertoire for Jim

D.

the responses of the people he meets

Behavior analytic interventions that are effective in changing an individual’s behavior in a socially important way are said to have:

A.

Parsimony

B.

Social validity

C.

Primary importance

D.

Interobserver reliability

Staff alerts you that one of their clients seems to become aggressive when he has not consumed food for several hours. This phenomenon demonstrates the effect of a(n):

A.

Discriminative stimulus

B.

Conditioned stimulus

C.

Establishing operation

D.

Negative reinforcer

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

When determining the specified time interval to prescribe at the start of a DRO intervention, which of the following dimensions of the target behavior is MOST relevant?

A.

latency

B.

frequency

C.

duration

D.

inter-response time

When asked why a certain behavior happened, the behavior analyst states that the behavior “came out of nowhere.” If the behavior analyst meant what he said, he is violating the assumption of __________________.

A.

Philosophical doubt

B.

Determinism

C.

Technological

D.

Being conceptually systematic

Placing a request that a child is least likely to perform at the end of a series of requests that the child is most likely to perform is a phenomenon known as:

A.

The Premack principle

B.

High-probability request sequence

C.

Errorless learning

D.

Mediated transfer

Jamie and Morgan have similar behavior challenges and similar daily schedules. A behavior analyst has spent extensive time and effort on developing and implementing Morgan's plan, which is proving to be very successful. How should the behavior analyst proceed with developing a treatment plan for Jamie?

A.

Because the behaviors are topographically similar, implementing the plan designed for Morgan would be appropriate as it is the least restrictive option.

B.

Complete a separate functional assessment and plan for Jamie.

C.

Use the same plan for both, just ensure the ecological variables correspond to the student.

D.

Do a separate functional analysis, but the same behavior supports can be applied to both students.