BACB bcaba practice test

Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst Exam


Question 1

After saying, "ball," Kelly presents five objects to her student, Bryan. When Bryan selects the ball,
Kelly delivers a high-preference item. Bryan is learning to:

  • A. tact objects.
  • B. match to sample.
  • C. make a simple discrimination.
  • D. respond to multiple exemplars.
Answer:

B

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Question 2

Why should extinction be used in combination with reinforcement-based procedures?

  • A. to ensure effectiveness of the extinction procedure
  • B. to eliminate the need for a punishment procedure
  • C. to reduce the response effort and resistance to extinction
  • D. to reduce undesirable effects such as extinction bursts and aggression
Answer:

D

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Question 3

Accuracy of measurement refers to the extent to whicH.

  • A. the data have high interobserver agreement.
  • B. the person collecting the data reports that it is accurate.
  • C. the data match the true values of the events or behavior measured.
  • D. precise values can be depicted in a graph to show behavior change.
Answer:

C

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Question 4

A behavior analyst has been consulting for a client who repeatedly pushes her knuckles into her
eyes. After conducting a functional analysis, implementing a function-based intervention plan, and
ensuring all staff were thoroughly trained on the intervention procedures, data indicate the client's
behavior has increased over the last month. What consideration is MOST likely to have been
overlooked prior to conducting the FA?

  • A. The behavior may be a symptom of the client's disability.
  • B. Staff may lack competence for carrying out the intervention.
  • C. There may be a biological/medical variable affecting the client.
  • D. The increase in the behavior should have been anticipated due to an extinction burst.
Answer:

C

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Question 5

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

  • A. a prompt.
  • B. a limited hold.
  • C. a conditioned reinforcer.
  • D. an establishing operation.
Answer:

C

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Question 6

Which of the following is an example of a listener response?

  • A. At dinner time, the client says "fork, please."
  • B. The client labels "fork" when not instructed to do so.
  • C. The client repeats the word "fork" throughout the day.
  • D. Staff says, "pick up your fork," and the client picks up his or her fork.
Answer:

D

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Question 7

According to the BACB Guidelines for Responsible Conduct, documenting professional and scientific
work is necessary to:

  • A. prevent litigation.
  • B. ensure accountability.
  • C. bill for third-party insurance payments.
  • D. maintain ongoing contractual relationships.
Answer:

B

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Question 8

Elizabeth engages in skin scratching that never occurs when others are present. Additionally, no one
has commented on this behavior, and it has occurred undetected by others for quite a long while.
Elizabeth hides the scratch marks under clothing. The scratching behavior is MOST likely to be
maintained by:

  • A. adventitious reinforcement.
  • B. social reinforcement.
  • C. tangible reinforcement.
  • D. automatic reinforcement.
Answer:

D

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Question 9

Which verbal operants are most crucial in the development of vocal speech?

  • A. intraverbals and tacts
  • B. echoics and mands
  • C. mandsand intraverbals
  • D. tacts and echoics
Answer:

B

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Question 10

Which action would MOST likely increase the effectiveness of a punishment procedure?

  • A. Clearly explain the punishment consequences to the person whose behavior is targeted for reduction.
  • B. Eliminate the reinforcement contingency maintaining the target behavior.
  • C. Ensure that the punisher fits the target behavior.
  • D. Progressively increase the intensity of the punisher.
Answer:

B

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