BCBA EXAM 2026 100% PASS ASSURED
EXAMINATION SOLUTIONS
stimulus class - correct answer- any group of
stimuli sharing a predetermined set of common
elements in one or more of the following:
physical features, temporally, & functionally
stimulus - correct answer- energy change that
affects an organism
response class - correct answer- group of
responses with the same function & that
produce the same effect on the environment
response - correct answer- specific instance
of behavior
behavior - correct answer- activity of living
organisms
applied behavior analysis - correct answer-
science in which tactics derived from the
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principles of behavior are applied
systematically to improve socially significant
behavior and experimentation is used to
identify the variables responsible for
behavior change
empowering - correct answer- a dimension of
ABA that say tools that work to instill
confidence
doable - correct answer- dimension of ABA that
says interventions should be pragmatic
accountable - correct answer- dimension of
ABA; behavior should be directly & frequently
measured
generality - correct answer- dimension of ABA;
changes should last over time
effective - correct answer- dimension of ABA;
noticeable and reliable changes in target
behavior
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conceptually systematic - correct answer-
dimension of ABA; procedures & effectiveness
should be described in terms of behavioral
principles
analytic - correct answer- dimension of ABA; a
functional relation between manipulated events
and a reliable change in a dimension of target
behavior should be demonstrated
technological - correct answer- dimension of
ABA; operative procedures are identified &
described with detail and clarity
behavioral - correct answer- dimension of ABA;
behavior should be in need of improvement,
measurable, & target the client's behavior
applied - correct answer- dimension of ABA;
improvements in behaviors that enhance and
improve people's lives
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operant behaviors - correct answer- behaviors
not elicited by preceding stimuli but
influenced by stimulus changes that have
followed behavior in the past (e.g. not
reflexive)
respondent behavior - correct answer-
reflexive behavior; elicited by an antecedent
behaviorism - correct answer- philosophy of
science of behavior, experimental analysis of
behavior, & applied behavior analysis
functional relation - correct answer- well-
controlled experiment that reveals a specific
change in one event (DV) is reliably created
by specific manipulations of another event
(IV) and that is unlikely to be a result of
confounding variables
antecedent - correct answer- environmental
conditions or stimulus changes that exist or
occur prior to behavior of iterest