General BCBA Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
A behavior analyst has implemented a behavior support plan that includes
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extinction, DRA, and a mild punisher (firmly saying "no"). The behavior support
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plan is effective in reducing the child's aggressive behavior. The behavior analyst
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is uncertain which intervention(s) is producing the behavior reduction. What
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could the behavior analyst do to determine which of the interventions is effecting
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|the behavior?
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conduct a component analysis | | |
A behavior analyst is attempting to determine the most effective amount of
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attention to use as a reinforcer for a school child. After a baseline with no praise
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contingent on completing a math problem, treatment is implemented which
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involves 10 seconds of praise, 20 seconds of praise, or 5 seconds of praise. This
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type of analysis is called a _____
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parametric analysis |
A behavior that has sudden and dramatic consequences that extend well beyond
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the idiosyncratic change itself because it exposes the person to new
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environments, reinforcers, contingencies, responses, and stimulus controls is
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called _____ |
behavioral cusp |
,A behavior that is elicited by antecedent stimuli and is "brought about" by a
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stimulus that precedes it is _____
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respondent
A consequence that, when given contingent on the occurrence of a behavior,
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decreases the likelihood of the behavior occurring in the future
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positive punishment
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A contingency contract
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specifies how two people will behavior towards each other
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A guiding principle for promoting generalized behavior change includes
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involving significant others, choosing both the least intrusive and least costly
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tactics, and contriving intervention tactics as needed
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A limitation of descriptive analysis is
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it can be misleading, as environmental variables that occur close to the behavior
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may not be causally related to the behavior
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,A motivating operation that decreases the reinforcing effectiveness of a stimulus,
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object or event is called a(n) _____
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abolishing operation |
A motivating operation whose value-altering effect does not depend on a learning
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history is called a(n) _____
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unconditioned motivating operation | |
A philosophical position that views behavioral events that cannot be publicly
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observed as outside of the realm of science is called _____
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methodological behaviorism |
A previously neutral stimulus that now functions as a punisher because of prior
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pairing with one or more punishers is called a _____
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conditioned punisher |
A relation between the stimulus and response or response product that occurs
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when the beginning, middle, and end for the verbal stimulus matches the
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beginning, middle, and end of the verbal response is called
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, point-to-point correspondence |
A situation in which the frequency, latency, duration or amplitude of a behavior is
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altered by the presence or absence of an antecedent stimulus is called _____
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stimulus control |
A stimulus change that does not elicit respondent behavior is ______
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neutral stimulus |
A stimulus that acquires its MO effect by being paired with another MO and has
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the same value-altering and behavior-altering effects as the MO with which it was
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paired is called a(n) _____
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surrogate conditioned MO | |
A _____ denotes a set or collection of knowledge and skills a person has learned
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that are relevant to particular settings or tasks
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repertoire
Ahmed had always been fascinated by psychology and took a special
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undergraduate track that prepared him to sit for the assistants test offered by the
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Correct Answers
A behavior analyst has implemented a behavior support plan that includes
| | | | | | | | | | |
extinction, DRA, and a mild punisher (firmly saying "no"). The behavior support
| | | | | | | | | | | |
plan is effective in reducing the child's aggressive behavior. The behavior analyst
| | | | | | | | | | | |
is uncertain which intervention(s) is producing the behavior reduction. What
| | | | | | | | | |
could the behavior analyst do to determine which of the interventions is effecting
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|the behavior?
|
conduct a component analysis | | |
A behavior analyst is attempting to determine the most effective amount of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
attention to use as a reinforcer for a school child. After a baseline with no praise
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
contingent on completing a math problem, treatment is implemented which
| | | | | | | | | |
involves 10 seconds of praise, 20 seconds of praise, or 5 seconds of praise. This
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
type of analysis is called a _____
| | | | | |
parametric analysis |
A behavior that has sudden and dramatic consequences that extend well beyond
| | | | | | | | | | | |
the idiosyncratic change itself because it exposes the person to new
| | | | | | | | | | |
environments, reinforcers, contingencies, responses, and stimulus controls is
| | | | | | | |
called _____ |
behavioral cusp |
,A behavior that is elicited by antecedent stimuli and is "brought about" by a
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
stimulus that precedes it is _____
| | | | |
respondent
A consequence that, when given contingent on the occurrence of a behavior,
| | | | | | | | | | | |
decreases the likelihood of the behavior occurring in the future
| | | | | | | | |
positive punishment
|
A contingency contract
| |
specifies how two people will behavior towards each other
| | | | | | | |
A guiding principle for promoting generalized behavior change includes
| | | | | | | |
involving significant others, choosing both the least intrusive and least costly
| | | | | | | | | | |
tactics, and contriving intervention tactics as needed
| | | | | |
A limitation of descriptive analysis is
| | | | |
it can be misleading, as environmental variables that occur close to the behavior
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
may not be causally related to the behavior
| | | | | | |
,A motivating operation that decreases the reinforcing effectiveness of a stimulus,
| | | | | | | | | | |
object or event is called a(n) _____
| | | | | |
abolishing operation |
A motivating operation whose value-altering effect does not depend on a learning
| | | | | | | | | | |
history is called a(n) _____
| | | | |
unconditioned motivating operation | |
A philosophical position that views behavioral events that cannot be publicly
| | | | | | | | | | |
observed as outside of the realm of science is called _____
| | | | | | | | | |
methodological behaviorism |
A previously neutral stimulus that now functions as a punisher because of prior
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
pairing with one or more punishers is called a _____
| | | | | | | | |
conditioned punisher |
A relation between the stimulus and response or response product that occurs
| | | | | | | | | | | |
when the beginning, middle, and end for the verbal stimulus matches the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
beginning, middle, and end of the verbal response is called
| | | | | | | | |
, point-to-point correspondence |
A situation in which the frequency, latency, duration or amplitude of a behavior is
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
altered by the presence or absence of an antecedent stimulus is called _____
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
stimulus control |
A stimulus change that does not elicit respondent behavior is ______
| | | | | | | | | |
neutral stimulus |
A stimulus that acquires its MO effect by being paired with another MO and has
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
the same value-altering and behavior-altering effects as the MO with which it was
| | | | | | | | | | | |
paired is called a(n) _____
| | | | |
surrogate conditioned MO | |
A _____ denotes a set or collection of knowledge and skills a person has learned
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
that are relevant to particular settings or tasks
| | | | | | |
repertoire
Ahmed had always been fascinated by psychology and took a special
| | | | | | | | | | |
undergraduate track that prepared him to sit for the assistants test offered by the
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