BCBA Exam Questions with correct
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stimulus class - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-any group of stimuli sharing a
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predetermined set of common elements in one or more of the following: physical
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features, temporally, & functionally
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stimulus - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-energy change that affects an organism
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response class - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-group of responses with the same
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function & that produce the same effect on the environment
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response - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-specific instance of behavior
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behavior - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-activity of living organisms
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applied behavior analysis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-science in which tactics
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derived from the principles of behavior are applied systematically to improve
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socially significant behavior and experimentation is used to identify the variables
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responsible for behavior change | | |
empowering - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a dimension of ABA that say tools that work
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to instill confidence
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,doable - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-dimension of ABA that says interventions should
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be pragmatic
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accountable - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-dimension of ABA; behavior should be
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directly & frequently measured
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generality - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-dimension of ABA; changes should last over
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time
effective - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-dimension of ABA; noticeable and reliable
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changes in target behavior
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conceptually systematic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-dimension of ABA; procedures &
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effectiveness should be described in terms of behavioral principles
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analytic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-dimension of ABA; a functional relation between
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manipulated events and a reliable change in a dimension of target behavior
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should be demonstrated
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technological - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-dimension of ABA; operative procedures
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are identified & described with detail and clarity
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behavioral - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-dimension of ABA; behavior should be in
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need of improvement, measurable, & target the client's behavior
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,applied - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-dimension of ABA; improvements in behaviors
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that enhance and improve people's lives
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operant behaviors - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-behaviors not elicited by preceding
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stimuli but influenced by stimulus changes that have followed behavior in the
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past (e.g. not reflexive)
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respondent behavior - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-reflexive behavior; elicited by an
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antecedent
behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-philosophy of science of behavior,
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experimental analysis of behavior, & applied behavior analysis
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functional relation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-well-controlled experiment that
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reveals a specific change in one event (DV) is reliably created by specific
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manipulations of another event (IV) and that is unlikely to be a result of
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confounding variables |
antecedent - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-environmental conditions or stimulus
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changes that exist or occur prior to behavior of iterest
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consequence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a stimulus change that follows the target
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behavior
conditioned stimulus - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the stimulus component of a
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conditioned reflex |
, conditioned reflex - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-learned stimulus-response functional
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relation consisting of an antecedent stimulus and the response it elicits
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operant conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the process and selective effects of
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consequences on behavior
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reinforcer - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a stimulus change that increases the future
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frequency of behavior that immediately precedes it
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punisher - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a stimulus change that decreases the future
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frequency of a behavior that immediately precedes it
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positive reinforcement - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a behavior is followed
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immediately by the presentation of a stimulus and occurs more often in the
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future as a result
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negative reinforcement - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a behavior is followed
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immediately by the removal or termination of a stimulus and occurs more often
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in the future as a result
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extinction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-reinforcement is withheld for all members of a
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previously reinforced response class and the frequency of behavior decreases to
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prereinforcement level or stops altogether as a result | | | | | | |
punishment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-when a behavior is followed by a stimulus
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change that decreases future frequency of that behavior
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answers
stimulus class - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-any group of stimuli sharing a
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predetermined set of common elements in one or more of the following: physical
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features, temporally, & functionally
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stimulus - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-energy change that affects an organism
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response class - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-group of responses with the same
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function & that produce the same effect on the environment
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response - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-specific instance of behavior
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behavior - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-activity of living organisms
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applied behavior analysis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-science in which tactics
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derived from the principles of behavior are applied systematically to improve
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socially significant behavior and experimentation is used to identify the variables
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responsible for behavior change | | |
empowering - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a dimension of ABA that say tools that work
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to instill confidence
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,doable - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-dimension of ABA that says interventions should
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be pragmatic
|
accountable - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-dimension of ABA; behavior should be
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directly & frequently measured
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generality - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-dimension of ABA; changes should last over
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time
effective - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-dimension of ABA; noticeable and reliable
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changes in target behavior
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conceptually systematic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-dimension of ABA; procedures &
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effectiveness should be described in terms of behavioral principles
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analytic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-dimension of ABA; a functional relation between
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manipulated events and a reliable change in a dimension of target behavior
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should be demonstrated
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technological - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-dimension of ABA; operative procedures
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are identified & described with detail and clarity
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behavioral - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-dimension of ABA; behavior should be in
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need of improvement, measurable, & target the client's behavior
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,applied - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-dimension of ABA; improvements in behaviors
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that enhance and improve people's lives
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operant behaviors - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-behaviors not elicited by preceding
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stimuli but influenced by stimulus changes that have followed behavior in the
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past (e.g. not reflexive)
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respondent behavior - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-reflexive behavior; elicited by an
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antecedent
behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-philosophy of science of behavior,
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experimental analysis of behavior, & applied behavior analysis
| | | | | | |
functional relation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-well-controlled experiment that
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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
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confounding variables |
antecedent - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-environmental conditions or stimulus
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changes that exist or occur prior to behavior of iterest
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consequence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a stimulus change that follows the target
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behavior
conditioned stimulus - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the stimulus component of a
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conditioned reflex |
, conditioned reflex - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-learned stimulus-response functional
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relation consisting of an antecedent stimulus and the response it elicits
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operant conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the process and selective effects of
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consequences on behavior
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reinforcer - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a stimulus change that increases the future
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frequency of behavior that immediately precedes it
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punisher - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a stimulus change that decreases the future
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frequency of a behavior that immediately precedes it
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positive reinforcement - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a behavior is followed
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immediately by the presentation of a stimulus and occurs more often in the
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future as a result
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negative reinforcement - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a behavior is followed
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immediately by the removal or termination of a stimulus and occurs more often
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in the future as a result
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extinction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-reinforcement is withheld for all members of a
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previously reinforced response class and the frequency of behavior decreases to
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prereinforcement level or stops altogether as a result | | | | | | |
punishment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-when a behavior is followed by a stimulus
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change that decreases future frequency of that behavior
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