QABA ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS) LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026

QABA ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS)
LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026




*If you have an individual who engages in escape behaviors you should:*
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A. Alternate antecedent interventions daily to see which ones are the most effective.
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B. Provide all antecedent interventions that can prevent escape.
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C. Tailor antecedent interventions to the person you support based on data from the FBA.
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D. Choose 3 antecedent interventions for escape maintained behaviors - CORRECT ANSWER- C
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Feedback: You should tailor the antecedent interventions based on the data from the FBA. Just
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trying random interventions out without knowing how the person will respond is risky
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*After cleaning up a work area contaminated with BBPs or OPIMs you observe blood on
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your arm. You identify the blood is not yours. Your skin is intact and you have no cuts or
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abrasions where you find the blood. What should you do?*
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A. Wash the blood off of your skin with soap and water and do not report the incident as
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an exposure.
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B. Wash the blood off of your skin with soap and water and report the incident as an
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exposure immediately.
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C. Delay medical attention but report an exposure to your employer.
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D. Seek immediate medical attention but do not report the incident until evaluated. -
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CORRECT ANSWER- A
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Feedback: Because the blood did not come in contact with your eyes, nose, mouth, or any
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broken skin, you do not need to report the incident.
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*Which of the following behaviors might serve a "gain attention" function?*
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,A. Running out of the room M M M M




B. Staring at a ceiling fan in a room
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D. Hiding in a closet - CORRECT ANSWER- C
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Feedback: Making silly noises might serve as a "gain attention" function.
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*A BBP exposure incident includes contact with blood or OPIM via all except:*
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A. Intact skin M




B. Non-intact skin M




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D. Mouth - CORRECT ANSWER- A
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Feedback: Contact with intact skin would not be considered a BBP exposure incident.
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*Non-accidental, inappropriate contact or the use of force with an individual that causes injury
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or physical pain is considered which type of abuse?*
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A. Mental/emotional abuse M




B. Sexual abuse M




C. Physical abuse M




D. Neglect - CORRECT ANSWER- C
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Feedback: Physical abuse is non-accidental, inappropriate contact or the use of force with an
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individual that causes injury or physical pain. Physical abuse may include acts of violence,
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inappropriate punishments like confinement, or actions that usually cause pain and injury
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against adults who are incapable of expressing pain or injury.
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,*Which of the following is an example of discretionary effort as defined by Daniels (2000)?*
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A. Cindy follows all of her supervisor's instructions and is never late to work.
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B. Susanna cleans the work area and organizes materials without being asked.
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C. Marco finds what his colleagues are doing incorrectly and trains them on the
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correct procedure.
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D. Lynn reads informational articles about ABA when she is at home. - CORRECT ANSWER- B
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Feedback: Cleaning the work area and organizing materials without being asked is an example
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of discretionary effort.
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*Which of the following best explains the primary purpose of the BACB's Professional and
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Ethical Compliance code?*
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A. The purpose of the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code is to offer suggestions as
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how to treat clients and colleagues.
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B. The purpose of the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code is to restrict the practice
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of behavior analysis to certain well-defined circumstances.
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C. The purpose of the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code is to provide guidelines
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for certified and credentialed individuals to follow when they are providing behavior
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D. The purpose of the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code is to mandate specific tasks
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and behaviors for all certified and credentialed individuals. - CORRECT ANSWER- C
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Feedback: The purpose of the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code is to provide guidelines
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for providing behavior analytic services.
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*Which of the following can be said about the uniqueness of people with autism?*
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A. People with autism all have complex developmental needs.
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B. People with autism are more alike than different in terms of skills.
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C. While they may share some characteristics, people with autism are different from each other.
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, D. The characteristics of those with autism make them more similar than not. -
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CORRECT ANSWER- C
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Feedback: People with autism share some characteristics but are very different from one
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another.
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*Which of the following best describes autism spectrum disorders?*
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A. A range of developmental disorders that affect a person's ability to understand appropriate
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social etiquette
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B. Persistent deficits in social communication, social interaction, and engagement in repetitive
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or stereotypical movements that impair a person's everyday functioning
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C. 3 specific disorders that cause limitations in social communication, social interaction, and
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repetitive patterns of behavior
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D. A sliding scale of severity of intellectual disability based on an individual's ability to engage
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in appropriate social communication and spatial understanding - CORRECT ANSWER- B
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Feedback: ASD results in persistent deficits in social communication, social interaction, and
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engagement in repetitive or stereotypical movements that impair a person's everyday
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functioning.
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*When cleaning up a work area you feel a sharp burning sensation in your hand and find that
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you have been lacerated by contaminated sharp. What should you do?*
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A. Wash the laceration with soap and water and do not report the incident as an exposure.
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B. Wash the laceration with soap and water and report the incident as an
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exposure immediately.
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C. Delay medical attention but report an exposure to your employer.
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D. Seek immediate medical attention but do not report the incident until evaluated. -
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CORRECT ANSWER- B
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