BCBA Exam Review (MOCK; 3)
Philosophic doubt involves the continuous questioning of the truthfulness and validity of
all scientific theory and knowledge. –
True
This is the assumption upon which science is predicted. –
Determinism
Determinism is: -
the belief that the universe is a lawful and orderly place, and events occur as the result
of other events.
There are three levels of understanding that persist in science, and each level
contributes to the overall knowledge base in a given field. –
True
Empiricism is: -
the objective observation of the phenomena of interest.
Behavior that is elicited by antecedent stimuli is referred to as: -
Respondent behavior.
Extinction is defined as removing a preferred item contingent upon inappropriate
behavior. –
False
A principle of behavior describes a(n) ___________ ___________ between behavior
and one or more of its controlling variables. –
Functional relation
Which of the following is neither a form that behavioral consequences might take nor a
possible outcome of behavioral consequences: -
An already-present stimulus becomes part of the environment.
Which of the following is considered a principle of behavior? –
Reinforcement
Scientific definitions are important because the allow replication. –
True
When prioritizing behaviors for change a chronic behavior ______ _______ when
compared to a more recently acquired behavior. –
Takes precedence.
, Which method is most often used for gathering behavioral assessment data? –
Direct observation.
According to the authors, practitioners concerned only with evaluating their efforts in
terms of providing optimum service to their clients does not have to use scientific
definition. –
False
When selecting a target behavior, the assumption of mutual benefit and good will is
permissible. –
False
According to Baer and Fowler (1984), rate of response is an appropriate measure for all
behaviors categorized as: -
Free operant.
The number of response opportunities needed to achieve a predetermined level of
performance is called trials-to-criterion. –
True
A teacher is interested in measuring the engagement of groups of students at certain
times of the day. An appropriate measurement procedure for this would be: -
Planned activity check.
Measuring the length of elapsed time between the onset of a stimulus and the
occurrence of a behavior is called _____ recording. –
Latency
A feature of data that appears to exist because of the way the data is measured or
examined is called an artifact. –
True
When observations change the way they employ the definition of behavior over the
course of an investigation it is called: -
Observer drift.
Which is not one of the functions served by inter-observer agreement measures? -
Replicable procedures
Inter-observer agreement measures are indicators of the _______ of the measurement
system. –
Believability
Observers should receive feedback about the extent to which their data confirm or run
counter to hypothesized results or treatment goals. –
Philosophic doubt involves the continuous questioning of the truthfulness and validity of
all scientific theory and knowledge. –
True
This is the assumption upon which science is predicted. –
Determinism
Determinism is: -
the belief that the universe is a lawful and orderly place, and events occur as the result
of other events.
There are three levels of understanding that persist in science, and each level
contributes to the overall knowledge base in a given field. –
True
Empiricism is: -
the objective observation of the phenomena of interest.
Behavior that is elicited by antecedent stimuli is referred to as: -
Respondent behavior.
Extinction is defined as removing a preferred item contingent upon inappropriate
behavior. –
False
A principle of behavior describes a(n) ___________ ___________ between behavior
and one or more of its controlling variables. –
Functional relation
Which of the following is neither a form that behavioral consequences might take nor a
possible outcome of behavioral consequences: -
An already-present stimulus becomes part of the environment.
Which of the following is considered a principle of behavior? –
Reinforcement
Scientific definitions are important because the allow replication. –
True
When prioritizing behaviors for change a chronic behavior ______ _______ when
compared to a more recently acquired behavior. –
Takes precedence.
, Which method is most often used for gathering behavioral assessment data? –
Direct observation.
According to the authors, practitioners concerned only with evaluating their efforts in
terms of providing optimum service to their clients does not have to use scientific
definition. –
False
When selecting a target behavior, the assumption of mutual benefit and good will is
permissible. –
False
According to Baer and Fowler (1984), rate of response is an appropriate measure for all
behaviors categorized as: -
Free operant.
The number of response opportunities needed to achieve a predetermined level of
performance is called trials-to-criterion. –
True
A teacher is interested in measuring the engagement of groups of students at certain
times of the day. An appropriate measurement procedure for this would be: -
Planned activity check.
Measuring the length of elapsed time between the onset of a stimulus and the
occurrence of a behavior is called _____ recording. –
Latency
A feature of data that appears to exist because of the way the data is measured or
examined is called an artifact. –
True
When observations change the way they employ the definition of behavior over the
course of an investigation it is called: -
Observer drift.
Which is not one of the functions served by inter-observer agreement measures? -
Replicable procedures
Inter-observer agreement measures are indicators of the _______ of the measurement
system. –
Believability
Observers should receive feedback about the extent to which their data confirm or run
counter to hypothesized results or treatment goals. –
