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BCBA (Board Certified Behavior Analyst) exam bank | complete questions and answers, explained | latest 100% 2026. 2. Which of the following is the best example of a behavioral cusp? A. A child learns to stack blocks during playtime. B. A teenager learns to use public transportation independently. C. An adult learns to fold laundry more efficiently. D. A toddler learns to wave goodbye to family members. 8. Whole interval recording typically results in a(n) ______ of the behavior. A. overestimation B. underestimation 13. How is an antecedent different from a discriminative stimulus? A. A discriminative stimulus creates a value-altering effect and antecedents create behavior-altering effects. B. An antecedent comes after a discriminative stimulus. C. Discriminative stimuli come before an antecedent condition. D. A discriminative stimulus can occur within the antecedent condition. 14. Which of the following is not a way to plan for unwanted relapse of problem behavior? A. Teach appropriate functional behaviors in multiple settings and with various people. B. Modify the environment to reduce triggers or situations that evoke unwanted behavior. C. Conduct periodic reviews and practice sessions to maintain the target behavior. D. Shift from continuous reinforcement as soon as possible to decrease dependency. 17. In Juanita's token economy protocol, it states that the tokens are paired with a variety of backup reinforcers. Whenever a token is delivered, the RBT is to deliver praise with the token to attempt to make praise a stronger reinforcer. Which of the following best describes the process of providing praise along with the tokens? A. Generalized conditioned reinforcers B. Higher order conditioning C. Respondent conditioning D. Conditional discrimination 19. How is affirmation of the consequent a flawed logic in ABA? A. In a mentalistic view, consequences are not required or analyzed B. Under the logic, data does not need a stable baseline C. Behavior change could be a result of a variety of variables other than the independent variable D. Praising a child does not always result in an increase in behavior 23. Which of the following feedback methods is most appropriate for supervisees? A. Following the observation through permanent product such as an email or written text. B. Addressed to the group as a whole. C. Immediately after and specific to the situation. D. In methods that they prefer through a feedback preference survey. 28. Carmen has an RBT, Sofia, who enjoys taking on extra responsibilities. Carmen assigns Sofia the task of completing insurance reports, providing a deadline and a checklist of the tasks needed to be completed on them. Carmen monitors Sofia's performance, gives her praise for completing the task, and provides financial compensation. Sofia reports satisfaction with the arrangement and enjoys the additional responsibility. Was this an appropriate task to assign to Sofia? A. Yes, as long as Carmen provided feedback and monitored Sofia's performance. B. Yes, because supervisee satisfaction is a valid measure of supervision quality. C. No, because insurance reports require qualifications that Sofia is not trained for. D. No, because only a BCBA should complete insurance reports, regardless of the task's complexity. 31. Grandma Pat recently retired after 35 years of dedicated work as a public servant. She receives a pension check in the mail once per month that is automatically deposited into her bank account. Now she gets to enjoy her retirement and take her knitting hobby to the next level thanks to her pension. What schedule of reinforcement best describes pension check delivery? A. Fixed Ratio (FR) B. Fixed Interval (FI) C. Fixed Time (FT) D. There is no applicable schedule of reinforcement 32. Which of the following statements contains an autoclitic? A. "Water!!" followed by being given a glass of water. B. "Twinkle, twinkle little (star)" C. A music teacher sings "If you're happy and you know it, raise your hand" but most of the children immediately clap their hands. D. "I think it's snowing outside." 39. Lacey is supervising an RBT that informs her that the client has been chewing rubber tires off of their toy cars. She asked the RBT to begin to collect ABC data on the occurrences of this behavior. She goes on to say that she also observed him throwing the cars and pushing the cars into the toilet. What behavior(s) should the RBT record in the "B" column of the ABC data? A. Chewing the rubber tires off the cars. B. Chewing the rubber tires off the cars and throwing the cars (i.e. dangerous behaviors). C. Chewing the rubber tires off the cars, throwing the cars, and pushing the cars into the toilet. D. The therapist's behavior, whether it is taking the car or blocking the behaviors. 42. A referral came through from another ABA provider in town. As a former employee of that company, you have your own negative experiences with them and personally dislike the referral's prior BCBA, as the two of you constantly butted heads on clinical standards when you worked together. As you need important medical and treatment history in order to conduct the initial intake assessment, what is the best course of action? A. Report them to the BACB ethical committee because you dislike how they supervise and manage their caseload. B. Ignore your prior misconceptions of them and carry on conducting the initial direct observation/assessment. C. Report the documents as missing to the insurance company. D. Send an email/make a phone call asking for the document 48. Lucy, a 7-year-old student, frequently interrupts the teacher during group instruction by shouting questions and comments. A functional behavior assessment (FBA) confirms that these interruptions are maintained by peer attention, as her classmates often laugh or respond to her comments. The teacher wants to address Lucy's behavior while minimizing disruption to the class. What would be the most appropriate intervention? A. Use a response-cost system where Lucy loses a token each time she interrupts. B. Ignore Lucy's interruptions completely and instruct the peers not to respond. C. Provide Lucy with frequent, scheduled opportunities to share her questions or comments appropriately. D. Implement a group contingency where the entire class earns rewards for reducing interruptions. 49. Jill is a 4 year old girl who lives at home with her mother. Jill has been diagnosed with Global Developmental Delay (GDD) and ASD both of which have impacted her language and fine motor development. Jill loves Peppa Pig and most of her toys, clothes and accessories are Peppa Pig related. When Jill cannot find or reach something she wants, she will often fall to the ground, scream and violently kick her legs around hitting anything that comes in her way. Jill will continue to scream and cry and sometimes will hit her head to the ground. While this is occurring, Jill's Mom is frantically running around the house searching for her favorite Peppa Pig toy. Once she presents it to her, Jill stops screaming and stands up. Her mom is at a loss with ways to help Jill since the only way to stop her screaming and kicking is to give her the Peppa Pig toy. Based on the client description above, what would be the most appropriate replacement behavior for the Jill's problem behavior? A. Jill should be taught icon exchange and will be required to tear off a picture from a velcro board of the Peppa Pig item she is wanting and hand it to her mom. B. Jill should be taught to press a large button with a picture of Peppa Pig that produces an auditory "Peppa Pig" each time pressed. 53. Jha is a BCBA who has been keeping up on the current research of Red Dye 40 as more of his client's parents express interest in understanding what correlations there are between autism and Red Dye 40. During a review of available literature, he found that there is a case study, on a single participant, ingesting "Blue Dye 16" and explores the long-term effects it's prolonged ingestion. Curious, he attempts to find more information on "Blue Dye 16" but cannot find anything that has been published in a journal. Jha cannot use this information with his clients because it is lacking which attitude of science? A. Determinism B. Applied C. Experimental D. Replication 59. This principle refers to close temporal relation of stimulus changes occurring in relation to a behavior. A. Temporal extent B. Contingency-shaped behavior C. Continuousness D. Contiguity 63. Which of the following statements is not a factual statement that can be derived from this graph? A. The initial condition sequence was attention, alone, demand followed by a control condition. B. Engagement in delusional statement making is most likely maintained by attention. C. More variability is needed in the alone and control categories to make a determination of the function D. A function based intervention can be developed based on these results. 65. Hans works with an RBT who does not listen to his feedback. Hans has tried meeting with them, provided additional paid shadow training sessions, and has tried both written and in-person feedback. He's now finding that he is spending more time with this low-performing RBT than his high-performing RBTs. Frustrated, he writes up the RBT for not following behavior intervention plans as written. What should Hans consider next? A. Placing them on a coaching or disciplinary plan. B. Reporting them to the BACB. C. If there is a policy violation. D. If there is a skill deficit. 70. Mr. Sullivan is a BCBA hired to consult on 8-year old Mike's ripping paper from his note book and throwing paper balls at other students while the teacher isn't looking. Mike is often on his best behavior during Mr. Sullivan's observations so Mr. Sullivan recruits his teacher, Mr. Randall, for help with an intervention. Every 10 minutes, Mr. Randall will look up at Mike. If he is engaging in anything other than the paper throwing behavior, Mr. Randall gives Mike a high-five and fist bump, which he loves. What form of differential reinforcement is Mr. Randall implementing? A. VI-DRO B. FM-DRO C. VM-DRO D. FI-DRO 74. A reflex is a A. Stimulus-response relation B. Stimulus-stimulus relation C. Stimulus-response-stimulus relation D. Stimulus 79. Are we ethically required to coordinate with those who are not relevant to or not applicable to ABA such as a music teacher for piano lessons or a client's physical therapist? A. Yes, we are ethically required to coordinate service if is for the betterment of the client B. No, it would be unethical due to being out of our scope of practice C. We are not ethically bound to coordinate with other professionals but should as it's best practice and supportive to the client 80. Anna is an almost 2 year old who joined her family in a big move to a new city and new home closer to her grandparents. She is surrounded by unfamiliar people, new activities and it's not long before her parents begin to witness the effects of change. When her sister or cousin begins to play with toys that are near or being played by Anna, Anna is quick to grab quickly towards the toy, scream "mine!" and will bite if the toy is not relinquished quickly. Her grandmother laughs and giggles at the toddler's crocodile chomps saying it's what "all toddler's do" but the mother looks on with horror. Based on this scenario, what would be the best set of behaviors to target for increase? A. Mand for attention from her grandmother & mand for removal of family playing B. Appropriate sharing of toys with others & mand for removal of family playing C. Mand for removal of family playing & biting a chewy D. Mand for attention from her grandmother & appropriate sharing of toys 83. Which of the following is most accurate about the statement: "There must be an unconditioned stimulus and a conditioned reflex to have respondent conditioning through stimulus-stimulus pairing occur?" A. That is correct. Respondent conditioning through stimulus-stimulus pairing involves both an unconditioned stimulus and a conditioned reflex. B. That is incorrect because you need an unconditioned stimulus and a neutral stimulus in order to create the beginning of the pairing process. 85. Marla, a 6-year-old student, frequently screams during group activities in her classroom with a confirmed attention function. The teacher has 20 students in her class that she is responsible for. Which of the following would be the best function-based intervention for her teacher to implement? A. Teach Marla to ask for attention using FCT. B. Tell Marla once that she needs to be quiet, then ignore the screaming completely. C. Provide attention using a DRO procedure targeting screaming. D. Ignore Marla's screaming completely. 87. Are BCBAs legally required to report suspected child abuse? A. Yes B. Depends on state and local law C. Only with concrete evidence of who did it D. Only with physical evidence of abuse 88. What is a defining feature of derived relational responding? A. Reading without ensuring that the reader understands what is being read. B. Generalized Sr provided by the listeners establishes verbal stimulus control over the verbal behavior. C. The transformation of stimulus functions based on previously learned responses. D. Derived relational responding is typically plotted on a standard celeration chart. 90. How should your supervision goals be established for your supervisee? A. The BACB has a clear outline of the goals you should be targeting with staff. B. You need some sort of measurement system for each goal. C. The supervisee should be writing these goals for themselves. D. These goals are laid out in the ethical code of compliance. 96. Which of the following best exemplifies scientific methodology? A. An amateur baker baked a cake by following all the steps in the recipe accurately. B. A researcher wrote a scientific paper which was published in an journal. C. A student wanted to change their study habits. They recorded data on their studying habits for one week, came up with a method to increase it, then tested their theory. 102. What is an advantage of multielement designs? A. The withdrawal of interventions proves the functional relationship of the baseline/intervention phases B. It maximizes sequence effects C. It minimizes irreversibility problem D. Allows longer periods of data collection for slower, more accurate comparisons. 105. Which of the following rules is most likely to be effective in controlling behavior? A. "Every time that you eat ice cream, you will get a little bit fatter" B. "Every time that you smoke a cigarette, you are inching your way towards lung cancer" C. "If you speed on rural roads at night, you have a small chance of getting pulled over" D. "If you eat spoiled meat, you are probably going to get a nasty stomach ache" 117. Lila, a 5-year-old child who is nonverbal, often screams and cries when she wants to leave the table during snack time at preschool. This behavior disrupts the class and often results in the teacher removing her from the table to calm her down, which maintains the behavior. After a functional behavior assessment (FBA), it is confirmed that Lila's screaming is escape-maintained. What would be the most socially valid alternative behavior to teach Lila to replace the screaming? A. Teach Lila to use a communication card to request a break from the table. B. Teach Lila to raise her hand and wait quietly to ask for a break. C. Provide Lila with reinforcement for staying at the table for a longer duration each day. D. Teach Lila to use a gesture, such as pointing to the door, to request a break. E. Interpret the data as successful and conclude that no further action is needed. 127. Isabella is supervising a diverse group of RBTs, and during a feedback session, one supervisee expresses feeling unsupported because cultural differences in communication styles make them hesitant to ask questions. To promote equity in her supervision practices, what would be the most appropriate response? A. Maintain the current feedback structure, as consistency ensures fairness for all supervisees. B. Provide additional training to the supervisee on communication expectations without altering her supervision style. C. Adjust her supervision approach to include individualized check-ins and create a safe space for open communication. 129. Is providing supervision for an individual and employing them as a direct therapist a conflict of interest? (No options visible in the provided text for this question) 132. Which of the following sets of terms relates to baseline logic? A. Prediction, verification, replication 134. David is enjoying an afternoon walk downtown listening to his favorite mystery podcast. Suddenly, a cat jumps out from a behind a trashcan at the exact moment a killer is revealed which startles David causing him to fall hard onto the concrete. David had dislocated his shoulder and was in a great deal of pain. He looks around and sees a hospital down the street and walks to the ER. Once admitted, the doctors pop David's shoulder back into place relieving his pain immensely. David is much happier and will go to the hospital again in the future if he falls again. What was the hospital to David, in terms of his behavior? A. Motivating operation B. Discriminative stimulus C. Unconditioned motivating operation D. Conditioned motivating operation 136. Which of the following is not a standard method for implementing response cost? A. Paired with time out B. Within a group setting C. Direct fine D. Combined with positive reinforcement 137. Lorelei is excited to take on her first BCBA supervisee, Rory. She drafts the supervision contract, develops resources to support in tracking her 2,000 hours and tasks as well as self-management tools. She begins with teaching Rory administrative tasks such as billing and scheduling as its a big part of Lorelei's job and feels Rory would benefit from learning and building fluency as part of her unrestricted hours. Is Rory able to count the time spent on these tasks towards his supervision hours? A. No, the supervisee cannot accrue unrestricted hours completing administrative tasks. B. Yes, but be cautious of the conflict of interest that may arise. C. Yes, completing administrative tasks such as billing is a crucial part of the role of a BCBA and can count as unrestricted hours. D. No, they need to be working 1:1 with a client first before completing administrative tasks. 141. A new BCBA is designing an intervention to improve a client's classroom behavior. Instead of targeting classroom behaviors directly, the BCBA measures the frequency of negative behaviors during recess and provides preferred reinforcers for appropriate behavior at recess. Although this has led to a decrease in negative behaviors during class, which of the 7 dimensions of ABA is the BCBA failing to address? A. Effective B. Behavioral C. Applied D. Empowering 142. In terms of data collection and measurement, reliability refers to: A. The extent to which repeated measurement of the same event yields the same value. 147. Fred hates going to the post office to send out packages because he has typically faced a long line in the past, which is a drag to get through. As a result, he often delays going to the post office until it is absolutely necessary. He tried going to the post office as soon as they opened for this trip and was delighted to see that he was first in line and was not required to wait for help to send his package out. As a result, he now is quick to go to the post office when they open when he needs to send out a package. Which of the following contingencies best describes Fred going to the post office in the morning? A. Positive reinforcement B. Negative reinforcement C. Positive punishment D. Recovery from punishment 148. What do verification and a functional analyses have in common? A. In order for the hypothesized function to be confirmed in a functional analysis, the data must show verification. B. A functional analysis determines the function and verification indicates that there is maintenance of that function over time. C. (Option not visible) D. Verification and functional analysis both assess for correlation between variables. 150. Verbal instruction, modeling, and physical guidance are all types of which of the following? A. Response prompts 151. Which of the following does not describe concurrent schedules of reinforcement? A. The reinforcement schedules are randomly presented B. There are two or more contingencies of reinforcement C. The available contingencies affect the rate of other behaviors with active schedules D. Include schedules for two or more behaviors 58. (second instance, page 15) Jared, a BCBA, posts a success story on his personal social media account about reducing a client's aggressive behaviors. His profile displays that he works at Pinefield Elementary as a school BCBA. In the post, Jared claims the intervention resulted in "completely eliminating aggression in just one week," but he omits personal information, the fact that the intervention is still ongoing, and that the claim is not fully supported by data. A colleague sees the post and brings this to his attention. What should Jared do in this situation? A. Delete the post and avoid sharing client-related information on social media altogether. B. Update the post to include accurate and data-supported information about the intervention's progress. C. Leave the post as it is since it highlights his success and promotes his professional reputation. D. Write a follow-up post clarifying the ongoing nature of the intervention but keep the original post up. 167. Which of the following is the biggest limitation to using frequency measurements? A. The observation periods differ in duration. B. The target behavior occurs at high rates/frequencies. C. The target behavior occurs for short periods of time. D. The target behavior has clear beginnings and ends, with discrete boundaries. 171. Which of the following behaviors would be most appropriate to be taught using a shaping procedure? A. Learning how to point B. Learning how to make dinner C. Learning to put on and tie shoes D. Learning to brush teeth 173. Katherine works as a BCBA for an inpatient mental health care facility conducting FBAs. She's assigned a new case file of a 9 year old female who engages in severe self-injurious behavior by taking an open hand and hitting her own cheek. In reviewing the intake paperwork, parents are at a loss to why it is happening and do not know how to stop her from her disruptive and destructive behaviors. Parents also report that she will often cry whenever parents try to get her to eat and will scream at random points in the day grabbing and forcefully pressing at her chin. What should Katherine's next step be? A. Consult with the parents to set up a formal intake interview to gather more information on the history of the behaviors and family dynamics. B. Examine her dental and/or medical records for information that may be related to this behavior. C. Call Child Protective Services. D. Begin the FBA process with a direct observation. 175. Stan is a BCBA that is trying to determine which reinforcers will be most effective for a new client, Carly. Stan is considering using either a paired-stimulus preference assessment or a multiple-stimulus without replacement (MSWO) assessment. What is a key difference between these two preference assessment methods? A. The paired-stimulus assessment presents all items at once, while the MSWO presents items two at a time. B. The paired-stimulus assessment identifies the client's top preference, while the MSWO ranks all items in order of preference. C. The paired-stimulus assessment involves systematic replacement of chosen items, while the MSWO removes items after selection. D. The paired-stimulus assessment requires the client to choose from a group, while the MSWO allows for individual item selection. 11) (page 16) During the week, Monday through Friday, you get to bed at a reasonable time so you can wake up refreshed for work. You also avoid alcohol from Monday through Friday. However, on Saturday you stay up late partying and drinking with your friends. Your behavior change is most likely due to ? a) Establishing operations b) Abolishing operations c) Stimulus control d) Self-control 20) (page 17) You are currently working as a BCBA for a private practice in your hometown. The caseload you were given consists of 10 clients which allows you to meet your 30 hour per week billable requirement. You have just enough time each month to supervise your current caseload. Yesterday, a high-priority case was referred to your practice. Your boss informs you that they want you to take the case. What should you do? a) Discharge one of your clients who needs services the least b) Take on the client in addition to your other clients c) Refuse to take the case until you are able to open up more time in your schedule d) Take on the client, but allow your RBTs to manage the case 24) (page 17) Payton worked for 25 minutes earlier before earning a break. The BCBA wants him to be able to work for at least 30 minutes at a time. Yesterday, he worked for 20 minutes and 22 minutes, respectfully. What duration does Payton work for, on average? a) 22 minutes b) 20 minutes c) 30 minutes d) 24 minutes 26) (page 18) You overhear an RBT telling another RBT that the best way to identify reinforcers is by examining its effect on current behavior. Do you have any issue with this statement? a) No, there is nothing wrong with this statement b) Yes, you can only identify a reinforcer if it increases current behavior c) Yes, you identify reinforcers via preference assessments d) Yes, you need to look at the impact on future behavior, not current 27) (page 19) Sharon takes on two siblings after conducting a full assessment. The siblings have severe behaviors that Sharon wants to address immediately. She first researches possible behavior interventions that have been used in the past for these type of behaviors. Sharon is adhering to the dimension of a) Applied b) Technological c) Conceptually systematic d) Behavioral 28) (page 19) A group of seniors decided they would play a prank on their high school. They filled the halls with bubbles and painted "Seniors '22" on the school sidewalk. The principal ended up finding out who pulled the prank. In response, the principal had the kids clean up the bubbles and paint, and also clean all the classrooms in the school. What intervention did the principal use? a) Restitutional overcorrection b) Positive practice overcorrection c) Negative practice overcorrection d) Negative reinforcement 29) (page 20) Gavin is an excellent cook, but his girlfriend thinks he puts too many pinches of salt into his dishes. Gavin's girlfriend decides she will praise Gavin when he puts less than 4 pinches of salt into his dishes but will not praise him when he puts 4 or more. What is Gavin's girlfriend attempting? a) DRL b) DRD c) DRI d) DRA 31) (page 21) Several weeks have passed since Tony started her new caseload. Her RBTs collected data with high fidelity and the data is now ready to be graphed. After Tony graphs the data, what would be the best method to evaluate the graphs? a) Statistical analysis b) As a team, with her RBTs c) Visual analysis d) Using computer software 35) (page 21) Tina's family receives services from the ABA company you work for as a BCBA. You've delivered services for almost 6 months now and are finally starting to see progress. Excited, you tell Tina's parents. They respond by telling you that they wish to terminate services immediately. How should you respond? a) Inform them that they are required to give a 30 day notice before terminating services b) Inform them that you are not allowed to discontinue services and will continue providing services c) Attempt to convince them to stay anyway you can d) Accept their termination without incident 37) (page 22) Steph Curry is the greatest shooter of a basketball in NBA history. He is best known for the number of 3 point shots he is able to make. One time, Steph Curry made 70 three point shots in a row. His shooting demonstrates ? a) Temporal extent b) Temporal locus c) Repeatability d) Duration 38) (page 22) Several members of a group home attend a social skills outing every Saturday. One member of the group engages in severe attention seeking behavior. He will loudly bang objects together until someone tells him to stop. What part of the behavior is being described in this scenario? a) Topography b) Magnitude c) Frequency d) Measurability 45) (page 23) Better Outcomes ABA clinic has 5 treatment rooms. Each treatment room is furnished with different tables, chairs, and decor than the other treatment rooms. RBTs rotate treatment rooms every week, but their treatment plans stay the same. What type of generalization procedure does this most closely represent? a) General case b) Train loosely c) Indiscriminate contingencies d) Multiple exemplar training 66) (page 24) Immediately after the teacher hands Bart his quiz he rips it into two pieces. Bart now has to stay inside and miss recess. While he misses recess, Bart must rip up 100 pieces of paper. What type of intervention is this? a) Positive practice overcorrection b) Negative practice overcorrection c) Restitutional overcorrection d) Time-out ribbon 69) (page 24) Use the table below. You master a skill acquisition program after trial #2 based on the following data. What type of measurement did you most likely use? a) Duration b) Rate c) Trials to criterion d) Percent of occurrence 72) (page 25) Richie is attempting to run a 6-minute mile. Every morning he wakes up and runs for an hour. He tracks his runs and graphs the data using his watch. He then takes the graphed data and compares it to data he found online from other runners going after the same goal. What concept of self-management is Richie using? a) Self-monitoring b) Self-evaluation c) Self-instruction d) Self-reinforcement 73) (page 25) Tammie is wedding dress shopping with her mom, aunt, and best friends. Tammie and the group are sitting on a bench, drinking champagne, while her mom holds up a dress and asks what the group thinks of each dress. Her mom does this for several dresses in a row. What type of preference assessment is the mom conducting? a) Single stimulus b) Forced choice c) Multiple stimulus with replacement d) Multiple stimulus without replacement 74) (page 26) You want to use a whole-interval data collection method to track in-seat behavior (remaining seated) for a client in a fourth grade classroom. Each class lasts approximately 30 minutes. Which of the following choices would be the most appropriate way to set up this recording system? a) Break the 30 minutes into 30 1-minute intervals. If the client remains in his chair for some of the interval, record it as correct. b) (Option not fully visible) c) Break the 30 minutes into 5 minute intervals. If the client remains in his chair for the entire minute, record it as correct. d) Every minute look up and check to see if your client is seated in their chair. 75) (page 27) Slash plays guitar in a band with his friends. They perform every Friday and Saturday at local clubs. Last night, Slash played the wrong chord on one of his solos. The next day at practice, Slash intentionally played the wrong chord during that solo 15 times in a row. What was Slash engaging in? a) Positive practice overcorrection b) Negative practice overcorrection c) Restitutonal overcorrection d) Negative reinforcement 76) (page 27) Matt is an adult with an intellectual disability working as a cashier at the local diner in his town. Matt is very friendly and loves to greet customers. Sometimes, Matt will greet customers more than once. Matt's boss tells Matt that if he greets customers only once he will receive a small bonus on his paycheck. What intervention is Matt's boss using? a) DRA b) DRL c) DRI d) DRO 77) (page 27) A team of researchers at UNLV recently discovered a method of teaching a foreign language rapidly to elementary school students who participated in the study. However, they have not been able to implement it effectively anywhere else. Their study currently lacks ______? a) External validity b) Internal validity c) Credibility d) Measurability 78) (page 28) Babe is at the ballpark with his friends Willy and Jackie. Willy asks Jackie, "who is going to win today?" Jackie says, "I think the Mets." Meanwhile, Babe sees the hot dog vendor and says, "hot dogs!" Babe engaged in what type of operant? a) Mand b) Intraverbal c) Echoic d) Tact 80) (page 28) A chore chart is utilized at the ABA clinic you work for to make sure that the clinic is sanitized and cleaned at the end of each day. Every RBT is given a task to complete. Only once all tasks are done, the RBTs can leave for the day. What type of contingency is this? a) Independent b) Interdependent c) Dependent d) Bribe 86) (page 28) Which of the following answer choices best describes self-management? a) Applying behavior change strategies to one's own behavior to produce a positive change b) Applying behavior change strategies to one's own behavior to produce a change c) Applying behavior change strategies to one's own behavior to produce a negative change d) None of the above 88) (page 28) You celebrated New Year's Eve by attending a huge party your friend threw at her house. The next day you woke up with a massive headache. You took Advil which stopped the headache. In terms of your behavior on the day after the party, taking Advil is a) A response b) A consequence c) A positive reinforcer d) A punisher 95) (page 29) A data-driven approach is used at Mckinley Law Firm when determining how many hours should be dedicated to a single client. What type of analysis is most likely conducted? a) Component analysis b) Multiple baseline design c) Parametric analysis d) Task analysis 96) (page 29) Use the table below. Find the trial-by-trial IOA. a) 0% b) 100% c) 75% d) 25% 99) (page 29) During preliminary assessments, which of the following usually occurs? a) Interviews with the client and the client stakeholders b) Interviews with the client and the client stakeholders as well as narrative ABC data collection c) Manipulation of antecedents and consequences in the future teaching environment d) Visual analysis of data related to the client's target behaviors 1) (page 30) Holly is in charge of the social media team at the ad agency she works for. Her workload is now overwhelming, so Holly hired an assistant, but the assistant will need at least 6 months of training in order to be reliable. Starting this week, Holly wants to evaluate how reinforcement impacts the number of ads each member of her team makes in a day. What type of design should Holly use? a) Multiple baseline across behaviors b) Multiple baseline across subjects c) Multiple probe across subjects d) Withdrawal design 104) (page 30) Lance is training for a relay race that takes place on an obstacle course. He practices the same course every day for a month straight until he has each segment down. Today, one of his teammates adds additional stimuli to the obstacle course. The teammate is potentially attempting a) Forward chaining b) Consequence intervention c) Behavior chain interruption d) Total task chaining 111) (page 30) Ideally, you would want to fade a reinforcement schedule to the point that a) You are using a variable ratio schedule b) The client is contacting natural reinforcement c) The client is engaging in behaviors that can be targeted for change d) You are using a variable interval schedule 114) (page 30) Which of the following is not a critical component of a textual verbal operant? a) A non-verbal SD evokes the response b) The stimulus and the response lack formal similarity c) The learner must understand what they are reading d) There is point-to-point correspondence between the stimulus and the response 122) (page 30) Halloween is Lurch's favorite holiday of the year. He drives to his friend's neighborhood because they have the best trick-or-treating in town. Lurch knows to go to the houses with the lights on, and not off, because those houses will surely provide him and his friends candy. Lurch is engaging in ?